A dead battery is annoying in any parking space. It becomes considerably more awkward when the car is nose-first inside a garage and the tow truck needs it in Neutral. The brake pedal feels normal.
The car looked spotless when it was parked. Then it rained overnight, or perhaps the wheels received an enthusiastic blast at the car wash. By morning, the shiny brake rotors had turned orange. Not sl
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.
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
A flat tire has a special talent for ruining your mood instantly. It never happens when you are relaxed and free all afternoon. It happens when you are late, already annoyed, parked somewhere t
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
You know the moment. You head out to the driveway half-awake, coffee in hand, already mentally late for something, and then you spot it. A dark little puddle sitting under the car like the vehi
Knowing how to jump-start a car is one of those skills everybody assumes they have until their battery actually dies. Then you are standing in a parking lot, hood up, staring at a pair of jumper cable
So a rock just kamikaze'd into your cracked windshield and now there's a crack staring back at you. Your brain immediately goes to "eh, I can probably live with this for a while."
Since half the cars on the road don't even come with spare tires anymore, tire plug kits have become pretty popular emergency tools. They're cheap, fast, and can get someone back on the road w