Don’t think you need a radar detector?
It's been almost exactly two years since I bought my V1 radar detector. It's also been almost exactly two years since I last got...
So Your Car’s A Lemon… What Can You Do?
This won't be easy.
In the first place, it takes a lot for a car to be officially acknowledged as a "lemon" insofar as the...
Is Your Car Cop Bait?
Racial profiling is a law-enforcement no-no, but "automotive profiling" is a going concern in every state across the land.
Drive a bright-colored car, or an...
How to Change Oil & Filter
Here's a nice little vide that shows you the basics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJ0A...layer_embedded
Here are a couple of things not discussed:
* If you don't have access to a...
They Keep Making Cars Safer…
But what about us?
Air bags and crumple zones make a car more crashworthy. But they don't make it less likely we'll crash the car.
That's...
Can You Read a Sidewall?
What do all those numbers (and letters) really mean?
Here's a short primer on tire-related terminology that should help you get to know your four...
New Cop Cars Blend Into The Crowd
For decades, it has been pretty easy to visually pick out cop cars from the crowd.
Even without a radar detector, alert drivers knew to...
Which Matters More: Reputation or Warranty Coverage?
Two of the factors most people consider when shopping for a new car are its overall reputation for quality and reliability (as well as...
How Technology Killed Toyota
Toyota's troubles with run-amok cars is apparently related somehow to the drive-by-wire throttle control used in models like the Prius hybrid.
With drive-by-wire, there is...
Roll-up windows work just fine for me!
I have two "modern" vehicles - a '98 and a 2002 Nissan Frontier pick-up. Both basically identical except one is 4WD (manual control, part-time)...