There was a time when checking automatic transmission fluid involved a dipstick, a rag, and five minutes under the hood. Now the dipstick has vanished. The filler may be buried beneath the car, the fl
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.
A lot of people shop for used cars like they are shopping for avocados. They want the freshest-looking one, the lowest number, the cleanest surface, and they assume that if they can just find t
I was eighteen the first time I heard someone brag that their Toyota cracked 300,000 miles. It sounded like folklore: the Loch Ness Camry. Two decades and six very different cars later, I’ve
Gas stations have managed to turn three little buttons into a weird psychological experiment. You pull up, see 87, 89, 93, and suddenly it feels like there’s a “good driver” o
While SUVs have taken over from the sedan as the vehicle design of choice for American masses, the latter still has its place. Not only do they generally look better than the tall and ungainly SUV cro
Cars are getting heavier every year, and there's no sign of it stopping. The EPA has been tracking this since the early '80s, and new vehicles just keep adding more weight. Electric batteries,
The CR-V's been a household name since the mid-'90s. It pretty much invented the whole small crossover thing—practical, reliable, good on gas. It's gotten bigger over time (wild fact
Ever tried finding a decent used pickup truck lately? It's brutal out there. People spend weeks scrolling through listings, driving all over town, and still end up empty-handed or settling for som
Life has a funny way of kicking people when they're down. Job falls through, medical bills pile up, or maybe someone's just starting out - and right when money gets tight, the car decides to d