CarRepair

If you can assemble IKEA furniture, you have the skills to save yourself a lot of money on car maintenance. One strategy to maximize your savings on car parts is to visit your local junkyard. How much can you save? I talked with David Edison, president of Edison Automotive, a large yard in...

My '99 Volkswagen Cabrio is like an expensive mistress -- desirable and easy on the eye but expensive to keep. I know my greedy dealer's mechanics rub their hands every time it comes into the shop -- they jokingly call it "Hitler's Revenge." Everything under the hood is run by a computer that...

In the world of auto repair, most of us have been privileged to know someone who was able to fix our cars on their driveway. These shade tree mechanics would take on auto repair jobs as simple as changing motor oil, or as complex as replacing an entire engine. They often charged reasonable and...

Keeping your car in good condition doesn't have to be an expensive endeavor. In fact, if you can tell the difference between a screwdriver and a socket, plenty of the routine maintenance on cars can be done without much hassle.I used RepairPal.com, a repair cost estimation website, to check the...

If you find yourself lost when your mechanic starts rattling off the cost to fix your car, then RepairPal.com may be your new best friend. This site not only helps you find local repair shops but lets you get an estimate for a myriad of repairs. Even though the site won't help you identify that...

Over the years, I've driven a lot of clunkers. I used to think that it was just bad luck, and sometimes, I'm sure it has been. But I have noticed that the older my car gets, and the older I get, the better my cars tend to run. In other words, I take care of my vehicles far better than I used to. In...

Finding a good mechanic can be a particularly daunting task. I have been trying to find a new mechanic near me for quite a little while now. This task has been a little more difficult for me as my dad used to be a full time mechanic, handling all of my repairs. Now that he has switched jobs he...