When you think of the future, there are plenty of great ideas that go through your head. A lot of that has to do with how you think things will look. Will they be like something from outer space? Some car makers seem to think so. The concept cars that they create get more and more futuristic all...
Every day we walk the streets, most of the time little realizing how closely we might be dicing with death. The Grim Reaper is nothing if not unpredictable. Cars speed past in a seemingly parallel world, but the sidewalk would provide no protection if one were to come careering out of control, its...
Everyone is in love with green cars, but what about the muscle out there?
A no credit car loan, which may also be known as a bad credit car loan, is offered to people with a bad credit history or people with absolutely no credit history at all. As everyone knows, it is practically impossible to get any kind of loan these days without a stellar credit rating. There are,...
Car thefts and car break-ins are common events on college campuses, but there are steps you can take to reduce your risk. Here are five suggestions.
In December 2003 researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand discovered that certain car colors were more predisposed to being involved in accidents. The study, which was published in the British Medical Journal in December 2003, showed that between the year 1988 and 1999 there...
Thank goodness for safety rules and requirements. Over the years, we’ve had some doozies of vehicles on the road that should never have been. Owning one of these cars would probably send your car insurance deductible sky high. It’s hard to imagine driving something so unsafe! Photo Source: jns001...
Driving a car should be confidence inspiring: surrounded by walls of steel, you’re in your own personal fortress, right? Except when those walls of steel are more like sheets of tinfoil, and the slightest impact gets you nice and intimate with the back end of your engine. I'm looking at some of...
Many people believe that even with a ratty car, a high octane fuel will boost its little engine so it run faster, better, and basically kick-butt in the street-racing world. Not necessarily. The only thing a high octane fuel can do is to make the fuel more “resistant to knocking.” Knocking, also...
Today's cars have gotten so go we no longer have to think about things like carrying spare parts, carrying tools or taking night classes to learn how to be a mechanic. Still, there are a few essential skills that every driver should have to cope with driving emergencies or even routine maintenence....
