Reduce your fuel consumption

 

Even though the technology develops every day and auto manufacturers reduce the amount of fuel their products consume gradually, we still can use strategies to use even less fuel. Here are some tips about driving habits and car maintenance issues which help you to improve your car’s efficiency:

  • Use common sense! Light vehicles are like thin people. They move faster and need less food. The heavier the car, the lower its fuel economy. If you don’t need something ...
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Dealing With Car Corrosion

In vehicles corrosion happens when the metallic parts start chemical reaction with the environment and produce a reddish-brown material on their surface which is called rust. We can consider rust as a kind of corrosion and as you know by experience rusting happens when metals are exposed to air or moisture. Corrosion has the power to weaken components of a car. If you take it for granted, it can make your vehicle highly hazardous to drive. Just ...

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Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric car?

As we all know gas prices in the United States are higher than ever. This makes many people think about high efficiency cars to cope with transportation costs. Right now, there 3 solutions for this problem: Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric cars. You may ask which one of them is better for you as a consumer. To answer this question, you need to know the difference between these types of cars and pros and cons of ...

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How does instant offer process work?

 

When people want to sell their cars, they have the choice of selling it to private buyers or dealers. (We talked about that before) If you choose to work with dealers they usually offer you something they call it “Instant cash offer” or “ Cash for cars”. Contrary to its name, instant offer is not based on instant decision. There is accurate calculation behind it.

Instant cash offer or cash for cars is an offer provided by ...

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What is a salvage title car and how to sell it?

If you just started getting familiar with the used car market, hearing the terms “Salvage title” and “Total loss” may confuse you. People usually use these words interchangeably, but they are different.

1- If the insurance companies assume repairing a damaged vehicle after a collision or natural disaster costs more than the market value, then it is a salvage car. They offer to pay the market value to the owner instead of the repairing cost. But if you repair ...

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Selling a used car: Private buyer or dealer?

 

When people decide to sell a used car, they always want to know if it is better to sell it directly to a private buyer or a used car dealer. To answer this question, we need to know pros and cons of each choice.

First, there is a question you must ask yourself before you do anything: Can I trust complete strangers to expose my address or meet them on the corner of a gas station?

On one hand ...

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How to prepare for a recession? Or the future of Used-Car Market

The coronavirus pandemic impacted world economy and harmed all industries. Supply chains has been damaged all around the world. Prices went up dramatically. People who would normally buy new products turned to used ones because of the lower prices. For the same reason consumers rushed to the used-car market and that drove up used car prices. For example, Manheim’s used car auction prices raised around 44 percent in a year during the pandemic. (From November 2020 to ...

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How to detect car’s air conditioner problems

One of the worst things that can happen in a hot day is sitting in a car with an air conditioner which doesn’t work. Your palms get sweaty and driving becomes almost impossible after a while. If you don’t have proper tools at home, you cannot repair the air conditioner but it’s better to know the most common problems of it to prevent being surprised in a hot day!

An air conditioning system generally contains of compressor, condenser, ...

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How to take care of car battery

 

The battery is the heart of your car’s electrical system. If it doesn’t work properly the vehicle even doesn’t start. To maintain batteries, you need to know their most common problems. The ability to generate electricity usually is affected by one of these four problems:

Dirty terminals, electrolyte insufficiency, undercharging and age.

Dirty terminals: Battery terminals become corroded over time. This phenomenon reduces their function which means starting problems. To remove corrosion from the terminals first you must disconnect the negative cable, then the positive one and ...

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How to check your car tires

All tire manufacturing companies advise to inspect your tires every month or before any long road trip because they know their products need close attention to avoid damage or misfunction.

When it comes to tires there are certain things you need to keep in mind. 

First: Checking tire thickness. You don’t need special equipment for doing that. A penny can do the job. Grab a penny and put it into tread grooves across the tire in a way Lincoln’s head pointing down into ...

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