Having a car is convenient, but it also brings a certain amount of responsibility. Over time, it turns out there’s one simple truth when it comes to cars and friends and family that I’ve worked on vehicles and helped maintain theirs: With consistency, most failures can be avoided. This Comprehensive Year-Round Car Maintenance Checklist: From Oil Changes…

There’s just a feeling on that first chilly morning you walk out to your car and know beyond any doubt that summer is a thing of the past. Maybe it’s the frost on your windshield, or that fraction of a second when your engine hesitates just a little bit more than usual before firing up. Winter…

My Expensive Education in Car Parts Look, I’ve learned this the hard way after 15 years of maintaining my own vehicles – buying car parts isn’t as straightforward as it should be. I’ve made pretty much every mistake you can make, from ordering the wrong part three times in a row to installing cheap knock-offs…