Changing a car battery used to be one of the cleaner bargains in home mechanics. Remove two terminals, undo the clamp, lift out the old battery and fit the new one. The clock might need resetting a
Automatic stop-start has a peculiar talent for irritating drivers both when it works and when it does not. At one traffic light, the engine shuts down the moment the car stops. At the next, it keep
There was a time when replacing a car battery was a reassuringly simple job. Disconnect the old one, wrestle it out of its tray, drop in the new one and tighten the terminals. If the engine started, t
A used hybrid can be a really smart buy. That is the good news. The other news is that people sometimes shop for one the same way they shop for any regular used car, and that is where thin
Your car hates summer more than you think. You feel it the second you open the door after it’s been sitting in the sun. That little blast of oven air. The seatbelt buckle that wants to br
You don’t always realize a car is gone until you start looking for something that feels the same. That’s the situation with the Audi S6 right now. Audi moved the name over to the electr
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
Winter has a way of exposing weak car batteries. Cold weather cuts cranking power, and if your battery’s already on the tired side, the first cold snap can leave you stranded in a parking lot wo
Half of drivers have no clue what most dashboard warning lights mean. Time to fix that. Picture this: driving down the highway when suddenly a weird symbol pops up on the dashboard. Most people jus
Let's be honest, an old car gathering dust isn't exactly a dream ride. But hold on to your wrenches! There's a good chance you can resurrect that engine from its slumber. Imagine it