Did you buy a car with the wrong politician stuck to it? Perhaps your local dealership thinks a license plate bracket isn’t good enough, so they’ve added an eyesore of a dealership sticker to the trunk instead. Whether you purchased a car with a bunch of irrelevant stickers or simply changed your taste, it’s likely … Read more
The steering wheel is the primary control a driver uses to direct a vehicle where it should go. Turning the wheel in one direction should make the tires turn in the same direction a proportional amount. This needs to be a consistent and reliable property of your vehicle’s steering system. A steering wheel that doesn’t … Read more
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who fill their vehicles up when they start to get a little low, and those who regularly see that “empty” warning light on their instrument cluster. Which are you? It’s not good to let the fuel tank run below about a quarter tank too often, … Read more
Vehicles come with all sorts of exhaust sounds. Some sound like a jet engine, some give off a low rumble, and others sound like a droning lawnmower. The exhaust sounds result from careful engineering of the vehicle’s muffler by the manufacturer, but mufflers can be changed and they can break. If you have a hole … Read more
If your car smells like rotten eggs, there is something wrong with it that needs to be fixed right away. Not only is the sulfur smell harmful to your health, the vehicle can be damaged if this problem is left unchecked. Reasons Your Car Smells Like Rotten Eggs Before reading further, check to make sure … Read more
On a list of fun things to do with a few hours of free time you probably wouldn’t see vehicle tint removal. This process has a reputation for being painstaking and exhausting, but it doesn’t have to be. Why Would You Want to Remove Window Tint? The better your window tint, the longer it will … Read more
If you’ve ever struggled with ants in the home, you know how frustrating they can be to get rid of. Unfortunately, home is not the only place that these unwelcome guests can set up shop. Vehicles are another place that can host ants for a long time. Ants are clever little creatures, and quite tough … Read more
Despite the utmost caution, you may eventually experience the dreaded skunk encounter while driving, especially if you live in a rural area. Whether the vehicle hits a skunk, drives on roadkill, or even just drives through an area where a skunk recently released its payload, the smell can permeate through the vehicle and cause a … Read more
You may have arrived at this page listening to your own car’s piercing siren blaring in the background after frantically Googling for things like, “Can a low battery cause a car alarm to go off?” Even though you’ve checked and found no hoodlums around your car, the alarm persists. If you can’t turn it off … Read more
You go out to your car in the morning to leave for work and see that your door is slightly ajar, which means that the dome light was on all night. You try valiantly to start the car, but when you turn the key nothing happens – the battery is dead. If you’ve ever experienced … Read more