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How to maintain, fix and customize your ride, be it a sports car, pickup truck or jalopy.

How Not to Wash Your Car
We are all guilty of washing our cars with one bucket or bowl with whatever soap we have laying around the house. And some of us are guilty of taking our cars through the drive through car wash. I’m going to tell you to stop doing both, as you are actually causing harm to the finish of your car. Now let me start off by saying, I am guilty of both, before I was a detailer I used a single bucket with whatever soap I could find because I just didn’t care enough, and all of that changed once I started working for a big detail company, which I will leave nameless.
By Nathan Segura8 years ago in Wheel
5 Car Maintenance Tips Every Driver Should Know. Top Story - October 2017.
Regular car maintenance is the only way to ensure your car is running in top condition. Yet a lot of drivers know very little about their cars, other than driving them, and pay the local mechanic a lot of money for even the simplest of tasks. But car maintenance is actually far easier than you would imagine and there’s a lot of things you can accomplish in your own garage instead of paying a mechanic to do it.
By Dan Radak8 years ago in Wheel
How to Insure Your First Sports Car
Anyone who knows me knows I drive a sports car. It's one of the cheaper, more reliable sports cars out there — and it's what I could afford for $5,000. Even though my sports car is a very reasonable ride that's driven by a pretty careful individual, insuring that thing was a royal pain in the tuckus.
By Richard Owens8 years ago in Wheel
Best Time to Buy a New Car
There are few purchases that are as stress-inducing and potentially foolish like having to buy a car at a dealership. Dealerships are known for jacking up prices, salesmen who would have absolutely no issue ripping you off, and of course, high-pressure sales tactics that end up making you want to bite someone's face off.
By Mackenzie Z. Kennedy8 years ago in Wheel
How to Disconnect a Car Battery
Automotive maintenance can be time consuming and is susceptible to cause serious injury if any missteps are made. Don't turn into a wanna-be automotive mechanic and follow these common myths about your car battery. If improperly maintained, you're liable to wreck your car's electrical system, or internal computers for good.
By Ryan Epps8 years ago in Wheel
How to Jump a Car Battery
Not everyone knows how to jump start their car battery. If you have zero clue on handling that situation, I'm with you there. Nothing is turning on — nothing. At first, you don't realize that your car battery is the problem. Then you flip open the hood of your car and you just stare at your car's organs like it's some sort of a medical procedure you're about to handle. Some of us don't even know where the car battery is. I've gone through this same incident.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Wheel
How To Parallel Park Perfectly
Parallel parking is one of those things that everyone has trouble with. However, if you want to pass your driving test, you will need to know how to parallel park. Moreover, if you want to live in a city or travel to one, parallel parking might be the only kind of parking available.
By Cato Conroy9 years ago in Wheel
Unusual Ways to Make Your Car Last Longer. Top Story - September 2017.
Cars, to a point, are bad investments. Even with the utmost care, your car will have signs of wear and tear. Eventually, even the most well-maintained car will break down.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Wheel
Getting Around In New York City!
I LOVE MY NEW YORK CITY! Say what you want. It IS expensive. It can be dirty at times. It can even be loud, but it is still MY home. I LOVE it here! I was born here. I was raised here. I live here. By golly, one day, I will have to die here. It is my home! I LOVE YA, NEW YORK!
By Maurice Bernier9 years ago in Wheel
How To Buy A Car with Cash
Buying a car with cash can be tricky, and if you don't know what you're doing, it also can be dangerous. While it's true that cash buyers might get better deals with certain car dealers, the truth is that car buyers need to be careful.
By Cato Conroy9 years ago in Wheel
How to Buy a Car from a Private Seller
Though I am definitely no fan of going to a car dealership, I prefer going to a dealership over buying a car from a private seller — and from what I can tell, most people feel the same way. Buying a car from a private seller is dodgy, and at times, can even be a very dangerous endeavor.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Wheel
Tips for Buying a Used Car
If you've been reading my work, then you already probably know that many of my friends are mechanics and car enthusiasts. It's a great life perk to have, primarily because you never have to worry about car problems or getting fleeced by a mechanic.
By Skunk Uzeki9 years ago in Wheel