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Broken Wheel
Up here in the north, our winters are pretty hard on our roads, leading to lots of potholes. Until it…
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Collision Repair at Home
Last winter my sister had a little run-in with a guardrail when she lost traction in the slush on the…
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Bent Wiper Blades
It’s winter up here in New York, and my particular area is statistically one of the snowiest in the country.…
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My Car: Plans for 2016
Last year, right around the time I graduated school and got promoted at work, I finally bought my first car.
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Bad Dipstick Location
In yet another edition of “what was the engineer thinking?” we have an example from Ford.
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Broken Coil Spring
When I’m given a used car to look over to find what’s needed to make it sellable, I usually start…
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Tighten Your Lug Nuts
Of all the fasteners on a car, some of the most important are the lug nuts. You don’t want a…
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Bad Machining Job
When I first bought my tools, at the start of my first semester of automotive school, I got a whole…
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Animals in Cars
One of the last things you want to find in your car is an animal. Another bad thing is finding…
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Who Needs a Bumper?
I don’t take many pictures while driving, I always make sure I’m stopped. I was on my way home from…
