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So the medicmobile is showing its age and it'll be going away soon. I need to replace it with a basic family car (couldn't convince my wife that you can fit a baby seat in a Porsche :) ) Anyway, I wanted to get people's thoughts on the reliability and quality of Hyundai cars. I've had a...

I know the seams on my driver's seat were fine, but after getting the car back from the shop one of the seams in the was split (the fibers look like they were ripped out). The shop owner says it's normal wear, but I can't see how a seam can go from being fine to split across the seat in two...

If you ever thought you'd cut across the airport to shave a few minutes off the comute, this should give you second thoughts http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1309610693318372088

so my wife's car was broken into last night. she examing the car and besides cig. ashes and a strong smell she sees no damage and all her things are in there along with paperwork like insurance/registration. There is also no evidence this was a quick joy ride - gas at same level, and trip...

Last week, my power window regulator broke and the window wouldn't stay up. Not being garaged and out of town, I had to use duck tape on the outside of the window to keep the window up and keep the neighborhood cats from using my back seat as a litter box. Well, I came back and as expected...

I think there's been a discussion about this before, but I couldn't find the thread. I wanted to know what people's experience has been with speed cameras. I think these are used overseas, but I'm not sure about here in the US. Scottsdale, AZ is looking to put cameras to catch speeders on the...

We want to replace the carpet in part of our home with something cleaner. We've decided to go with some sort of wood, but we're not sure what kind. We have a concrete subfloor, so we're thinking either prefinished wood or wood laminate(e.g. Pergo). One item though it that we want to do it...

So the wife and I are in the hunt for a new home. We've found a few we like, but would like to know the cost of some of the options so can better compare. The problem is the builders don't want to share the options pricing until we actually sign a contract to buy the home. Since quite a few...

A fix it ticket forced me to drill holes in my front bumper and screw in my CA license plate. Now that I've moved out of CA, I no longer need this front plate. Any recomendations on filling these holes? I really don't want to repaint the entire bumper as that was done a year ago when it was...

Just moved back to Arizona. It's been a while since I've lived here and am looking for any recomendations for a mechanic to work on my early 90s Nissan Maxima and Mazda 626 in the Chandler/East Valley area. Any suggestions?

--I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so mod please move it if it needs to be move-- I'll be moving to Arizona in a few weeks and will lose my covered carport:( I've been thinking about getting the car cover they have at Costco, but since it's a generic style instead of fitted I'm not...

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So it seems that my car leaks a little bit of gas when it's full (I think it's the overflow tube). Becasue I didn't want a gas soaked piece of cardboard or container full of gas under my car, I just let it drip onto the road outside my house figuring that it would evaporate quickly. Well, the...

What do people think of scooters? I know, I know, men should love Harleys and sport bikes, but for easily getting around town, a sotter doesn't seem all that bad. They're easy so you or your significant other could use it, they fast enough for city traffic, and they're cheap to buy, drive...

except for one time using F150 Bob's Little Green Machine, I've only ever vacumed by floor mats. Is there any harm in just tossing them in the washing machine at home on the gentile cycle? my mats are black so you can't see any stains or really ground in dirt, but I know it's there. Every...

According to this article , due to the number of airbags and the materials used in modern cars, it's getting easier and easier for insurance companies to "total" a vehicle.

Seems like there's a bill in Congress so auto makers have to disclose what the ECU codes mean on newer cars. Whoopie...giveing one back to the stealership:D http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/164817_gearheads15.html

my cv boots are split (no grease coming out yet though) so I was just planning on having them replaced. one mechanic told me that the overall cost is cheaper to just have the axle replaced with a remanufactured one. What are the disadvantages to doing this? I've always stuck with the philosophy...

Had to get the car battery replaced yesterday and the tech used something I'd never seen before. It's a sodium bicarbonate (can't spell) spray. Bascily a spray form of baking soda. They tech sprayed my battery tray and within a minute it was totally crud free. I always had to pull my...

Went to dinner downtown last night with my girl and without thinking I park under a tree. I was just thinking how perfect of a spot it was since there was a fire hydrent in front and a driveway to my rear, no chance some over zealous driver will hit my bumpers. Anyway, we come back and my car is...