Tips & Tricks
The Seller Warmed Up the Used Car Before You Arrived. That May Not Be a Favor

The car is parked out front, freshly washed and looking suspiciously pleased with itself. The seller hands over the key, mentions that it “runs beautifully,” and points out that the engine

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Your Dashboard Is Lit. The Back of Your Car Might Be Completely Dark

Picture a gray car on a gray highway just after sunset. From the front, everything looks normal. Its white daytime running lights are glowing, the dashboard is lit, and the driver has no reason to sus

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That Red Oil Can Is Not an Oil Change Reminder. It Is a Stop-Driving Warning.

There are dashboard lights that can wait until the weekend. A low washer-fluid warning, for instance, is hardly a reason to abandon a grocery run. The red oil-can symbol is not one of those lights.

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Why Your Car Switches On the Air Conditioning When You Ask for Heat

It is a cold morning. The windshield is cloudy, the cabin feels like a refrigerator, and the defrost button has just been pressed with all the optimism available before coffee. Then the A/C light come

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Tips & Tricks
A Clean Title Can Still Hide a Flooded Car: Here Is Where the Water Leaves Clues

A used car with gleaming paint, freshly shampooed carpets, and half a dozen pine-scented air fresheners may look beautifully prepared for sale. Or it may be trying much too hard. Flood-damaged

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Tips & Tricks
That Little Lurch After Selecting Park Is Your Car Asking for the Parking Brake

Park on a slope, move the shifter to P, take a foot off the brake, and most automatic cars will perform a small, familiar shuffle. The body rolls a fraction of an inch, stops with a muted clunk, then

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Tuning
Roush Reveals Its First Ram 1500, With A Supercharger On The Way

Ford fans know the Roush name well, but this latest build starts with a Ram instead. After a short teaser campaign, the company has officially revealed its newest pickup project: the Ram Direct C

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Buying Only Two New Tires? They May Belong on the Opposite End of Your Car

At the tire shop, the choice seems too obvious to question. The front tires on a front-wheel-drive car handle the steering, put the power down, and do most of the braking. They usually wear out first.

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Your Parked Car Starts Deteriorating Sooner Than Most Drivers Think

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

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Car News
Rolls-Royce Hid 250,000 Stitches Where Almost Nobody Will Ever See Them

Rolls-Royce has put 250,000 stitches and almost two kilometers of thread into a piece of embroidery most people will never see. Hidden beneath the rear center armrest of the new Ghost Savile Row, it t

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