Q & A #24 With The honda accord specialist One of the most interesting trends I’ve noticed lately is that a growing number of people are keeping their older vehicles on the road rather than buying new ones. Older cars translates into older parts. And that means a greater likelihood of getting stranded as the [...]
Q & A #23 With The Auto Specialist We have a couple of great questions to address in this installment of the Auto Specialist. Barry writes in about his Silverado’s overheating engine (and he has obviously done his homework). And Stacey writes in about her Honda Element’s transmission. If this is your first time reading [...]
Q & A #22 With The Auto Specialist If this is your first time reading my Auto Specialist column, welcome. Our purpose here is to help readers figure out what is happening under the hood of their vehicles. After all, car parts don’t last forever. The older they get, the more likely they are to [...]
Q & A #20 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the latest segment of the Auto Specialist. You might remember from the last installment that we helped a reader diagnose her car’s pinging issue. We also tried to figure out why clouds of white smoke were coming out of another reader’s exhaust. I’d like [...]
Q & A #19 With The Auto Specialist I read a recent report that suggested people are continuing to stay away from dealership lots. That may be due to lingering fears of unemployment or waiting to see whether the car industry suffers any blowback from the automotive bailouts. Whatever the case, one thing is clear: [...]
Q & A #18 With The Auto Specialist With the economy putting a lot of people on notice about their jobs, more drivers than ever seem willing to keep their older cars on the road. Good decision. New vehicles are expensive. However, the other side of the coin is that auto parts which have suffered [...]
Q & A #17 With The Auto Specialist Welcome to another round of Q & A with the Auto Specialist. In this column, we continue to put your car problems under the microscope to figure out what’s wrong and how to fix it. The goal is not to be able to repair everything yourself. Rather, [...]
Q & A #16 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back. In the last installment of the Auto Specialist, we looked at an overheating problem that a reader was experiencing. We also discussed an issue that one driver was having with a failing alternator. Today, we’re going to explore two new car problems: one with an [...]
Q & A #15 With The Auto Specialist Even in late model vehicles, car parts can inexplicably fail. When they do, it is another reminder that cars – and the components that we rely upon – are fallible. In truth, malfunctioning car parts are inevitable. The important thing is knowing what to do in order [...]
Q & A #14 With The Auto Specialist Automakers are building vehicles today that are more reliable than ever. They’re also more complex than they were a decade ago. That said, the economy has slipped which means more people are keeping their cars longer. No matter how durable the parts under your hood are, they [...]
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