Tag: driving tips

Do today's cars need highway miles to survive?

Our scientific method for warming up a car faster involves pants and a stopwatch. 

It'll save some wear and tear on your bumper.

The calming nature of Mike's Prius is driving him nuts.

You know all about checking the antifreeze and properly inflating the tires. Here are some life lessons learned through bitter (cold) experience. Written with the thermometer at 9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Summer driving tips from Car Talk. Print these out for trouble-free motoring on your summer road trips.  

A reader asks if picking a line like a race car driver on the interstate saves gas. 

Today: Marc's dealership told him that if he wants to avoid getting stuck on ice in his front-wheel drive Nissan Altima, he should always make sure to park with his right tires on the dry pavement. Is this how front-wheel drive cars work, or does his dealer have his head up his differential? Car Talk explains, right here.

Lois's husband gets terrible gas mileage when he drives, and Lois wants Tom and Ray to explain why. Her theory: That her husband's jackrabbit starts at lights are causing the drop in MPG. Whose side will Tom and Ray take? Find out here.