The following story involves a rather fascinating (to me) repair job that I’m quite impressed that I could do and that’s both easy and inexpensive. I’m still driving a an older Chrysler Town & Country van that I’m hoping to keep going for a bit until my son moves out and we move into new […]

I think one thing that I can find wide support for across this country is that a large percentage of people have real concerns about the honesty and integrity of many car repair shops whether they’re at dealers, chains or independent (like at a local gas station). I’ve been driving (and owning) cars since 1982. […]

I’ve been catching commercials from two major companies that offer supplemental car repair insurance for your car and wondered if they’d be of any value. I called the one I see most often—US Fidelis. Their ads are pitched to us by NASCAR star Rusty Wallace. As soon as I landed in the voicemail system I […]

Back in the late 70’s when I was learning to drive there was a reference product that dominated every Pep Boys store and often became a must-have product for every frugal driver like me. I’m speaking of Chilton’s series of repair and maintenance guide books. Every auto parts store had an entire wall or row […]