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By: Mike Allen, Saturday Mechanic Winter is tough on cars and drivers. Take a little time now that the days are longer and do a few simple things to improve your fuel economy and make the grind of commuting (or road tripping) easier on your car and yourself. 1) Shed weight Go through your car [...]
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5 Ways to Get Better Gas Mileage This Spring
February 22nd, 2012 
Ivy from CarMD Top Eight Car Care Questions Asked and Answered
January 26th, 2012 Ivy from CarMD By: Mike Allen, The Saturday Mechanic In my more than two decades of answering car care and repair questions, I’ve had readers who push me to my limits to expand my automotive knowledgebase. I’ve also received questions that seem so simple it makes you wonder if the writer knows which end of the car is [...]
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December 13th, 2011 Ivy from CarMD By: Mike Allen, The Saturday Mechanic Today’s cars are complicated—and they become increasingly more complex with every succeeding model year. While modern cars can be thought of as self-tuning, thanks to their sophisticated on-board computers, inevitably, some things will need to be fixed. Since 1996 all cars funnel access the inner workings of the on-board [...]
Here’s To Good Motoring and Maintenance!
March 28th, 2011 RichardA By: Leon Kaplan, “The Motorman” KABC Radio I’m pleased to pen this piece because I know that, like me, CarMD is committed to educating drivers about the importance of good maintenance. Statistics show that people are keeping their cars longer than ever before. It’s certainly no secret that your car or truck is often the [...]
Posted in Guest Blogs Tags: Automotive, Balanced Tired, Brakes, Car, CarMD, Check Engine Light, Gas Mileage, Guest Blog, KABC, Leon Kaplan, maintenance, MD, motoring, Motorman, OBD2, Saving Money, second opinion, Tires, Vehicle No Comments »Caring For Your Car Helps Your Wallet, Your Safety and Your Environment
February 8th, 2011 RichardA As many of you know April is Car Care Awareness month and April 21st 2011 is Earth Day. I was very happy when I was asked to write this column for CarMD to help people better understand the importance and the impact that taking care of your car has on your wallet, your safety and [...]
