During cold weather a big percentage of car breakdowns is connected to battery problems. Recent statistics gathered in February of this year shows that one AAA auto service on the east coast received a record breaking 12,000 calls for auto assistance, and over 5,700 of them were for dead car batteries.

Why are car batteries so frequently the source of these problems? Car experts say that as the weather temperature goes down, car batteries can lose about 60 percent of its power at zero degrees. If the temperature goes down to 32 degrees, the car battery loses 35 percent of its power.More...

During cold weather a big percentage of car breakdowns is connected to battery problems. Recent statistics gathered in February of this year shows that one AAA auto service on the east coast received a record breaking 12,000 calls for auto assistance, and over 5,700 of them were for dead car batteries.More...

If you’ve been shopping for a good used car through the Internet, local newspaper ads, or auto buying magazines you have probably seen some very good deals for the models you are interested in only to find out that they were classified as a “high mileage car.”More...

As autumn starts to end and with winter fast approaching some drivers are considering putting one or more of their cars away for storage until the following spring. By doing this, they will save some trouble in having to keep these cars maintained and running.More...

The Tesla Model S all-electric car garnered high praise and an unheard of 103 points out of 100 for a better than perfect score by Consumer Reports. The car was lavished with praise from the tight-fisted consumer review firm that rarely, if ever, gives out such stellar review scores.More...

Admittedly, not everyone encounters the phenomenon of driving in dense fog. But in the coastal states this is a common occurrence and local drivers know how to handle these circumstances from experience.More...

Although it may seem rather odd to some people, one factor that is important to potential buyers of trucks is fuel economy. Back in the day this would have seemed ridiculous, but back then gas was only a couple of dollars a gallon or less.More...

In part one of this series we learned about several car myths that sound true but are in fact, false; such as convertibles not being as safe as hardtops; how leather seats are better than cloth; that it is safe to sit in the car while you fill up at the gas station, and how SUVs are safer than passenger cars.More...

Since the Feds busted Volkswagen for installing cheating software in millions of diesel powered cars in September (see: VW Scandal: It Used Cheating Software to Pass EPA Tests), the German carmaker has scrambled to do damage control. However, it may be a case of too little too late.More...

Over the years everyone has picked up popular advice and information connected to common car myths. Lots of this car wisdom is useful and right, but a significant number of them are just plain wrong.More...