I think sometimes we take our car batteries for granted. They have no moving parts and remain largely unseen until something inevitably goes wrong. That one time we go to start our car and it doesn’t want to do it. Then the battery becomes the focus of our attention. Our first inclination is to run…
When Does a Car Battery Charge? We ask a lot of our car batteries, don’t we? I mean we depend on them to get our car started and sometimes we depend on them to charge our ever-important devices. Now, we have discussed at length what to do when a car battery dies. But with all…
For many of us, our cars are our lifeline. Our cars get us to work, school, vacation, or any number of other functions in our daily lives. However, like some people in our lives, our cars prove to be undependable and fail us. Our cars take a beating, they age, they wear down; if we…
Can My Car Battery Get Wet? This is a reasonable question. Afterall your car battery is kept warm and dry under the hood; so you may be concerned about introducing water to your car battery. More than likely though, if your car battery gets wet you are more concerned about electrocuting yourself or causing catastrophic…
I have a teenage son that will be driving soon ( I’m getting old), but as he ventures out into the ever-increasingly busy roads, I want to make sure that he is prepared. So aside from the fact that I want him to be competent behind the wheel, I want to make sure that he…
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy outdoor activities with your family and friends. If you’re looking for a fun and unique experience, why not try a drive-in movie theater? With only around 300 drive-in theaters left in the United States, it’s a rare and exciting opportunity to enjoy a classic movie under the stars.…
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At the time of this writing, the world is gripped in a pandemic and there is little else on the news. Nevertheless, time moves forward and we are approaching the dreaded hurricane season (we needed some good news, right?). It’s coming whether we like it or not. Rather than be caught unaware, now is the…
When is it too hot to drive a car? The answer may surprise you…
At one point or another in your driving life, you will have the unfortunate experience of having to change a flat tire. Now, you can try to fix the tire yourself or you can replace the flat with a spare tire. Most people think of the funny looking wheel when you think of a spare…