Leasing vs. Buying a Car: The Math Dealers Really Don’t Want You Doing
There's no universal right answer to leasing vs buying — only the right answer for you. Here's the math dealerships…
Decode Your Tire Sidewall Like a Pro Instead of Just Nodding at the Tire Shop
The side of your tire looks like a math textbook had a fight with a license plate. Here's how to…
Manual vs. Automatic: The Argument That Will Never, Ever Die
By every spreadsheet metric, the automatic won years ago. So why won't the manual die? Because efficiency was never the…
How Often You Really Need an Oil Change (And Who’s Been Lying to You This Whole Time)
The 3,000-mile oil change is a myth that refuses to die. Here's what your manual actually says, why severe service…
He Stole a Carvana Tow Truck, Wrecked a Line of Patrol Cars, and Walked Away With 13 Charges
The most striking thing about the Highway 231 chase isn’t the wreckage of Florida Highway...
This Week in Cars: VW Layoffs, a Pile of Recalls, an Electric 911, and a Few Wild Police Chases
It was a bruising week for the legacy automakers and a busy one for everyone...
Premium Gas vs. Regular: Are You Wasting Money, or Just Feeling Fancy?
Premium gas isn't 'better for your car.' Octane just measures knock resistance. Here's when premium actually matters and when it's…
A Stolen Hyundai, a Sheriff’s Charger, and a Joyride That Ended on a Golf Course in Greece, New York
There’s a particular kind of Sunday afternoon a golfer signs up for: a bucket of...
A 1971 Chevy Pickup Vanished for Eight Months. It Was Sitting in a Garage the Whole Time
Classic-truck theft rarely makes the news, which is exactly why so many of them are...
A Pennsylvania Police Chase Ended in a Rollover — and Two Arrests — in Northeast Philly
According to NBC Philadelphia two people were pulled from a wrecked car early Wednesday after...
What Every Warning Light on Your Dashboard Is Actually Screaming at You
Your dashboard is trying to talk to you. Here's which warning lights mean 'handle it eventually' and which mean 'pull…
Virginia Just Became the First State to Slap Speed Limiters on Repeat Speeders’ Cars
Starting July 1, Virginia stopped treating a triple-digit speeding conviction as strictly a license-and-fine problem....
How to Buy a Used Car Without Getting Taken for a Ride
Dealerships do this hundreds of times a year; you do it once every five. Here's how to buy a used…
Happy 4th of July: The Most American-Made Cars From the ’90s to Now — And How That Label Got Complicated
Every Fourth of July, Americans fire up the grill, raise a flag, and take pride...
A Tarp Blinded This Driver at Highway Speed — What Happened Next Is a Masterclass in Not Panicking
A tarp tearing loose from a truck and slapping across your windshield sounds like a...