While the engine makes your vehicle go to where you want to be, the transmission controls how your vehicle will move, forward or backward, and converts the engine’s power to the drive shaft and the wheels. Maintaining a transmission properly is essential. Transmission failure can be very dangerous on the road. Repairing or replacing a … Read More
Modern automobile safety features, listed helpfully by Consumer Reports, can provide more control over whether your vehicle will be involved in an accident than ever before. Here follow some of the most useful ones: Backup Cameras Backup cameras have become standard features in most light-duty vehicles. Essentially, every time you go in reverse, a view … Read More
Car insurance, the safety net if disaster strikes, varies widely according to state, region, age, and type of car. While the average cost per year is well-north of $1,000 ($1,426 according to some calculations to be precise), this number dips and rises depending on who you are, your driving record, and how questionable others drive … Read More
Whether you are buying your first car, or you are tired of your current provider, finding the right auto insurance company can feel like an overwhelming prospect. However, it is important that you take your time when selecting an auto insurance provider to find the company that will not only give you a good deal, … Read More
Many people have had the following experience. They leave work or some other place, walk to where they think they’ve parked their car, and don’t find it where they thought they parked it. What do you do when this happens? First Step First, make sure you didn’t park your car somewhere else. Often, you will … Read More
It’s important to know how to handle a car accident before you’re in one. Circumstances surrounding an accident can be confusing and even disorienting for anyone, so here are some tips on the steps that need to be taken after a car accident. Call the police or 911 Whether anyone is hurt or not, it’s … Read More
Car insurance is a necessary expense. But that doesn’t mean you have to pay top dollar for coverage. There are multiple ways to make sure that your coverage is adequate for your needs, but at the lowest price possible. Here are some tips that can lower your car insurance payments. 1. See if you can … Read More
Nothing can be quite as annoying as getting into your vehicle and discovering that it won’t start because of a dead battery. The cost of towing alone, not to mention having to wait for a service center to drop in a new battery and to diagnose whether some other cause in the electrical system caused … Read More
