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
There's real money to be saved by doing your own car maintenance. Oil changes, air filters, wiper blades, bulbs — these are legitimately easy, and the savings are real. A cabin air filter th
The average check engine light repair cost in the US just hit a record $554. That is up 33 percent in a single year, and it is the kind of number that should make every car owner pay attention. The
Most former auto executives disappear into boardrooms or consulting jobs after leaving the industry. Herbert Diess decided to start building electric tractors instead. A few years after being pus
If you've changed your own oil in the last few weeks, you might have noticed something weird at the auto parts store. The brand you always grab is suddenly out of stock. Or the price jumped five b
Quick question. You walk out to your car on a 95 degree afternoon, check your tires with a gauge, and see they're reading 4 PSI over what the door sticker says. What do you do? If your first in
Everybody blames winter when a car battery dies. The freezing morning. The weak crank. The sad little clicking noise that instantly ruins your day before coffee. People act like cold weather pe
If your car is old enough to have a few parking-lot scars and one mystery rattle you’ve decided to ignore, go look at the headlights. There’s a good chance they’re not clear a
Summer AC problems always feel personal. You get in, the seat is hot, the steering wheel is basically a panini press, and you hit the AC expecting relief. Instead, the vents give you lukewarm nonse
Anyone who owns a diesel truck in a cold climate has probably had this moment: it is brutally cold outside, the truck is already grumpy about life, and then the DEF system decides to join the drama.