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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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Premium Gas Isn’t Better Gas, Unless Your Engine Actually Needs It

The extra button at the fuel pump has a way of making regular gasoline seem slightly irresponsible. It is sitting there with a higher number, a higher price, and the word “premium” printed

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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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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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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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Patent Images Reveal Chery's New Ford Maverick Rival

Chery could soon have a rival for the Ford Maverick. Patent images first published by Cars.co.za and later picked up by CarExpert appear to preview the brand's upcoming compact pickup. Based on th

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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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Those Nearly New Tires May Be Much Older Than They Look

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

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America Chose the Right Side of the Road Before Cars Even Existed

The United States was already keeping right long before anyone had an engine, a steering wheel, or an argument about who had the right of way at a four-way stop. The habit began with horses

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The Spare Tire Quietly Disappeared From New Cars, and Many Drivers Haven’t Noticed

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

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