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Erik Bjornstad: Aug 16 2022
The car & truck landscape looks very little like it was when we were growing up (or our parents). It used to be true that 100,000 miles were a milestone you could hold up with pride that your car lasted a long time. That’s not close to being true...
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Erik Bjornstad: Aug 10 2022
Most motorcycles made since 1980 are pretty reliable if they’re maintained properly. To some extent, the high reliability of today’s motorcycles has...
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Erik Bjornstad: Aug 2 2022
As the pandemic gets further and further back in our rearview mirror (hopefully), summer road trips are making their way back into our plans. By the...
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Erik Bjornstad: Jul 26 2022
On any road trip, nobody expects bad things to happen. Eventually, though, there’s a good chance one will happen to you. It’s always a good idea to...
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Erik Bjornstad: Jun 2 2022
So we’re coming into the summer of 2022 and, let’s face it, lots of people are hurting right now. We’ve come out of a multi-year pandemic that caused...
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Erik Bjornstad: May 26 2022
Are you ready for a summer road trip? That sound you hear is the sound of a zillion hands being raised all across the nation. With Dr. Fauci’s...
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Erik Bjornstad: May 24 2022
Almost ten years ago, back in 2013, we wrote The Bell Performance Guide To Maintaining Your Older Vehicle. Time marches on, as they say, and we’re...
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Erik Bjornstad: Dec 1 2021
The electrics are coming... When people hear about having millions of electric vehicles (EVs) in the future, they have questions. How much will it...
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Erik Bjornstad: Nov 11 2021
Back in 1992, and then again in 2006-2007, diesel fuel lubricity was the buzzword with truck owners. In diesel engines, diesel fuel has always served...
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Erik Bjornstad: Oct 14 2021
Bad for your engine, you ask? Probably not - but are they actually all that good? Many of them aren’t, while many of them mischaracterize the...
