Tips and Advice
8 Ways to Revive Your Car After Winter
Is your car ready for the warmer months ahead?
How to Change a Flat Tire
No matter how carefully you drive, you’ll have to deal with the hassle of a flat tire sooner or later. Here’s how to properly change one.
Why Are Gas Prices so Low?
It’s a crazy world we live in where gasoline costs less than milk or even bottled water, but this isn’t something out of a Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale, it’s reality in America today.
The Only Two Surefire Ways to Get Arrested While Driving
People do amazingly stupid things while behind the wheel, from eating dinner to reading the morning news, and putting on makeup to engaging in certain x-rated adult activities. If you can think of it, someone’s probably done it while driving.
What Happens When You Drive With the Parking Brake On?
It happens to even the best of us.
Top 10 Ways to Be a Better Track Driver
Being smooth is the No. 1 way to safer driving.
Driving Test Tips: What You Should and Should Not Do
You’ve worked your way through driver’s training, studied the rules of the road and even know how to use a roundabout. You’re well on your way to getting a license, but you’re not there just yet. To avoid failing your big exam here are a few common reasons people don’t pass a driving test and…
10 Car Noises to be Concerned About
With a twist of the key or poke of its start button your vehicle’s engine should fire up with the urgency of a physician responding to a code blue.
What Car Maintenance Can I Do At Home?
For the past nine years as a BMW technician I’ve heard more and more complaints about how expensive regular car maintenance is becoming.
What Really Goes On at Dealerships Part II
Whether they deserve it or not, dealerships often have less-than-favorable reputations.
Must-Have Car Features for Expectant Parents
There may be no greater joy in life than knowing a newborn is on the way.
What Really Goes on at Car Dealerships
You probably loathe car salespeople. Most of us do and in many instances they probably deserve their sullied reputation.
How to Save Big Money on Car Insurance
Looking to lower your car-insurance premium? Aren’t we all? Well, one easy way to cut the cost of coverage is to raise your deductible.
What Does a VIN Do?
Cars and trucks manufactured today receive a vehicle identification number (VIN). These complex alpha-numeric identifiers may seem completely random but in fact they contain a treasure trove of information.
What to do After a Crash
Like an addendum to Murphy’s Law, the unforeseen tends to happen when you least expect it; misfortune is like a lot like a combination ninja/cat burglar/stealth bomber. Glance away for a split second and BAM, something bad happens.
How to Drive Through a Roundabout
Roundabout, traffic circle, rotary, gyratory, whatever you call these curving intersections they can be quite confusing to drivers that have never experienced one before. With yield signs, bike lanes and pedestrian crossings there’s a lot going on in a small area and plenty of opportunity to screw things up. But here are a few helpful…
When is the Best Time to Buy a Car?
Timing is a huge part of getting a good deal. Here’s how you find the best time to buy.
When Should You Put Your Winter Tires On?
First snowfall is already too late.
Under the Hood – What Does the Writing On My Tires Mean?
The average motorist doesn’t give them a second thought, but tires are mission-critical components. They’re as important to cars and trucks as spacesuits are to astronauts. Without them you literally couldn’t drive anywhere.
What Does the Smoke from My Exhaust Mean?
If you see different colored exhaust fumes it’s time to pay attention to your car. Even if your vehicle isn’t flashing any warning lights, the smoke coming from your exhaust is a signal that something might not be working properly.
Which Gas Stations Sell the Best Quality Gasoline?
Oil companies and gas-station chains love to boast about their fuels, how they burn the cleanest or deliver the most miles per gallon. But can these claims ever be validated? How is the average consumer supposed to figure out what’s best for their vehicle? At least one kind of fuel cuts through the marketing malarkey….
What to do if Your Car Has Been Stolen
Despite all of the measures currently in place to prevent vehicle theft, the FBI says that a vehicle is stolen in the United States every 43 seconds.
Insurance Tips to Keep Costs Down
Relief at the gas pump seems to be a pipe dream. Prices are rising and drivers are rethinking budgets to accommodate. One way to help save money is through your insurance. According to certified financial planner Rick Rodgers, car insurance can be a good place to start saving money. The average annual insurance premium is…
