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Insider: 11 Car Maintenance Checks You Should Never Do By Yourself

Knowing how to perform essential maintenance jobs on your car, like replacing your oil and air filter, can save you hundreds of dollars. Do you have access to the right tools or a work area? With good knowledge and skill in vehicle fixes, you are all set up to cut down your car maintenance cost. However, there are some complicated vehicle fixes you should trust the professionals with instead of fixing them yourself.  With the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) attributing 20% of road accidents to poor car maintenance practices, it is crucial to check your vehicle regularly. While …

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Insider: How Do You Extend The Life Of Your Car?

There aren’t too many financial investments we make that match the investment we make when we buy a car. And it’s about more than the money aspect, too — we develop an emotional attachment to our vehicles. We spend so much time in them, that it does weirdly feel a little sad when we have to give them up, or when they’re not working as well as it should. It’s in our best interests, both financially and lifestyle-wise, to make our vehicle last as long as possible. But how can we do this? We take a look at a few …

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8 Things You Should Never Do While Driving

Even the best drivers can make big mistakes behind the wheel. It only takes one distraction or issue to impair a person’s judgment when driving a vehicle. It doesn’t matter how long you have been driving; you must actively try to become a better driver every time you get in a car. For this reason, you need to read the eight things you should never do while driving. Step into the Car Over the Limit While every driver understands they cannot drink and drive, alcohol can impair a person’s judgment. As a result, you might believe you are sober when …

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Insider: Basic Car Maintenance and Repair Tasks You Can Do Yourself

Driving is an expensive part of daily life. From the get-go, learning to drive, buying your first car and then having to insure it, all cost money. You then have to keep up with the fuel costs, and of course, the expenses that come with any repairs. No car is invincible, and no vehicle will last forever, so needing to fix or replace parts of a car becomes an inevitability over time. However, you can save money on basic repair and maintenance tasks by learning to do them yourself. Here are a few examples of simple tasks that you can …

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Do I NEED An SUV In The Midwest? Introducing Anthony Fongaro

  By Anthony Fongaro They’re everywhere. You can’t go more than two feet in suburbia without bumping into one. They’re hard to ignore and more popular than a boy band in the 90s. Yes, we are talking about SUVs/crossovers. High driving position and four-wheel-drive is appealing but brings us to a question that literally no one has ever asked me: “Do I need an SUV in the Midwest”? While it’s nice to have a SUV, thinking that it’s a necessity to own an SUV just because white powder falls from the sky under certain conditions is ridiculous. Yes, driving in …

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