The Daily Breeze put out a story earlier this week that demonstrates how a $100 traffic ticket can turn into $480 burden. When motorists in Los Angeles County get a ticket with a base fine of $100, they’re hit with 15 additional penalties and assessments that add an addtional $380 to their bill. Unfortunately, there’s […]
How to Bleed Brakes
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist “Bleeding” your car’s brakes just means purging air from inside the hydraulic lines, master cylinder and wheel cylinders. If the brake pedal feels spongy — especially after you’ve done brake work that involved opening any of the lines — you’ve probably got some air in the system. Air, unlike brake […]
Missing Oldsmobile?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Does anyone miss Oldsmobile? Not what Oldsmobile was in its heyday back in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s — the era of the Rocket 88 — but what it had become by the mid-late 1990s, just before GM pulled the plug? Probably not. Same goes for Plymouth. And Pontiac, for […]
The Wrong Way To Do-It-Yourself
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist These are basic, common-sense things — but sometimes, some of us don’t do the proper, safe — or right — thing. Don’t let it be you… Getting rid of worn-out tires The best home for an old tire is not as far as you can throw the thing into the […]
Don’t Drive Faster Than Your Speedometer Will Go
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Wayne Crews recently posted an editorial on cost-benefit analysis and regulations. It’s worth a read. In the 1970s the Carter administration prohibited speedometers from indicating speeds over 85 miles per hour. The idea was around before Carter, but his people implemented it. Regulations require some justification. The justification was, […]
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