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Car Tips, Vehicle Basics and Automotive How-To Guides

Learn the basics of vehicle ownership with straightforward automotive explainers, practical car tips, and easy-to-understand guides covering tires, maintenance, driving questions, and everyday car knowledge.

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Why Is My Car Burning Oil?

Find out the top reasons your engine is using too much oil and what you can do to diagnose and address the issue before it causes serious damage.

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The Fading Roar of the American V8

Understand why automakers are replacing traditional V8s with smaller, more efficient engines and how this shift impacts performance and ownership.

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Engines Mechanics Refuse to Own and Why

Learn which car engines are considered liabilities by the experts who fix them, and understand the engineering failures that land them on the ‘do not buy’ list.