Clark Howard Just Killed His Famous Car-Repair Rule — And Blamed the Wrong Culprit
For the better part of two decades, if a mechanic’s estimate crossed half of what...
Car Repair
Advance Auto Parts’ Profit More Than Tripled. Its Actual Business Barely Grew At All.
Advance Auto Parts wants you to believe it turned a corner last quarter. Net income...
Right to Repair Just Won in Congress. Don’t Celebrate Yet.
On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48 to 1 to advance...
Powder Coatings Just Became a $3.6 Billion Industry. Your Car’s Paint Job Still Wasn’t Invited
A market research firm sent out a press release this week forecasting that the global...
A Two-Bay Tuffy in Indiana Just Went Bankrupt. Wall Street’s Biggest Tire Chain Almost Joined It.
Two Tuffy Tire & Auto Service locations in Fort Wayne, Indiana, are still open. The...
Timing Belt or Timing Chain? Ignore the Wrong One and Watch a $2,000 Repair Bill Show Up
Ask ten drivers what a timing belt does. You’ll get eight shrugs, one “isn’t that...
The Beginner’s Guide to Not Turning Your Brakes Into Expensive Scrap Metal
Destroying your brakes prematurely is almost always self-inflicted — and avoiding it takes zero mechanical talent. Just a few habits…
Trump Signs Memo Directing EPA to Ease Up on DIY Car Repairs
For years, the federal government’s approach to anyone who touches their own emissions equipment has...
Jim Farley Thinks Your Car Is Too Complicated for You to Fix. Ford Just Wants Your Wallet.
Ford CEO Jim Farley has a message for the millions of people who have ever...