Safe Driving, in an Unsafe World
Keeping your car clean can cost up to $300 per detailing service if you are a stickler for cleanness. Using an automated car wash would be better for the environment though, since they use three times less water by recycling it. Here is how car washes really work.
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The EPA has been making big changes to federal emission requirements of new cars. The push to have greener and environmentally friendly cars have been have on the agenda for many years but from August 2011 there will be big changes. See what the EPA is trying to do below and how it will change [...]
Just like prescriptions, cigarettes, and groceries, there are many benefits to buying auto insurance online. For those considering buying car insurance online, the following seven reasons should seal the deal. 1. Same Coverage Photo source: thesubpage.com Perhaps the most important fact for many shoppers is knowing that online insurance companies offer the same coverage as [...]
Although everyone has a different skill set when it comes to automobiles, all drivers have one thing in common; nobody wants to get screwed at the repair shop. The dread that is associated with a funny sound or pesky service light is a direct result of thousands of dishonest, under qualified mechanics trying to take [...]
Brace yourself, drivers: cars are about to get smarter. That may be a good thing—those who’ve had a run-in with road rage or distracted driving would argue that drivers certainly aren’t getting any smarter.So how long will it be until cars start doing some of the driving for us? How long until your four-door sedan [...]
America, post WWII: the economy was strong, young men were leaving the Armed Services and entering colleges and the workforce, and women began enjoying the fruits of a new suburban lifestyle. Over the next two decades, millions of new female drivers took to the roads, followed by more than a few “suburban myths.” Photo source: [...]
Keeping your car clean can cost up to $300 per detailing service if you are a stickler for cleanness. Using an automated car wash would be better for the environment though, since they use three times less water by recycling it. Here is how car washes really work. click to enlarge Check out our related [...]
No matter how important or necessary driving a car is to your life, there’s no escaping the fact that the experience itself is a bit, well, boring. No matter what model you have or specifications you have made to the engine, most cars basically are the same inside with the consistent set up of seats, [...]
Ah, auto restoration. It evokes images of vehicles stripped to their frames by skilled mechanics, bolted back together piece by piece in shades of resplendent glory. Antique cars and classics, as well as muscle cars, end up getting this sort of treatment by mechanics and auto buffs across the nation. But what about everybody else? Just [...]
Young drivers are often accused of being the cause of a disproportionate amount of accidents. Many states are reacting to this phenomenon by raising the driving age. Age restrictions are already in place, and now states expanding those restrictions as a result of public pressure. But do the statistics back up these accusations and reactions? [...]
Like everything else during this tough recession, car insurance inflation has really taken drivers by surprise. The following survey looks at car insurance, gas prices, and inflation rates starting in 1998. Since 1998 inflation has gone up 1.6% and the national auto insurance average grew to $131.74. Between the price of gas and the inflation [...]