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Your Car Is in Neutral, but Towing It This Way Could Still Destroy the Drivetrain
Neutral has a reassuring name. It sounds harmless, disconnected and mechanically impartial. Put the selector in N, release the parking brake and the car can roll. Surely that means it can also be towe
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The Last Jumper-Cable Clamp Should Not Go Where Most Drivers Put It
Red goes to positive. Black goes to negative. It is the sort of rule that feels too simple to forget. It is also incomplete. When jump-starting many modern cars, the final black clamp is not suppos
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Modern Cars Can Actually Get Damaged During a Jump Start
Jump starting a car used to feel almost idiot-proof. Battery dies, somebody pulls up with jumper cables, hoods go up, clamps go on, everybody stands around pretending they fully understand elec
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