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Your Brake Rotors Turned Orange Overnight. They Probably Did Not Wear Out Overnight

Wash a car in the evening and look through its wheels the next morning. The brake rotors may have turned bright orange. The change can happen quickly enough to feel impossible. The discs looked cle

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The 5 Quickest Cars of the 1970s Were Fast Enough to Be Frightening

Speed has become ridiculously easy to buy. A modern electric crossover can pin its passengers to the seats while carrying three children, a week’s shopping and a suspicious amount of sports equi

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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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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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Premium Gas Sounds Better, but Your Car May Be Getting Nothing From It

The word “premium” makes the expensive pump handle sound like the healthier choice. Better fuel, cleaner engine, more power. It is an easy assumption to make, especially when regular,

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If Volkswagen Gets Spun Off From Volkswagen Group, It Would Be Way Bigger Than a Corporate Reshuffle

Volkswagen leaving Volkswagen sounds like a joke somebody makes halfway through a bad business-school case study. But the fact that people are even asking the question tells you how strange t

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A Car Wash Membership Only Saves You Money If You Cross This Very Unexciting Threshold

Car wash memberships are one of those things that sound smarter the dirtier your car gets. You sign up in a moment of optimism. Maybe it is winter salt. Maybe it is pollen season. Maybe it is j

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The Best Cars for Dogs Have Almost Nothing to Do With Luxury and Everything to Do With One Simple Thing

People talk about “the best cars for dogs” like dogs are out here comparing trim levels. They are not. Your dog does not care about quilted leather, ambient lighting, or whethe

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Why Your Car Suddenly Burns More Gas Every Summer

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

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These Were the Last New Cars in America to Offer a Cassette Player

We didn't know how good we had it back in the day. Mild inconvenience of popping your Huey Lewis & the News tape out of the cassette player and replacing it with some Spin Doctors was a couple

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