Here is a mildly alarming experiment: open the trunk of your car and lift the floor. There may be a spare tire under there. There may also be a little black compressor, a bottle of sealant, and a
A car can sit unused for several days without concern. Stretch that pause into several weeks, however, and the first signs of neglect may begin to appear. The battery loses charge, the tires remai
Most people do not think about their tires until one of them does something rude. A warning light comes on. The car starts feeling strange. A road trip gets interrupted. Something looks low.
A lot of motorcycle advice gets passed around in a way that makes it sound simpler than it really is. The 70/30 brake rule is a perfect example. People hear it and think, okay, easy, seventy pe
Every hurricane season, every major flood event, something predictable happens in the used car market. Thousands of damaged vehicles get cleaned up, retitled in different states, and quietly put back
Quick question. You walk out to your car on a 95 degree afternoon, check your tires with a gauge, and see they're reading 4 PSI over what the door sticker says. What do you do? If your first in
Nothing spikes your stress level faster than a random warning light appearing out of nowhere while you're driving. You’re halfway onto the highway, coffee in one hand, mentally late f
People will baby a car in all kinds of strange ways. They will buy the fancy gas, wipe dust off the dashboard, stress about tiny paint chips, and somehow still ignore the four things holding the entir
Most people have a very specific relationship with dashboard lights. They notice one, feel mildly attacked by it, hope it is nothing, and then keep driving until the car forces the conversation. It
Portable tire inflators are one of those things that seem pointless until you're stuck on the side of the road wishing you had one. Sounds good in theory, but how about testing it in practice? We