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Your Headlights Perform a Little Bow at Startup. They May Be Checking Their Own Aim

Start certain cars in front of a garage wall and the headlights put on a brief performance. The beams drop, rise and settle. Some sweep sideways too, giving the impression that the car has opened i

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Your EV Has Finished Charging, but the Plug Won’t Let Go. Look in the Trunk

The charging session is complete. The battery has enough range, the dashboard looks satisfied and everyone is ready to leave. The plug, unfortunately, has made other plans. Pressing its rele

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Your Seat Belt Works Everywhere Except the Steep Driveway. Gravity May Be the Reason

A seat belt can work perfectly all week, then refuse to move on the one morning when the car happens to be parked nose-down on a steep driveway. Pull gently and nothing happens. Give it a firmer tu

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The Car Is Off. So Why Is the Cooling Fan Still Shouting Under the Hood?

The key has left the ignition. The doors are locked. From beneath the hood comes the unmistakable roar of a large electric fan apparently unaware that the journey ended. Waiting beside the car for

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Your Steering Wheel Wants to Go Straight. Power Steering Is Not the Real Reason

Turn into a side street, loosen the grip slightly and the steering wheel begins feeding itself back through the hands. The front wheels straighten, the car settles into its lane and the driver rarel

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Your Headlights Dip and Rise at Startup Because They Are Quietly Checking Themselves

Park some cars facing a garage door at night and start the engine. Before the wheels have moved an inch, the headlights perform a small piece of theater. The beams dip toward the ground, rise again

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Cadillac's New Celestiq Night Test Looks Like A $400,000 Secret

Cadillac’s most expensive car has gone even darker. The latest hand-built Celestiq wears a deep midnight-blue finish, dark wheels and almost no bright trim. Cadillac calls this one-off the Night

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That Tiny Red Light Blinking in Your Parked Car May Be Good News

Walk past a parked car after dark and the cabin can seem completely asleep, apart from one tiny red light pulsing on the dashboard. Blink. Pause. Blink again. Since red dashboard lights usua

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DoorDash Is Easy to Start. Figuring Out Whether It’s Worth It Is the Real Problem

There is a reason people are suddenly Googling “side hustle” like it is a survival skill. It is not because everyone secretly dreams of spending Friday night delivering burritos to some

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Can You Drive Without a Rearview Mirror? The Answer Is Annoyingly State-Specific

So, can you legally drive without a rearview mirror? The slightly irritating answer is: maybe. That is not very satisfying, but it is the truth. In the U.S., mirror laws are not perfectly iden

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