Living in a snowy town I've always wondered about the wisdom of washing my car in the winter Somehow it seems to me that spraying the salt off my car might do more harm than good by allowing the salt...
Would you like to hear the end of a story The story of the -year-old woman planning an extended tour of the western half of the United States in a high mileage eight-year-old Honda Accord With her dog for company...
I own a Dodge Swinger I use only leaded gasoline But since leaded gas these days has only a tiny bit of lead in it should I use one of these bottled lead substitutes Mac RAY Not to change the...
ideas TOM What You going to keep quiet this week RAY No listen to what the Unocal oil company is doing in California They're crushing thousands of old jalopies TOM That's terrible Someone call the police Tell them to keep...
I am a doctor who has always had a great desire to completely overhaul an automobile from stem to stern Finally since I have no background I bought some books and then went looking for a car I figured a...
I have a Plymouth Turismo with a five-speed manual transmission My husband drives the car whenever we travel somewhere He always down-shifts when he passes another car Please explain the point of leaving fifth gear when the car is moving...
I drive on a dirt road approximately two miles daily I have heard opposing suggestions about the best way to drive on dirt roads One theory is to drive slowly - mph so the bumps will not cause so much...
We recently bought an ' Toyota Corolla Diesel from my mother-in-law The car runs great but we're having a problem with the air conditioning When you start the car it works fine But then the light on the A C...
I have a ' Hyundai It says on the tire that maximum pressure is psi But the owner's manual says psi Why the big difference Alice TOM The number on the tire's sidewall psi is the maximum pressure you can...
I like to coast down long hills in neutral to save gas Sometimes I can go ten miles or more without touching the gas pedal My wife doesn't like it when I do this What are the pros and cons...
I have never seen a man or woman put a band-aid over a diamond ring Yet every year some cars come out with their headlights covered Why hide them George TOM It's purely a matter of styling George Some designers...
I hope you can help me with my problem I own a Chevrolet Camaro RS which I purchased new More specifically I very often have trouble getting the transmission into reverse It just doesn't want to slide in I usually...
fixing cars or defending ourselves against lawsuits one of the things we do is test drive new cars Usually we get them for a couple of weeks but once in a while we get one for a long-term test And...
When I turn off the engine and start to walk away from my Nissan I often hear a ticking noise What exactly is causing the noise and is it anything to worry about Jack RAY What do you do for...
Several weeks ago you got a letter from a woman whose Honda Accord was whistling You suggested she have the doors and windows checked as that was a frequent source of whistles We have a Honda and it too whistled...
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