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!
No matter how good of a driver you are, or how much training you’ve had, sooner or later you’re likely to find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. That’s why they’re called accidents, and no one ever has “get rear-ended by inattentive driver on the highway” on their calendar.
New cars, high MPG and an excellent warranty are propelling this Korean brand.
I’ve been following the automotive market for years and am able recall when I first set foot in a Hyundai showroom in 1986 to take a look at its lone model, the compact Excel. I stopped in with three other avid car fans and friends, and the one thing that surprised us was the car’s low price—lower than anything else sold in that category.
Remember the old American Express commercial, where Karl Malden implored you to never leave home without their card in your wallet? As a driver, there are certain things that should be treated exactly the same way, and you should never leave your garage without making sure you’ve got them in your car.
When my daughter needed a car for college, I knew my old car would be perfect. That meant I had to find a replacement for myself. I knew what I wanted—convertible, turbo and some toys. I knew my budget wouldn’t allow for a new one, so I found the right car in the used car market.
The United Nations has declared 2011-2020 as the "Decade of Action for Road Safety," in a bid to reduce vehicular accidents that kill more than 1.3 million people worldwide each year. More than 100 countries are participating in this joint effort. The U.N. hopes it will save 5 million lives during that period, as each country introduces safety measures and raises awareness amongst its citizens.
New car warranties have changed over the past generation. Manufacturers have extended very limited 12-month or 12,000 mile warranties into far more comprehensive offerings. Today's new cars typically come equipped with a 36-month or 36,000 mile warranty. Some manufacturers offer far more, carrying these warranties out even further. While an extended warranty is always an option for the new car owner, our focus is on the warranties that come with your car—a no-cost feature you may not even know you have.
Shopping for a family vehicle means different things to different people, depending on how old your kids are or how many car seats might need to fit in the back. But it’s clear that the manufacturers have been paying attention to what moms and dads want and need in an everyday automobile.
Oh, the things we do to our cars. We tow boats with our Minis, tie dressers to the tops of our convertibles, and modify our SUVs to resemble monster truck contestants. Yet we don’t realize until our cars fail us that what we’re doing today could be voiding our auto warranties, leaving us without any recourse.
These days, we're so used to tech features that we expect to find them in our new cars. Not too long ago navigation systems were a novelty while heated, cooled and ventilated seats were what you’d find in a Rolls-Royce.
Plenty of amenities found in most cars today were uncommon or simply not offered a generation ago.
Buying cars, we’re told, is a poor way to spend your money. Conventional wisdom says that cars depreciate, while money spent on stocks, bonds, and real estate usually grows over time. At least it did, prior to the new economy we find ourselves in these days.