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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Car List
It’s been a while since we’ve done an automotive list and we got to thinking – what are the worst lemons of all time?
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Ethanol Fuel Injector Problems
Outside of driving behavior, fuel injectors are the single biggest influence of vehicle mileage and performance. Clean injectors are essential to...
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Accidentally mixing gasoline and diesel fuel - What happens then?
Here's a couple of scenarios we've come across. Someone calls us at the Bell office and starts to describe a situation where they had a diesel tank...
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How Much is Volkswagen on the Hook For?
The fallout from the Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal is still settling and the final penalties for the #1 automaker in the world and...
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Volkswagen's Competitors Weigh In On Emissions Cheating Scandal
As the penalties for Volkswagen’s environmental cheating are being figured out, some significant players in the industry are offering their own...
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What makes a good fuel stabilizer for your car?
Fuel stabilizers are big business for diesel fuel, but may not appear to be so important in gasoline. But gasoline is still petroleum and still...
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The Unlikely Origins of the Smart Car
What do a 1980s fashion icon and a Smart car have to do with each other? Turns out, more than you think.
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Self-driving cars are coming (if they can get over some hurdles)
The self-driving, “autonomous” car seems like something out of the Jetsons. Or Blade Runner. The future that used to be only in the movies is now...
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Drivers loosen the purse strings - car loans top $1 trillion
The economy may be considered “slow” but that doesn’t appear to be stopping folks from buying cars. This is evidenced by the news that, for the first...