A vehicle's transmission is one of the most important and yet most underrated aspects of your vehicle's mechanical components. Without your transmission, your vehicle would not be able to move, regardless of having a perfectly fine engine and other components, so following regular service intervals are critical to keeping your car on the road.

Modern engines don't require idling to warm up, and in most cases, idling is worse for your car than letting it warm up while driving.

With more turbocharged cars on the market these days, its important to know what to look for when things start to go wrong.

Fall brings cooler temperatures and a beautiful range of colors from leaves changing. It's also the perfect time of year to take advantage of fall drives. Best of all, there are some choice driving spots you can observe on foliage drives in New England. So, enjoy the following New England foliage routes.

Here is a basic overview of the four most common tire types. As a bonus, we are including four aftermarket tire upgrades most people do not know about

If you're savvy, you can save money on winter tires in the long run. Read our three tricks...

Summer or all-season tires are great when the temperature gets hot outside. However, they don't offer any benefit when winter rolls around, so you switch to snow tires instead. The problem is, winter tires are only good in colder weather. Here's the lowdown on snow tires and the proper maintenance techniques.

Many people purchase trucks for practical reasons, such as for their hauling and towing capabilities, powerful engines, and efficient designs. Many of these trucks are incredibly fun to drive, which makes it tempting for truck owners to take their trucks mudding. Unfortunately, you can't just go mudding everywhere without repercussions.

What do bug spray, black pepper, bar soap, drinking straws, and pennies have in common? These are five surprising household items you can use to fix your car.

What are drivers risking if they use water instead of windshield washer fluid? Here's the lowdown on using water and other alternatives to the best windshield wiper fluid.

The speed rating is a code, a letter representing a given number of miles per hour. Use our handy tire speed rating chart to discover your tires' top speed. Find it here...

Own Bridgstone tires? There's a recall, so be sure to check out the affected models and other important info.

Raking leaves is back-breaking work. Find out here why Bob Vila says mulching leaves with a lawn mower is the better option.

Knowing your tire load index is important for proper vehicle maintenance. Learn how to find your tire load index and decode it with our handy tire load index chart. Read more here...

Rotating your car's tires is a key maintenance procedure. Here is how to rotate a car with a staggered tire setup.

Keeping your car's interior cool is tricky on hot summer days, but here are a few tips and tricks on how to do just that.

If you own a jet boat, one of the questions that may cross your mind is whether you can use it in saltwater. That is something you cannot afford to overlook since it will affect your jet boat in one way or another. Obviously, the last thing you want is to tarnish your precious possession.

You’ve gone through negotiations, have signed along the dotted line, and are now the proud owner of a new car. Now what? Do you have to break in a new car?

When you do everything right and take your vehicle in for scheduled maintenance, it's a blow if accidents happen while in the dealership's care. Unfortunately, this has happened to a few people. So, if a dealership totals your car, what happens next?

Oldsmobile was once a luxury brand that competed against Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Jaguar. Like most fledgling automakers in those days, Oldsmobile earned its reputation for making luxury cars due to groundbreaking innovations. However, some of the technology back then had been originally patented by inventors years before automakers incorporated it into their vehicles.