Click Click Click...oh no, my battery is dead!
Did you know that the average life of a battery is three years?
When do you think most of the damage happens to your battery? Summer? Winter?
Many of you are probably thinking winter, but the answer is summer. In many vehicles the battery is located under the hood and in the summer it gets very hot under there and this deteriorates the battery. However, ...
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Wishing all of our readers the happiest of holiday seasons.
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With the holiday travel season upon us, we wanted to share these NHTSA winter safety tips to keep you and your family safe all winter and especially during your holiday road trips.
Get your car serviced – Start the season off right with a visit to your mechanic for a tune-up and other routine maintenance. Have your entire vehicle checked thoroughly for leaks, badly worn hoses, or other needed parts, repairs and ...
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Christmas is fast approaching and with that many of us will be travelling to visit family. Some close and some far away. We’re so busy making sure that we have all of our gifts packed, kids fed and all of the other stuff that goes with the holidays that we sometimes to forget to make sure our vehicle is prepared.
I remember many years ago, we used to go to my grandparents on Christmas day and on Christmas Day ...
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What type of driver are you? Of course, we’re all great drivers, aren’t we? Just ask any of your friends and see what they say. Having said that, 85% of crashes are due to human error. So I guess we all aren’t great drivers after all. How many people do you know who’ve taken any form of driver training after they got their driver’s license? Do you practice driving every ...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…especially if you’re shopping for a new car!
Dealers want to clear their lots of excess inventory so they can earn their end-of-year bonuses and avoid paying taxes on unsold vehicle stock. Manufacturers help by advertising holiday cash-back rebates, super financing discounts, and special lease deals. And that means great deals are available in the next few ...
The Rebelle Rally is an all women off-road navigation competition. You and your team can choose two types of vehicle classes and take off for the 2000 kilometer journey through the Nevada and California desert. You are surrounded by tons of women who share the same love of adventure, cars and competition. You will be surrounded by many amazing women who share the same love of off-road adventure and competition. You can escape ...
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We were out and about in California's San Fernando Valley recently, when we discovered this chrome pink Jeep Wrangler parked on Ventura Boulevard in Encino. There was no missing it, actually, thanks to its retina-searing gleam in my absolute favorite color.
It didn't take much detective work to trace it to celebrity Amber Rose, affectionately known as Muva, who also happens to live nearby in a swanky south-of-the-boulevard ...
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When it was introduced in 1993, the C-Class was the smallest model in the Mercedes-Benz lineup until the A-Class arrived in 1997. Now in its fourth generation, quickly following the launch of the new C-Class sedan, the luxury brand has completely redesigned its two-door C-Class "executive coupe" with a sexy new body and new safety assistance systems.
New Design Changes for Exterior and Interior:
As the sportiest variant of ...
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Have you seen this fun OK Go video in which members of the band scoot around on a Honda Uni-Cub personal mobility device surrounded by more than 2,000 Japanese schoolgirl dancers giving an incredible, synchronized umbrella performance?
Titled "I Won't Let You Down," the video was filmed by an octocopter drone, and took about a month of concept, planning, and practicing, and then took four days to shoot.
The video ...
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