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You’re driving on a two-lane highway late one night when a tire blows, forcing your disabled vehicle to the side of the road. This can be a tragedy waiting to happen, as passing motorists may not see you putting on the spare before it’s too late. That’s why every emergency roadside kit should have a…
July temperatures sent mercury rising to record across the Midwest and Northeastern United States. Out west, cities in California’s Central Valley suffered through experienced an unbroken string of days with temperatures breaking the century mark. But what cities in the country are the “hottest”? Using National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s 2018 Comparative Climatic Data, Sensible Driver…
For your car battery, summer is an endurance test. Will yours pass the daily grind of searing temperatures and slow-and-go driving? Regular inspection, clean terminals and routine testing of a battery’s charge level make all the difference, he added. Maintenance is especially important in summer, when high temperatures accelerate corrosion and can evaporate the water…
Humanity’s love of driving extends to outer space. Fifty years ago the United States landed on the moon. A few years later they returned, this time with a set of wheels to traverse the terrain. Known as the “Moon Buggy”, the Lunar Roving Vehicles played integral roles in multiple Apollo missions during the early ‘70s,…
Paint scratches happen and there’s almost no avoiding them. Maybe the driver next to you carelessly opened a door and dinged your vehicle. Or perhaps a runaway shopping cart that’s the culprit. Minor scratches can occur from pebbles kicked up by a street sweeper or big rig. There’s good news. Those unsightly scratches can be…
You probably logged a lot of miles this summer. Between family vacations, daily commuting and those spur-of-the-moment cruises at sunset, your tires could probably use a rotation. Did you know the majority of turns we make are right-hand turns? This is another reason why it’s so important to routinely rotate your tires–to prevent them from…
10 BEST LUXURY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED PROGRAMS FOR 2019 author photo BY AUTOTRADER Sticker shock is fairly common when shopping for a new luxury vehicle. Even when the base price sounds affordable, tacking on an option package or two can really add up. We get it, though. There is a certain peace of mind that comes…
