Day: December 29, 2013

National Car Care Month: Use Correct Oil, But 3K Mile Change is A Waste

Car dealers and oil-change chains put stickers on our windshields after changing the oil in our vehicles that dictate you bring your car or truck back after another 3,000 miles. This is dinosaur thinking. Hardly any vehicles on the road require oil changes that frequently. While you can go longer than 3,000 miles, it is …

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An Unusual Place For America’s Biggest Car Museum

All sorts of automotive rarities can be found in the LeMay: America’s Car Museum’s collection. Visitors will see everything from a 1926 Model T and a 1930 Deusenberg Model J to a limousine from a presidential motorcade and more recent classics like Indy Cars and Ferraris — cars collected by Harold LeMay in his attempt …

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Michigan Wants To Pass New Laws Allowing Driverless Cars

Silicon Valley sits at the epicenter of the nation’s software industry. Detroit sits at the epicenter of the nation’s auto industry. As the two industries merge, there’s a rivalry brewing. As automakers like Ford and internet giants like Google all push for technology advances that power the driverless car, the economy of each region could …

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It Costs More To Own And Operate Your Car, AAA Says

The cost of driving is inching upward. Increases in maintenance, fuel and insurances costs have driven up the price of driving by nearly 2 percent over the past year, according to a AAA study released Tuesday morning. The driver of an average-sized sedan pays 60.8 cents per mile to own and operate the vehicle, says …

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Opinion: Electric Vehicle Futures Look Dim Despite New Models Coming

I love plug-in electric vehicles like tne Chevy Volt and Ford C-Max, but I am losing faith and hope that these vehicles are going to catch on in any meaningful way in the U.S. Earth Day is meant to spike our awareness of our environmental issues–climate change, water pollution, air pollution, ground and water contamination …

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