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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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Car Touchscreens Were Supposed to Make Driving Easier. Now They’re Making Us Look Away for Half a Mile

There was a time when changing the temperature in a car took half a second. You reached down, turned a knob, and somehow civilization survived. Now, in some cars, the same job feels like openin

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One Wrong Box in a Used-Car Listing Can Cost You Real Money, and Sellers Get It Wrong More Than You Think

Used-car listings make everything sound cleaner than it really is. The trim is right there. The features are listed. The price looks more or less in line with the other cars you have been watching

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Lancia Just Brought Back a Manual… and Made It Cheaper

Not everything has to move forward in the same direction. While most new cars are adding hybrid systems and automatic gearboxes, Lancia is doing something a bit different with the Ypsilon. It’s

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Car Features Drivers Ignore: Auto Stop/Start, Paddle Shifters, and Built-in GPS

Ask drivers which features they ignore in their cars, and you'll get a predictable mix of gripes about tech they didn’t ask for — and some answers that make you wonder why they bought

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12 Worst Cars for Retirement: High Repair Costs, Unreliable Tech, and Poor Access

So you've retired. Finally. No more boss, no more meetings, just time to actually live. Last thing anyone needs at this point is a car that's constantly in the shop or bleeding money. Thing

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Car Features Drivers Hate: The Worst Tech & Design Fails

Car enthusiasts love their rides, but that doesn't stop them from absolutely hating certain quirks. From steering wheel controls that make zero sense to paint jobs thinner than tissue paper, here

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Car Features Drivers Love vs. Annoying Tech Nobody Wanted

Ever notice how car companies keep shoving new tech into vehicles, but half of it just makes driving more annoying? Turns out, drivers have some pretty strong opinions about what actually works and wh

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Feature Bloat: Why Automakers Keep Forcing Unwanted Tech on Buyers

The car buying experience has become absolutely ridiculous. Want ventilated seats for those scorching summer days? Too bad – you'll also need to pay for leather seats, a sunroof, premium aud

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