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Can I Really Install This Part in My Driveway

There are millions of shade tree mechanics out there working on their own cars and their friends cars on the weekends. It’s a nice thought buy that new power steering box or power steering rack get a six pack of beer and do it all yourself. No mechanic charging you ridiculous labor rates and padding…

Proper Driving Techniques

Every day there are more and more people on the road driving, each person with increasing distractions in their car. Every one of us out on the roads is testing the parts of our cars every day from the power steering rack to the navigation unit. There are many rules on the road that are…

Used Car Prices Dropping

Brand new cars with turbos and superchargers cost a lot of money, this makes sense. What’s confusing is how used car prices sky rocketed in the last few years. It was getting to the point where someone could actually sell a car for more than they paid for it a year down the road. A…

Summer Time Car Maintenance

When it comes to cars and hot weather, most times people only worry about their ac compressors or ac condensers. This is understandable because these parts allow you to drive without the vehicle feeling like a sauna. Yes, these parts are important but there are many other car components you need to check on when…

BMW Zagato Coupe

I probably couldn't find Lake Como even if I had a car naviagtion system, but after dicsovering a car show they hold there I am sure gonig to try. This Northen Italy lake holds one of the most luxurious auto shows on the planet, The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The name by itself sounds like…

BMW the Most Powerful Auto Brand

BMW constantly tries to make their cars more powerful with turbochargers, but the company just became more powerful in a different way. A recent study conducted by Millward Brown shows that BMW has passed Toyota to become the most powerful automobile brand. They estimate the BMW brand is worth $24.63 billion. BMW is now the…

GM Puts Brakes on Facebook Advertising

It’s never a good thing when your steering rack or your steering gear box bites the dust, but try having the country’s third largest advertiser pull out two days prior to your company going public. That is exactly what happened to Facebook, when General Motors decided to decrease its Facebook advertising budget from $10 million…

My iPad has a Giant Cadillac Case

Cadillac is about to launch its new XTS, and it is not the styling or the Navigation Unit that people are talking about. The feature getting all the buzz is a little well known gadget known as the iPad. Every XTS sold will come with a brand new Apple Tablet. Each iPad will be preprogrammed…

Mercedes Airmatic vs ABC Suspension

There is a lot of confusion about whether a Mercedes S or CL-class has Active Body Control suspension or just standard Airmatic (air ride). The biggest difference is that the standard Airmatic suspension runs on air, whereas ABC runs on power steering fluid supplied by the power steering (tandem) pump and does not run on…

Charging Made Easy

Although electric car owners don’t have to worry about their fuel pump and fuel injectors going bad, one of the drawbacks they face is the car charge time. A Chevy Volt takes up to 10 hours using a 120 volt outlet, and about 4 if you have access to a 240 volt supply. A Nissan…