There are tons of games that you can get now both for your home computer and for your smart phones. Some of these are plain out right addicting. Some car parking games like Parking Mania really take it to the next level and even test the best of drivers out there. These games are...
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Car tax takes up a significant part of the total amount you pay for a new or used vehicle. In some states like New York it’s a lump sum that you pay upon purchasing the new vehicle and it’s quite large (especially being that in New York the car tax is between 9 and...
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All states charge a car registration fee and with most it’s attached to the annual inspection process. It is required to show proof of ownership and that you paid taxes to drive ion the state’s raods. In most states you must get your car inspected on a yearly basis and only after it is...
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Are the headlight lenses and bulbs on your car properly aimed? This may sound like a stupid question but it really isn’t. It may actually help save your life. You see, improperly aimed headlight lenses or units will usually cause the light to shine either too low or too high. This can cause the...
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Hopefully it never happens to you, but the sad reality is that every minute a car is stolen in the United States. It doesn’t matter if you live in New York City, Miami, Dallas, St. Louis, Denver or Los Angeles. East or west coast or big or small city – it doesn’t matter. It...
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Generally speaking, GAP insurance covers the difference between what you owe on your vehicle and what it’s worth if it were to become totaled in a car accident. Now hopefully nobody has a car accident, but unfortunately there’s a car accident, according to the Department of Transportation and highway safety, every 3 seconds in...
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Do you have a junk car sitting in your driveway or elsewhere in your property that you would like to be rid of but can’t because you don’t have a title? Do you think that you can’t sell your car because it’s missing the title? Is this junk car causing an eye sore that...
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Been thinking about getting a new car or truck? Thinking of trading in your vehicle on a new one? If you’re going to have a trade-in then you absolutely need to read the rest this article so that you know how to maximize the value of your trade-in! Too many people today don’t take...
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Have you ever been to a car dealership and seeing a little blue and white sticker next to the MSRP sticker? This is what is called an addendum sticker and you will notice that the price on the MSRP becomes higher on this blue sticker. With an addendum sticker the car dealer can alter...
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If you take your car or truck into a car repair shop or especially a quick oil change place like Jiffy Lube you will most likely hear a recommendation for a transmission flush amongst other things. Believe me, because I am a technician at a Jiffy Lube here in California. We are told specifically...
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It may sound like it simple to diagnose a dead battery but it really isn’t because there’s more to it than you think. For instance, what if your battery which is drained because the alternators not working or is losing its effectiveness? See, if you were to just switch out your battery for a...
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If you’re like me you want to save money, gain performance from your vehicle and get better gas mileage whenever possible. So when I heard that K&N made these air filters that were reusable and basically lasted forever, I became very interested in them. Then when I read up on them I found that...
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Yes, I am a Ford trained mechanic with years of experience under my belt. One strange complaint that several customers have had particularly with the Ford F150 trucks is that they somehow experience shaking that comes from the rear end at speeds above 20 mph. Reportedly according to the customers that have experienced it...
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Let me tell you something – I am a mechanic and have worked in a Ford Lincoln Mercury store for years. One complaint customers have been coming in to our service department with a lot lately is CD players in their late model 1996 to current Ford Mustangs don’t work or stop working. This...
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I’m not new to car sales and car dealerships and the sometimes shady tactics they employ to extract as much profit as they can from each customer. It’s kind of like they take each and every customer and try and drain as much money from them as possible. Car dealers and their employees don’t...
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All cars that are made nowadays come with sealed plastic headlights. The problem with these headlights is that the seals tend to go bad over time and the headlights themselves can crack allowing moisture to enter the headlight unit. This moisture looks really ugly inside headlight lines and it also reduces the lifespan of...
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When you drive your car or truck at night to you find yourself having a hard time seeing things? This could be an indication that you have cloudy and yellowed or oxidized headlight lenses. Take a look at the front of your car at the headlight lenses during the daytime. Are they yellow and...
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Well, I am a service technician and work at a Honda car dealership on Long Island New York. One problem we see an awful lot of here when the weather gets colder is Honda S2000′s that have a hard time starting in cold weather. There can be several reasons for this, but the most...
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Last year ended up having to replace all four tires on my vehicle due to a busted belt on the left rear tire. I have a Ford F-150 and the tires were halfway worn any way so I just decided replace all four of them at the same time. I decided to shop it...
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If you’ve been watching it lately, the reality TV show American chopper featuring Orange county choppers is now more of a Dad versus son show as Paul Junior has gone off to create his own business called Paul Jr. Designs. There is quite a bit of rivalry that goes on and did go on...
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