The sticker inside the driver’s door says 35 PSI. After an hour on the highway, the dashboard says 39. Four extra pounds of pressure sounds like a problem. The tires were set correctly that morn
Set the cruise control to 70 mph and glance at the navigation screen. It may insist the car is traveling at 67. Increase the cruise setting to 71. GPS grudgingly moves to 68. The two displays can sp
A tire can look almost offensively healthy for its age. The tread grooves are deep. There are no nails in sight. The sidewalls still turn glossy after a wash, and the car has covered so few miles th
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
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.
There is a small test every driver has done at least once, even if they would never admit it. A straight road. No traffic. Good weather. Hands still close to the wheel, but the grip loosens f
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
You fill the tank, glance at the gas price, briefly consider selling all your possessions and moving somewhere walkable, then hit the road... only to notice your MPG suddenly looks terrible. An
Your car hates summer more than you think. You feel it the second you open the door after it’s been sitting in the sun. That little blast of oven air. The seatbelt buckle that wants to br
You can do all the little fuel-saving tricks people love to talk about. Drive gently. Avoid hard stops. Coast downhill when nobody is behind you judging. Maybe even pick the cheaper gas station across