There are plenty of places to get autoparts, such as from the autoparts store, a dealership, or your neighbor’s garage, but DIYers might want to consider a less-common option: the junkyard. Indeed, getting autoparts from a junkyard won’t net you brand new parts with warranties, but it’s also cheaper than any other option. Plus, there’s no strained relations with the neighbor. The Right Parts There are plenty of times when you really should go to the autoparts store, such as for new brake pads or [...more]

Nothing spoils a road trip like a flat tire. Its essential that you know what to do when you have a flat.  Its also good practice to keep your tires in tip top condition and have them regularly rotated.  This video is a nice guide which shows you how to change a flat tire when it happens to you.

There are a lot of ways to measure cars. How fast do they accelerate? How fast do they brake? How fast can it take a corner? How will it help you survive a car crash? How much fuel does it use? How “cool” is it? While some of these are subjective, most are objective, and automakers, insurance companies, government administrations, and car enthusiasts put cars through a lot of testing. Some tests are all about accuracy, while others are about pushing cars to their limits. Certain tests are used [...more]

The development of computer-aided design (CAD) is increasing the safety of vehicles around the world. This now means that automotive crash testing is changing - along with how it will be performed in the future.

Here is a video showing 5 future concept cars. These include the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ Concept, the 2017 Volkswagen ID Concept, the Faraday Future FFZERO1 Concept, the 2017 BMW i Vision Future Interaction Concept and the 2016 Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 Concept.

Here is a video from Watchmojo outlining their choices for the top 10 TV cars involved in live action. Watch and see if your favorites are included.

When we mention “car show,” that might make you think of your local “classic car show,” annual “car shows” where they show off the latest models, or maybe one of those television car shows along the lines of “Top Gear” or “Pimp My Ride.” That’s not what we’re talking about today, however. What about television shows where the cars are the stars, and not so much the people who yap about them? We could probably start off with the late-1960’s Adam West Batman series… “The Batmobile” was based on t [...more]

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Really, to call this a "mini" history would be a mistake, but we’re only referring to the length of this article. Indeed, Mini idea has been around for thirty years, its first inception in England in 1957, the first cars making it to production in 1959. Coming Together The result of merging of two existing automobile companies, Morris Motors and Austin Motor Company, British Motor Corporation was formed in 1952. After World War II, constantly fluctuating fuel prices weren’t advantageous to autom [...more]

December is Impaired Driving Prevention Month.  During the period between Christmas and New Year there are the highest rates of impaired driving fatalities, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This video shows that buzzed driving is drunk driving.  Please be safe this holiday season.

Though trade agreements exist between Japan and automakers from Europe and the United States, you’d be hard-pressed to recognize many of these makes on Japanese roads. It should come as no surprise, then, that auto shows in Japan are nearly devoid of a typical American or Euro ride. Indeed, the two Tokyo auto shows might give outsiders just a glimmer of definition to the phrase “Because… Japan.” 35th Tokyo Auto Salon 2017 January 13 - 15, 2017 If you’re more interested in vehicle customization t [...more]

Here is a video on the Mazda RX Vision which turned heads at Japanese auto shows this year.  It was named the most beautiful concept car of 2016.  It really is a beautiful vehicle:

During Teen Driver Safety Week here is a video with driver safety tips for teens:

Statistics and news stories often don’t match up. For as much as shark attack fatalities (10/yr) are televised, you’re far more likely to be killed by your bathtub (over 300/yr), for example. Feel free to go swimming, but you might want to rethink taking a bath. Across the country, the driver’s license is a rite of passage, and tens of thousands of teens will get their learner’s permits or driver’s licenses and ask, “Parental Unit, can I borrow the keys?” or “Can I go with my BFF to the mall?” [...more]

Ask anyone how to get fast, and they’ll tell you it boils down to the relationship between three things: power, weight, and drag. This is why breaking the world land speed record requires huge engines mounted to a lightweight bullet-shaped chassis and a cockpit to squeeze the guinea pig *cough* driver into. That’s one definition of fast that doesn’t work on the road today, because if you tried to take the ThrustSSC around a corner, you’d end up on tonight’s headlines. Clearly, this is not the de [...more]

A fun video showing a preview of the art cars at the Burning Man festival:

No matter what you drive, if five million of them have been built, chances are a few hundred thousand people are driving exactly the same car that you are. That’s just not cool. Is there any way that you can make your car “your” car - or pimp your ride? Indeed, there is, and we’re not talking about hanging pink fuzzy dice and shag carpeting – this is 2016, not 1972. Here are a few ways that you should consider to upgrade and personalize your car’s interior and make it truly yours: Stereo – Most [...more]

As do-it-yourself mechanics, we often work on our car with our trusty toolbox. Some of us use it so much that it feels like an extension of our own hands. We may even go as far as to name it! Whatever your relationship is with your toolbox, you probably have an idea of the most essential tools needed for working on your car. If you are trying to clean out your toolbox, though, and are deciding what is most important or used when working on your car, it might help having a guide to make sure yo [...more]

Mesoamerican ball games in the 12th Century BCE, Gladiatorial fights in the Flavian Amphitheatre (the Roman Colosseum) as early as 260 BCE, medieval tournaments in the 13th through 17th Centuries, the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, and early November’s “World’s Largest Cocktail Party” all have something in common: food and entertainment. Anywhere people have attended spectator sports and entertainment events, someone has been cooking, serving, eating, or drinking. No matter what part of the world [...more]

Nice food ideas for tailgating in this video:

You’ve probably spent a lot of hard-earned time and money on your car, whether it be a classic, antique, or modern custom. Do you think your car’s got what it takes to strut its stuff at the local car show or competition? It might very well be, but not if you skip these five things before you get to the show: Tires & Wheels – This is one of those things that might be misunderstood, after all, you’re showing off the car, not the tires, but tires give a nice contrast to that beautiful origi [...more]

Here is a video of possibly the best car show lineup:

Today, there are over one billion vehicles on the road, pretty amazing when you think about the fact that the first automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen, rolled out of a shop barely 120 years ago. Still, vehicles weren’t widely distributed for a few years, until the advent of assembly-line vehicle fabrication, and then there was a veritable explosion of automobiles on the roads. That explosion started way before even the Ford Model A and the Benz’s Motorwagen, the internal combustion engine b [...more]

Here is a video explaining how car engines work: