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It's important that you give your car regular, preventative maintenance to ensure that it runs well. If you ignore the preventative maintenance needed for your car, you could end up with more money owed in repairs than it would have cost for the maintenance. Oil Changes While you can check your fluids and fill them yourself, you might need a professional to perform an oil change unless you're handy. There's a dipstick that you can use to check the level and color of the oil in your vehicle.…

Whether you've purchased a new or used vehicle, you can prolong the life of the car with regular maintenance. While current model vehicles don't need service as often as older models, they can still benefit from regular checkups and visits to a trusted mechanic. Change the Oil and Other Fluids Every few months, you should check the oil and have it changed. Some manufacturers recommend every 3,000 miles, but you should check your manual. If you drive in severe weather conditions, you might…

Flying Cars and “The Veldt” When Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale created the movie Back to the Future, a vision that included advanced technology like flying cars was established. Today, humans are inching closer and closer to those futuristic ideas, whether it is a good thing or not. Technologies such as the flying car, and the fictional innovations in the “The Veldt,” present both benefits and detriments. There are many great inventions that will make the world a better and safer place that…

Changing a Tire Some people might look at a flat tire and be intimidated or even scared because they don’t know what to do. The process of changing a tire is not something to be afraid of, given the right tools it is a quite simple task. Whether you are stranded alongside the road with a flat tire or just putting new tires on at home, the process is pretty much the same and anyone can accomplish the task. The first step of changing a tire is getting the tools that you will need. Vehicles are…

car is stopped, it will remain stopped until something moves it, i.e. the the gas pedal. So imagine what you'r car would do if you just let go of the wheel and gas. (and imagine it without friction, so on some ice or somrhting). If you're travelling in a straight line, you keep moving along. But if you're in the middle of a curve and let go of the wheel, you careen off on a tangent. Right? First understand that acceleration means a change in velocity (think speeding up or slowing down). Now,…

The number of deaths in the state of Texas from the years 2003-2012 landed at a whopping 13,138. One may ask what the cause could possibly be? Drunk Driving. Every 30 minutes someone in this country dies in an alcohol related crash. There are many organizations that were created to try to put an end to this epidemic, some of these being: MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), TADD (Teens Against Drunk Driving), IDDPA (International Drunk Driving Prevention Association) and many more. If there are…

flat tire. This will help keep your vehicle stable while it's supported by mechanical jack. 4. Remove the hubcap or wheel cover. If your wheel retaining bolts are showing, avoid this step. While firmly grasping the lug wrench use the flat end of the lug wrench to pry the cover off the flat tire. 5. Pulling counter clock using the lug wrench Undo (WARNING! DON'T REMOVE) the wheel retaining nuts. 6. Slowly maneuver the mechanical jack beneath the car. Your vehicle owner's manual will give you…

My first car was something that I greatly was looking forward to getting as a child and my interest in getting one grew, as the days got closer to my sixteenth birthday. The first car I owned was a Automatic Black 2004 Ford f-150 truck, which I discovered on a website called Craigslist. It was priced at five thousand nine hundred dollars with only eighty-four thousand miles on it, which in my case was great considering that I could only afford a seven thousand dollar car. The truck came with…

The Ford Focus RS is at the apex of small car performance, an all-wheel drive model powered by a high-performance 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Its horsepower and torque numbers are unmatched; the RS’ industry-first drift mode serves as the exclamation point for this dominant five-door hatchback. The 2016 Ford Focus RS seats five, but is ideal for two. All models are powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine paired with a six-speed gearbox. The RS represents the top trim in…

1. Annamarie Lopinto Enjoys Fishing in Her Free Time As a Tamarac resident, Annamarie Lopinto lives in one of the best south Florida locations for fishing. While attending Broward College to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and working for two different local businesses takes up much of her time, she still finds a way to fish and enjoy the coastal waters of Florida. 2. Annamarie Lopinto Stays Fit with a Gym Membership Annamarie Lopinto, is not only a career oriented student at…