It's time for hot weather, summer vacations and road trips. We'll be featuring some timely posts on how to get the most out of your auto and how to keep it in tip-top shape. Some of our favorite memories are trips when we were kids. We hope you'll share your favorites, too!
Large pickup trucks continue to rack up the most sales, outselling everything on the market including such popular fuel-efficient car models as the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. The demand for big trucks remains strong, despite gas prices nearing record levels.
Family friends of ours are frequent shared car users. They’re a young couple living in the city and unwilling to pay for a car, parking, and insurance. For them, they feel it’s a perfect arrangement.
I’d just dropped off my wife’s Acura TSX to address a recall issue when my cell phone rang. It was the Acura dealership, advising me that my tires were badly in need of replacement. “No they’re not,” I countered, “they’ve only got about 15,000 miles on them and I just rotated the tires myself last week.”
If you don't need a car often and only need one for a few hours at a time, car sharing might be a smart option for you. More and more car sharing services have sprouted up in the last few years in bigger cities. The concept is this:
It happens. You park at the mall or the post office, run inside, and come back out to a broken window or a door that’s been forced open. Auto break-ins account for $1.255 billion in reported losses of personal items and car accessories each year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. That’s 1.85 million thefts, some of which could have been avoided.
Electric vehicles are here, but not in the numbers or variety that will make much of a dent in the market at this time. However, the current crop of pure electric vehicles—including the Tesla Roadster, Nissan LEAF and Smart ForTwo Electric—shows that this technology works and may change the way we shop for cars and drive in coming years.
Drivers are a funny sort. They pay top dollar for expensive autos, then ignore the car’s most basic instructions. The instructions are there—right inside that owner’s manual.
Your new car comes factory-equipped with the parts and components car manufacturers believe that you will want or need. However, there is a huge industry of suppliers who provide a variety of aftermarket parts and accessories for most any vehicle.
The average cost of detailing a passenger auto is $58, according to costhelper.com. If you’ve ever had detailing performed on your car, you know how great it can look. Yet how hard can it be?
Turns out it’s easier than you think.
Bugs. Rocks. Debris.
They're all the enemy of your car's windshield. By no fault of your own, your windshield could get a crack or chip that, if not taken care of, could cost you a bundle. Here's how to save and keep your windshield looking great.