Owner's manuals have schedules for preventive maintenance. AMES can check on things like oil changes, transmission service and so on. They say you should change your oil after driving a certain distan...
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I’m Doug. A few years ago, I was driving my ’85 powder blue Dodge Ram Charger with about 80,000 miles on it. I was going up a hill and heard a noise like a tin can ro...
We all do our best to budget for scheduled vehicle maintenance. What’s hard is planning for unexpected repairs. The truth is that our vehicles can stay on the road longer than ever b...
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I was driving one day, and my car started sputtering and then the engine finally quit, and I couldn’t get it started. I was towed to a shop and found out I had to replace my fuel...
After they’ve had an accident, some people wonder why their airbags didn't go off. Movies and television lead us to believe that airbags go off with the slightest bump. The reality is much more ...
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My check engine light is on and my boyfriend thinks he can get the code read and know what part to replace to fix my car. I say it’s not that simple. Who’s right?
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It's natural for AMES drivers to be a little anxious when they buy a used car in the AMES area; you worry that it has something wrong with it or that it hasn't been well maintained. If it's possible, ...
The US government has a website dedicated to helping us use less fuel. It presents the cost savings in a way we can all relate to, no matter what kind of vehicle we drive. Here’s an ...
