Car Maintenance

Keep Your Car Doors from Freezing Shut
Car Maintenance

Keep Your Car Doors from Freezing Shut

If you aren't blessed with a garage, like some lucky so-and-sos, and wet, cold weather is in the forecast, you…

How to Learn About Car Dangers Before a Recall
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How to Learn About Car Dangers Before a Recall

An automobile recall notice often is not the best way to find out that there is a problem with your…

Bug-Splat and Bird-Doo Remover
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Bug-Splat and Bird-Doo Remover

Don't you love summer road trips? They would be even better without the bug splats and bird doo on the…

Instant Headlight Cleaner for Your Car
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Instant Headlight Cleaner for Your Car

Don't be that person who washes the car but forgets about the all-important (and often grimy) headlights! Mix one cup…

How to Remove a Bumper Sticker Without Scratching Your Car
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How to Remove a Bumper Sticker Without Scratching Your Car

Time to remove the old campaign sticker? The college decal? The bumper sticker that once seemed so funny—but isn't anymore?…

Proven Ways to Make Your Car Last 300,000 Miles
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Proven Ways to Make Your Car Last 300,000 Miles

Some drivers appear to have great luck keeping their vehicles trouble free for many years—even decades. Others don’t even make…

Does Your Car Smell Funny?
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Does Your Car Smell Funny?

An odd odor often signals trouble... Lots of smells can invade an automobile, some that are benign and others that…

How to Remove Tar from Your Car
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How to Remove Tar from Your Car

If an unexpected section of fresh blacktop recently sprayed some tar on your car exterior, here's what to do. Spritz…

Keep Your Windshield Frost Free
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Keep Your Windshield Frost Free

If you dread scraping your car windshield on frosty, freezing mornings, then this tip is for you. When you park…

Grease Away
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Grease Away

Had a tailgate party and got some of the barbecue grease on the car? Whether the mess is from greasy…

Is Mold Making You Sick?
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Is Mold Making You Sick?

We tend to think of our homes as safe and healthy places. But what if they’re not? Many people have…

A $10 Windshield Spray Repels Rain and Snow
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A $10 Windshield Spray Repels Rain and Snow

Products that make winter driving safer Ice and snow can make for difficult, dangerous winter driving across much of North…

Home Car-Care Remedies
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Home Car-Care Remedies

To clean the outside of the car windshield, make a paste of baking soda and water. Remove bird droppings by…

How to Find the Best Auto Mechanic
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How to Find the Best Auto Mechanic

On the old Andy Griffith Show, the friendly auto mechanic Goober could pop a car’s hood, listen for a moment,…

How to Find an Honest Auto Mechanic
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How to Find an Honest Auto Mechanic

Even if you know nothing about cars An auto mechanic tells you that the clunking sound you hear means that…