Tips & Tricks
Your Dashboard Feels Like Glue. The Dirt May Be the Least of Its Problems

The cloth catches halfway across the dashboard. Instead of lifting the dust, it leaves a few fibers behind, and a fingertip pressed against the surface comes away with the unpleasant impression that s

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Those Little Deer Whistles on Your Bumper Promise a Lot. What Have Tests Found?

Deer whistles offer a particularly appealing bargain. Attach a small device to the front of the car and, supposedly, the air passing through it will warn animals before you reach them. There is no scr

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Porsche Built a Military 4×4 That Could Float, Then Lost the Army Contract

A Porsche with oars sounds like something its owner bought after an unfortunate encounter with a flooded road. In the 1950s, however, Porsche was developing a vehicle for which getting into the water

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Ford Imagined a Reactor Behind Your Seats. The Car Never Ran

The Ford Nucleon looks as though someone moved the passengers forward to make room for a very important piece of luggage. Its cabin sits near the nose, leaving an enormous rear section between the fin

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That Cheap Ex-Police Car Has a History the Odometer Cannot Tell You

A retired police car can make an ordinary used-car listing look expensive. There is plenty of room, a purposeful set of steel wheels and the promise of hardware built for a harder life than the school

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Your Car Has a Clutch. That Doesn’t Mean You Can Push-Start It

There was a time when a dead battery in a manual car meant looking around for two people willing to help. One took the wheel, the others pushed, and with a little speed and a well-timed release of the

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Your Seat Belt Hangs Loose, but the Retractor May Not Be the First Thing to Blame

You unbuckle, open the door and feel the seat belt brush against your leg. It should have disappeared toward the pillar, but half of it is still hanging beside the seat. Give it a little help and it w

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Before Buying Another Sun Shade, See If Your Car’s Visor Already Extends

There is a particular stretch of road where the sun finds the narrow gap that your visor cannot quite cover. You swing the visor toward the side window, adjust it twice, and the light still lands squa

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That Tiny Window Dip When You Open the Door Is Protecting the Glass

Open the door of a car with frameless side glass and watch the top edge of the window. It may drop a fraction of an inch before the door swings out, then rise again after the door closes. The movement

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Car News
Volkswagen Made the ID. Buzz Cargo Bigger — And Gave It One Seriously Useful Trick

The ID. Buzz Cargo has always been a van with a bit of personality, but now Volkswagen is giving it something every work van can appreciate: more room. The new long-wheelbase version stretches the loa

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