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Currently, it's sleeting outside and I've been sitting in a nice warm house. Tomorrow though, I've got to go to the doctor and I do not look forward to driving on snow/ice/sleet. I wouldn't mind so much, but a lot of people are crazy when they get on bad streets.

Every winter I try to remember to put some graphite powder in the locks on my van. They get fussy when winter comes and don't want to turn as easily as they should. So, I go to the auto parts store and buy some graphite powder to "grease" the lock mechanism. Works every time.

I have been having a chime going off in the van for some time now. I can silence it, but it will come back again and again. Every time I slow down or turn or stop, it will start again. I've checked everything I could think of to silence it for good but it just won't quit. It's not the fuel chime...

Have you learned how to hot wire your car? What if you have lost the keys and you need to get it started to get to the dealership to get new keys? I really think everyone should learn the skill just in case they need it.

I have finally decided I am going to find a van like mine and buy it in order to have parts available for this vehicle. I am tired of having to scramble around to find parts and I'm not going to get rid of it. I just paid the thing off and I really don't want to buy something else right now. So...

Does anyone else listen to "Car Talk" on NPR? I listen every Saturday which is the day it's on the radio here. It is hilarious and I've picked up a few tips to repair cars. The guys (I think their name is Tappit or their alias is) who talk on the program would be awesome to see live.

I had trouble with my heater in my van. It went out last week an I finally got it fixed. It's my only vehicle so it was insanely cold in the van when we were driving around. I thought I would turn into an icicle before we got it fixed.

We went to a local gas station and we got gas a couple of weeks ago. Come to find out, the station has bad seals in all of their tanks and everyone around town has been talking about it. We had to find some "dry gas" additive and put it in the tank. The way my van missed was horrible. We have...

We were going to a local town this last weekend and a motorcyclist passed us doing at least 90 MPH. If she had wrecked, she wouldn't have survived. She was taking curves almost lying the machine down. I don't know who this young lady was but she was taking a big, big chance. Do you speed on your...

The headliner in my van has gotten horribly dirty and I need to clean it. Actually it was kind of dirty when I bought the van but it has gotten worse after my kids have done their job. So should I take the headliner out to clean it or just try to clean it while it's still up and attached? I...