Why You Should Keep the Receipts From Every Automotive Repair
Every time you take your car in to a dealership for a repair or even a minor service, you get a receipt. Over 20 years,…
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Nine Cars Is Too Many Cars
Something has been off with me lately. When I start typing Detroit into my search bar, the Detroit News home page is…
This Is How You Carry A Motorcycle With Some Class
A reader spotted this W126 Mercedes-Benz S-Class on Interstate 880 in northern California today, a car and owner living…
What Did You Have To Learn The Hard Way?
It’s been more than a month since I bought a 1984 BMW 733i, and I’m happy to report that despite holdups from weather,…
Watch This Project FD Mazda RX-7 Go From Trash To Stunner In 10 Minutes
Ah, the time-lapse build video. All the satisfaction of finishing a successful car project with none of the work, money…
How I Rescued My $1,800 Project BMW E30 From All of Its Rust
It’s always intimidating cutting into a car’s sheet metal. But when it’s your first time ever doing it, it can be…
What It Was Like Taking a Road Trip in a 255,000 Mile Jeep Powered By a $145 Engine
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I drove my 255,000 mile 1992 Jeep Cherokee 1,300 miles from Michigan to and from Virginia.…
A Pre-Road Trip Inspection Might Have Just Saved My Thanksgiving
Last night I was wrenching on the $600 Jeep Cherokee in my ice-cold driveway, preparing for a road trip, when I decided…
Here's Proof that Computers and All-Wheel Drive are No Match for Winter Tires
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: If you live where there is serious winter, you really need to consider…
I Bought This 1984 BMW 733i to See If a Big Luxury Sedan Works as a City Car
I have a theory that we’re looking at city cars the wrong way. The ideal car for a dense urban environment isn’t some…
Here's the Difference Between a Regular and a Performance Air Filter
While I’ve never been the type of person to be particularly stressed about getting every possible power gain out of my…
The Horror of the Check Engine Light and the Joy of Fixing It
It was lightly snowing, the kind of snow that doesn’t stick but turns everything into a horrible slush. It was December…
Wrenching on My Jeep J10 Made Me Fall Back in Love All Over Again
What do you do when the Jeep pickup that you’ve been neglecting for three years needs a transmission rebuild, but you…
The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Old Car Is Drive It
Over the past week I had been thinking about selling my sweet little old Volkswagen. It had a few things wrong with it,…
Here's Everything Wrong With My $500 Postal Jeep Off-Road Project
When I bought my 1976 Jeep DJ-5D postal Jeep back in August, I knew it wasn’t going to be perfect. $500 cars rarely…
Forgive me Jalops For I Have Sinned by Keeping a Lovely Ford Mustang off the Road for Years
While cleaning my house on Saturday, I took a peek under a tarp in my garage, and rediscovered a car that I hadn’t…
A Car Battery Exploded in My House and I'm Not Really Sure Why
In general, I try to avoid in-home explosions when I can. I mean, nobody’s perfect, and, sure, some explosions are…
This Is How Different Wheel Sizes Affect Winter Tire Performance
It’s about that time of year when most people start thinking about shopping for winter tires in preparation for the…
I Just Came Home to a Junkyard
How did my house devolve to this level? This is the question I asked myself last night after returning from a five week…
This Is One of the Most Disgusting Car Interiors You'll Ever See So You've Been Warned
One of our dashing readers emailed us just now with a question I’m not really sure I’m seeking an answer to: “Want to…