Tag: kids
22 Posts


Mar 01, 2017
Buy Your Kid a Minibike Before It’s Too Late
Why your kid needs his or her own minibike, right now. Our Senior Web Lackey makes the case.

Mar 01, 2017
Other People's Minibikes
What happens when you deny a child a minibike? Tim Cotton is a living cautionary tale.

Sep 29, 2016
Short Grandmas and Hidden Seat Belts
Susan has a heck of a time belting in the grandkids' booster seats. Has anyone invented a better way to reach those buried fasteners?

Sep 29, 2016
Reading, Writing and Diesel Exhaust: Jenna Bush on Cleaner School Buses
Former First Daughter (and former teacher) Jenna Bush is advocating for propane-powered buses. The air inside a diesel bus can be eight times dirtier than the outside air.

Jul 16, 2016
A Brief History of Utility Trailers
How our blogger survived the 70s' era of DIY trailers and kids riding atop the sacks of garbage on the way to the town dump. Plus, etiquette for the modern trailer borrower.

Apr 07, 2016
Kids + Car Shows: Real Fun? Or Does Mom Make Them Come?
This year's New York Auto Show was packed with car-crazed kids. Our blogger finds out what they came to see.

Sep 23, 2014
Is this Transmission Dishwasher-Safe?

Jul 25, 2013
The Oil Change and the Overprotective Dad
Joe's daughter wants to learn some car repairs and she wants her dear old dad to teach her. The problem? Joe's worried that if she gets injured, he'll feel guilty for the rest of his life. Tom and Ray offer some basic safety tips but will it be enough to set Joe's mind at ease?

Jun 14, 2013
Happy Impatient, Not-Stupid Fathers Day
It takes a teenager -- and his idiot buddies -- to fully exploit the mechanical weaknesses of the 1970 Bonneville Grand Safari wagon.