If you find yourself in a situation where your car won’t start, there are a few things you can do to try and jump-start it. If you have jumper cables and another car with a working engine, you can attach the cables to the battery of both cars and start the...
Your car’s vehicle identification number (VIN) is like its DNA: It’s unique to that particular vehicle and no other. You can find your car’s VIN on the dash, and driver’s side, see this post. The VIN is composed of 17 characters (digits and...
Road trips with friends can be fun, but hauling your car across the country is far from. If you have a rare or expensive car, you may worry about the damage that could get done to it. And even if your car is a little more utilitarian, you may be dreading the ten-hour...
After you’ve been in a car accident, the last thing you want to deal with is the insurance claim process. Calling your insurance company after a car accident can be stressful. You need to calmly tell them what happened, but you might be confused as to what to do...
If you’re driving a commercial truck and you experience a breakdown, it’s important to know how to handle the situation. The first thing you should do is try to assess the problem and see if you can fix it yourself. If you can’t, then you’ll...
