Archive for the 'Car Care' Category
Engine oil level ignored: next to a wreck, running out of oil is the worst thing you can do to your car.
Filled tank with wrong gas: Avoid starting a petrol engine filled with diesel or vice versa, and have a mechanic drain the fuel tank.
Ignored a fuel line leak: Fixing a leaky fuel […]
Sky-high gas prices this summer could have many drivers in the United States looking for a change, and most are well aware that buying a vehicle that gets better miles per gallon (mpg) will save them more dollars at the pump.
But not everyone looking for a switch wants to sacrifice passenger and cargo space by […]
It worked briefly in the ’70s and ’80s and it may be time to give small cars another chance.
The success of the MINI Cooper may have been one of the factors to help convince Mercedes-Benz to import its tiny smart fortwo.
There’s no doubt that car companies have dragged their feet on fuel economy. But tired […]
Accidents involving teen drivers cost more than $34 billion in ’06.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group.
Ask any parent who has just added a kid to the family’s insurance policy and they’ll tell you how expensive […]
Parents who are car shoppping for their new driver should put safety as their top priority.
The Honda Element is an IIHS Top Safety Pick
You’ve joked about it, fretted over it, and now the moment is at hand: Junior is learning to drive, eager to roll full-speed toward the open road.
If you’re like most parents, you’re […]
Some young and influential professionals are making a conscious effort to tread lightly on the earth by eschewing consumerism and working against social ills.
SAN FRANCISCO — They drive hybrid cars, if they drive at all, shop at local stores, if they shop at all, and pay off their credit cards every month, if they use […]
Don’t gloss over one of the most important aspects of car shopping: the test drive. Here are some practical tips to get the most out of a spin behind the wheel of a potential new car.
Taking a test-drive might seem like speed-dating, but keep in mind that there’s a lot more at stake. In just […]
The University of Michigan will soon begin testing a crash-warning system that gathers critical data from multiple sources — a step up from the devices currently offered in luxury vehicles. It could save thousands of lives a year, directors say.
DETROIT — A high-tech system to help car and commercial truck drivers avoid crashes by warning […]
A joint venture in Brazil could provide a revolutionary kind of biodiesel fuel — one made from sugarcane.
BURLINGAME — The secret to venture capital is turning a tiny resource into something huge. That’s exactly what Bay Area biofuels startup Amyris is proposing to do: put specially designed microorganisms to work on sugarcane in hopes of […]
After failed efforts from major automakers in the 1990s to create a practical electric car, Norway’s tiny Think Global AS is resuming the quest for emission-less transport.
Electric-car development takes many years and costs lots of money. And after all of that, the makers don’t offer up much of an automobile.
Take Norway’s Think Global AS and […]