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Is Leasing a Car Right For You?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Mar 19, 2021
How Much Does It Cost To Ship a Car?
By Chris Teague / Updated Mar 15, 2021
Here’s How To Adjust Your Headlights At Home
By Chris Teague / Updated Mar 5, 2021
How To Donate Your Car: Everything You Need To Consider
By Tony Markovich / Updated Mar 4, 2021
Leatherette Vs Leather: What are the Pros and Cons?
By Chris Teague / Updated Mar 4, 2021
How Are Seat Belts Tested?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Mar 3, 2021
The Most Time You’ve Wasted On a Simple Repair, Part 1
By Tony Markovich / Updated Mar 1, 2021
What’s the Most Time You’ve Wasted On a Simple Car Repair?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Feb 19, 2021
What’s a Fifth Wheel and Is It Extra?
By Chris Teague / Updated Feb 18, 2021
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Hybrid Cars
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Feb 13, 2021
Your Car’s VIN Is Like Its Fingerprint, Here’s How To Decipher Its Ridges
By Chris Teague / Updated Feb 11, 2021
What Is Hill Descent Control and Do I Need It?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Feb 8, 2021
How Long Does a Car Battery Last?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Feb 4, 2021
What a Clean Title Actually Means
By Chris Teague / Updated Feb 3, 2021
What Is Electronic Stability Control and How Does it Work?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jan 29, 2021
Van Life: The Drive’s Guide To Building Your Perfect #Vanlife
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jan 21, 2021
What Is Long Term And Short Term Fuel Trim And What Should It Be?
By Chris Teague / Updated Jan 20, 2021
110 Years Ago, Electric Cars Were Already Shuttling Folks Under the US Capitol
By Hazel Southwell / Updated Jan 14, 2021
What Is a Pink Slip and Why Are They Wagered at Race Wars?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Jan 6, 2021
What Is a Rotary Engine and Why Did Nazis Invent Apex Seals?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jan 5, 2021
What Is the Lifespan of a Toyota Prius Battery?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jan 5, 2021
What Is Double Clutching and Should I Actually Care?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Dec 11, 2020
What Is a Boxer Engine?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Nov 19, 2020
The Drive Editors’ Favorite Mechanic’s Tools and Garage Gear
By Chris Teague / Updated Nov 19, 2020
What Is a Hemi?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Nov 19, 2020
How Far Can You Drive On a Donut?
By Chris Teague / Updated Nov 18, 2020
What Is an AGM Battery?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Nov 16, 2020
What Used Trucks to Avoid
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Nov 16, 2020
What Is Vehicle Registration?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Nov 16, 2020
Six Must-Know Things About Cars With Rebuilt Titles
By Chris Teague / Updated Nov 13, 2020
What Is a Branded Title And How Is It Different Than a Salvage Title?
By Chris Teague / Updated Nov 11, 2020
Five Of the Most Reliable Hybrid Cars From the Past 10 Years
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Nov 11, 2020
What Are Paddle Shifters and How Do They Work?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Nov 9, 2020
What Transmission Do You Have? Let’s Break It Down
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Oct 27, 2020
Self-Driving Cars: Everything You Need To Know About the Future’s Most-Hyped Tech
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Oct 27, 2020
Rock Out With Your Tweeter Out: Why Placement and Noise Reduction Matter to Car Audio
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Oct 24, 2020
How Long Does it Take To Charge A Tesla and How Much Does it Cost?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Oct 22, 2020
Torque Converter: What Is It and How Do I Fix It?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Oct 22, 2020
10 Car Camping Essentials For Your Next Adventure
By Tony Markovich / Updated Oct 16, 2020
Sleeping In the Car: Ultimate Guide
By Tony Markovich / Updated Oct 16, 2020
The Drive’s Guide to Garage Door Torsion Spring Repair
By Tony Markovich / Updated Oct 16, 2020
How To Change Windshield Wipers
By Tony Markovich / Updated Oct 16, 2020
The Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 2020
By Tony Markovich / Updated Oct 16, 2020
Black Ice: Everything You Need To Know This Winter
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Oct 15, 2020
Synthetic vs Conventional Oil: Everything You Want and Need to Know
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Oct 15, 2020
How Does A Turbocharger Work?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Sep 30, 2020
What Are The Advantages and Disadvantages Of A Hybrid Car?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Sep 30, 2020
Winter Tires vs. All-Season Tires: The Drive’s Garage Guide
By Chris Teague / Updated Sep 30, 2020
How Do All-season Tires Perform in Snow?
By Talon Homer / Updated Sep 18, 2020
If You Live In a Cold Climate, You Need Winter Tires
By Bradley Brownell / Updated Aug 13, 2020
What Is a Knock Sensor?
By Tony Markovich / Updated Aug 4, 2020
AWD vs. 4WD: Know the Differences
By Tony Markovich / Updated Aug 3, 2020
How Long Do Brake Pads Last?
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 27, 2020
How to Reset Your Remote Car Starter
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 22, 2020
Here’s How to Actually Jump a Car
By Jonathon Klein / Updated May 22, 2020
Windshield Wipers: Everything There Is to Know
By Austin Fracchia / Updated Aug 21, 2019
How To Prevent Rust
By Benjamin Preston / Updated Jul 27, 2019
5 Best Complete Car Care Kits
By Eric Goeres / Updated Jul 11, 2019
How to Buy Car Parts Without Getting Screwed
By Benjamin Preston / Updated Jun 18, 2019
How To Repair A Flooded Car
By Steven Lang / Updated Jun 18, 2019
How to Talk to Your Mechanic
By Matt Farah / Updated May 29, 2019
When Was the Last Time You Checked Your Tire Pressure?
By Benjamin Preston / Updated May 24, 2019
What Does a Car’s Alternator Do?
By Eric Goeres / Updated May 2, 2019
Seven Ways to Help Your Car Survive Winter
By Justin Hughes / Updated Apr 6, 2019