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What is PDR? Seems to me that, if you're paying your insurance premium every month, you should be able to decide who does what with your car. When someone ran into the back of my Honda, I made them put on a new rear bumper and trunk, because both were badly damaged. They even paid for a...

I live in the deep south, and we've been having our share of nice, warm (almost hot) weather. But last night, early this morning, I had frost on my windshield! Weatherman said it got down to 35 degrees.

It's getting to where most of the gas stations around here that have air machines (that you have to pay for), are broken or vandalized. There was one place near me that once offered free air, but they quit because people kept cutting the air hose. Most of the time, I have to find a garage that...

Because my car is a 1994 and the paint is a bit faded, I don't mind running it through the automatic car wash every week. It does a pretty good job most of the time. However, if it were a newer car with nice paint, I wouldn't go anywhere near a car wash; I'd wash it myself. I do vacuum and...

I had no trouble passing the written test to get my permit, but at 16, when I went for my driving test, I failed miserably. I did good until the very last traffic light, where I turned left in front of a car coming straight. Thankfully I missed him (he missed me), but I failed. Funny thing...

If your rotors are warped, when you step on the brake, the front end and steering wheel with shimmy and shake really bad. Rotors usually warp from excessive heat (for instance, excessive brake use on a really hot day). And no, I don't think rotors can warp just from sitting (although I'm not...

I agree with BJ. The easiest and most correct way is simply to fill up the tank, write down your current mileage (or reset the trip odometer), drive the car until it's almost empty, fill up the gas tank and divide the number of gallons (including tenths) by the number of miles travelled. Very...

I went out this morning to get into the car. I turned the key and nothing! I figured a dead battery, and I had nothing to jump or charge it with. So I raise the hood and fumble with the battery cables and my stereo came on! I went to my mechanic and had him put new cables and clamps on...

I try to keep 32 p.s.i. of air in each tire, and I check them with a guage about every 2 or 3 weeks. I do a lot of interstate driving, and a tire low on air is more likely to blow out than a tire that has the correct pressure. But yes, when I've been in a hurry, I've been know to squeeze the...

My first car was a 1966 Buick Skylark hardtop two door. I ran the h*ll out of that car and still couldn't break it (not that I was trying to). I paid for it myself, right out of drivers ed. Paid $300 for it and it was probably the best $300 I've ever spent.

Most of the time that the check engine light comes on, it's an emissions-related issue. The first thing to check should always be the gas cap. If vapors escape your gas cap, it'll set off the check engine light every time. Faulty catalytic converters (covered under warranty for many more...

Oh no, vroom, that's terrible. I know there's been some aweful weather around lately. I think Dallas got the worst of it. Finally heard from a friend this morning who lives in the Dallas area via Facebook. Thankfully, she's okay. I hope insurance fixes it quick for you.

I saw a Honda Silverwing in the newspaper the other day, and I want it so bad. For those that don't know, a Silverwing is the king of scooters (it's not your dad's moped, that's for sure). This scooter is all decked out with most of the things that come on bigger motorcycles, but it has...

I have them really bad right now on my windshield, and the washers and wipers just don't take them off. What I've done in the past (and about to do again) is to use a scrubby sponge with water and Dawn and scrub them off. Now on the paint, of course, I wouldn't use the scrubby sponge (I'd use...

Do you prefer an automatic transmission or a stick-shift (manual)? My work car is an automatic but my personal car is a five speed stick. I prefer the stick, always have. There's just something about picking the speed at which the tranny shifts, rather than have the tranny pick out the shifts...

I feel so sorry for your brother. I've always seemed to have pretty good luck with cars, no matter the price. One exception though....my wife wanted this Saturn she called about, so I went and test drove it. Seemed to drive fine, so I bought it. On the way home, a major issue came up...the...

Hotrod, use a plastic mesh bag, such as the kind that onions come in. Using lots of water and Dawn, you can safely scrub the front of the car and the windshield. The mesh is plastic, so it won't scratch the paint, but the Dawn will remove the wax (along with the dried bug guts), so I'd...

Yeah, it's nice to drive a car that's been freshened up a little. Speaking of floor mats, vroom, have you tried eBay. They usually have mats for any make and model of a car. Good luck!

Yeah, it is pretty dangerous to store gas in a garage, but only if it's an attached garage. The danger is that, if the gas caught on fire, it could burn your house down. And, I suppose, if starting the car or some other motorized equipment (lawn mower, etc.) ever caused some abnormal spark, it...

Most of the better brakes have lifetime warranties, so when they do wear out (and all brake pads eventually wear out), they'll replace them. The more expensive pads are usually made with better materials, so your brakes will perform better and last longer.