Your car battery is one of those things you rarely think about — that is, until you have to. If you’re being forced to think about your car battery, it probably means that there’s something wrong with it. There’s nothing worse than being stranded with a dead battery, especially in the dead of winter. The…
When most people think of winter, they picture snowy hills, a fireplace, and warm sweaters. But for some reason, they seem to forget that winter is actually a frozen hell most of the time. Sidewalks are a hazard, your nose is constantly dripping, but, worst of all, your car windows seem to incessantly fog up….
So winter is upon us once again. For some of us it’s time to put our wheels in storage and wait for the spring and summer driving seasons. What do you need to do before putting your prized car away for the winter? After scouring the internet here are the best car winter storage tips….
Ah, beautiful winter! Another crisp ten below zero-day, what could be better? You’ve been putting off getting your car fixed because it’s been so cold. It was running a little bit hot, but it’s winter now. I shouldn’t have to worry about my car overheating. What a shocker it will be for you when you…
I remember my first winter in Maine. One cold morning I went outside to go somewhere and one of my tires was flat and I couldn’t figure out why. Little did I know how the cold affects my tire air pressure. Ideally, the tire air pressure in cold weather should be between 30 and 35…
You are running late for work and to make matters worse, your car won’t start. For most of us, it seems as if the dead battery comes out of nowhere, I know I used to think I didn’t see signs my car battery is dying. However, they are there. In this guide, I will go…
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…
Summertime is here and thanks to Covid-19 people are looking for activities outside their normal preferences. While drive-in movie theaters may have been a novelty in years past, they have built-in social distancing measures that may make them more popular this summer. There are only 300 or so drive-in movie theaters left open in the…
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…
There is nothing like cruising around with your friends on a hot summer day and all of a sudden you have white steam billowing from your hood, your car makes a funny noise and then quits running. An overheating car is not an uncommon problem, but a potentially dangerous one. Of primary concern is safety,…
