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.
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 self-driving car getting confused in a parking lot is annoying. A self-driving car getting confused near a fire truck, police cruiser, or ambulance is something else entirely. That is
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
Quick answer? You're fine. Nobody is getting arrested for flicking on the cabin light to dig through a glovebox at midnight. Not in any of the fifty states. There simply isn't a law on the boo
Nobody thinks they need a car emergency kit until they’re standing on the shoulder of a highway at 11 pm with a dead battery and a phone that’s about to die too. It happens more often t
Prepping for a road trip isn't just about throwing the essentials in the trunk. Sure, you need an emergency kit, jumper cables, and a spare tire so you don't get stranded. But some stuff is pu
Everyone picks a car for different reasons. Maybe yours has crazy comfortable seats with ventilation, a huge sunroof, and separate climate controls for everyone. Or maybe it's packed with cool stu
Nothing beats that special moment when someone turns the key and gets absolutely nothing. Dead silence. Maybe a pathetic little click if they're lucky. Most of the time it's just a dead bat