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Your Car Will Not Leave Park. The Escape Route May Be Under a Tiny Plastic Cover

The brake pedal is down. The engine may even be running. Yet the gear lever remains planted in Park with the determination of a fence post. Pulling harder rarely improves the situation. It can, how

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That Small Square in Your Bumper Hides a Tool You May Need on the Worst Day

A small square or circular panel sits almost flush with the painted bumper. It has no button, light or obvious reason to exist. Once spotted, though, it becomes surprisingly difficult to ignore. Be

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Your Key Fob Is Dead, but Your Car May Still Unlock and Start Normally

The key fob worked perfectly that morning. A few hours later, it has apparently decided that opening the car is no longer part of its job. The unlock button does nothing. The door handle ignores

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That Tiny Slot Beside Your Shifter Has a Job Most Drivers Never Discover

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.

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Can You Actually Sleep at a New York Thruway Rest Stop Without Getting Towed?

Anyone who has ever hit that wall on a long drive knows the feeling. The music stops helping. Coffee stops helping. Rolling the window down stops helping. At some point, the smartest move is no

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Wild Car Theft Stories That Sound Made Up But Aren’t

Car theft has been around as long as street parking. Before cars, people stole horses. In 18th-century Pennsylvania, horse thieves got branded with the letters H and T on their foreheads after being s

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Signs Your Diesel Truck’s Intake Manifold Is Clogged With Carbon

Diesel trucks get beat on. They haul stuff, tow trailers, rack up crazy miles doing actual work. The engines are built like tanks and make ridiculous torque, which is why they're the go-to for ser

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Car Features Drivers Hate: The Worst Tech & Design Fails

Car enthusiasts love their rides, but that doesn't stop them from absolutely hating certain quirks. From steering wheel controls that make zero sense to paint jobs thinner than tissue paper, here

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Rolling Coal: What It Is, How It Works, and Is It Legal?

You've probably seen them on highways across America – diesel trucks belching massive clouds of black smoke from their exhaust stacks. This controversial modification, known as "rolling

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Towing Safety: How to Avoid Accidents & Tow Like a Pro

Thousands of towing accidents happen every year on U.S. roads. Here's how to avoid becoming a statistic. Every year, the Department of Transportation tracks thousands of accidents involving veh

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