How to Repair a Car Dent

So you hit the mailbox, leaving a dent in your brand new car. Reporting it to your insurance company  will surely increase your rates and you can’t afford the expense of paying a body shop to do the repair. There is also the matter of going without transportation  while the repairs are being made. Fortunately, there…

Hohm May Keep Electric Car Charging Costs in Check

Spend a few minutes at Microsoft’s Hohm Web site, enter a few details about your house, and it will spit out a series of recommendations about how best you can reduce your energy consumption, and maybe save some money in the process.

Next year, it will be able to help some car owners to manage the power consumption of their…

How to Sell a Car by Owner

When you’re getting a new car, you can often get more money for your old car by selling it yourself than by trading it in. Or perhaps you simply have a car that you’re not using anymore, so it makes sense to sell it and get some extra cash rather than just letting it sit…

Erin Crocker Biography (1981- )

NASCAR Truck & Busch Series Evernham Motorsports No. 98 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Ram/ChargerHometown: Wilbraham, MA

Erin Crocker kicks off her Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year campaign in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2006, driving the No. 98 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Ram for Evernham Motorsports. She is the first female to join the Evernham Motorsports driver development program. The Wilbraham, Mass., native also will field cars…

Ferdinand Porsche Biography (1909-1998)

Car designer. Born September 19, 1909, in Wiener Neustadt, Austria; died March 27, 1998, in Zell am See, Austria. Ferdinand Porsche and his father, an early designer for Daimler-Benz, collaborated on designing the Volkswagen Beetle, the most popular car in the world, as well as lightweight racecars. After World War II, Porsche gained control of the business and…

How to Push-Start a Car With a Dead Battery

Cars with manual (stick shift) transmissions can be started even when the battery or the starter motor isn’t working. Here’s how you do it.

Instructions

Step 1 Make sure that the problem is either the battery or the starter: If the engine cranks (“rrr-rrr-rrr”) when you turn the key, then…

How to Remove Someone Else’s Paint From Your Car

Some of those harmless fender benders turn out to be nasty after all, leaving a small mark on your car which miraculously matches the color of the other car. Removing it will either be a very easy task or an impossible one, depending on the damage. How to try to turn back time?

Instructions

Step 1 All “scratch removers” are car polishes,…

How to Change the Oil in Your Car

The motor oil that flows through your vehicle is like your engine’s blood and it should be replaced on a regular basis. It is incredibly essential to not overlook your engine’s oil requirements. The engines fucntionality depends on the correct use of oil and this definitely includes knowing how to change the oil in your car. You have invested…