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3 Reasons Sellers of Used Cars Conceal Their License Plates

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I was recently interested in a used vehicle I saw online, which was locally available. Everything appeared to tick the boxes, except that the seller claimed to have recently imported the vehicle and used it for less than six months in the country. This 'fact' was supposed to justify the premium...

Buying a Used Car? Here Are 10 IMPORTANT Used Car Buying Tips

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Handy used car buying tips and the eventual ability to figure out if a pre-owned vehicle should be considered (or ignored) are some of the hacks that possessed, will save you a ton of stress and money.   You see, people aren't generally honest, and most of the time, will do all within ...

Plain Water as Coolant: 7 Reasons Why This Is a Very Bad Idea

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Out of every 1,000 vehicles on the road in summers (or tropical regions), at least half, a whooping 500, use water as coolant. This means, their owners/drivers are willfully (or ignorantly) running plain water in their radiators and cooling systems, instead of the recommended coolant.  Of t...

Fuel Pump Failure: 1 Major Reason Why Your Pump ALWAYS Fails

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Fuel pump failure is something that I've NEVER experienced, all through my motoring years. This may appear like the ramblings of a crazy folk who also doubles as sardonic, but it's not...it's the truth. Now, great chances are that you may think luck has a lot to do with it. No, instead, it’s the...

Do Cars Consume Less Gas When the Tank Is Full? The Full Story

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I've never bothered watching my fuel economy or, worse, being bothered by it, although my daily driver is a 3.3-liter naturally aspirated V6. I've also never bothered about whether or not cars consume less gas when the tank is full. I've also shunned the very idea of converting my daily driver t...

When Should You Get an Oil Change? At 5K Miles or by Engine Time?

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Much like Idiot’s Lights, every car on sale today comes with a period which, according to the manufacturer, the engine oil needs to be changed. For my daily driver, this period is 5k miles. There's a problem, however: when should you get an oil change, realistically? Are car manufacturers simply...

Tempted to Use CHEAP 20W50 Engine Oil in Your Car? Hold On!

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In my native Nigeria, the default engine oil for vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, and gasoline generators is the 20W50 weight engine oil, irrespective of what the manufacturer expressly recommends. So common is this engine oil weight (and so widespread is its use) that it is often referred to by t...

Brake Lights Stay On? Here’s a Creative, Quick, DIY Fix

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I almost panicked, looking through the window that fateful night. The rear brake lights on my daily driver were steadily on, and I was sure someone had broken in and was about to drive away. Or, what else could make the brake lights stay on in such a bold manner? It didn't help that the vehicle...

Ancel AD410 Code Reader Review After 6 Plus Solid Years

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The Ancel AD410 code reader review details my experience with this compact, glove-box-sized code reader that I've been using on my daily driver for just under a decade now. It's no-nonsense, detailing every little bit of information, shared with complete honesty, and aims to help you m...

How to Change the Hood Strut on a Lexus ES 330, Easy DIY

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As simple as it is in practice, if you have no clue, you're likely to sweat off only thinking about how to change the hood strut on a Lexus ES 330 - especially if you're one to play with tools and are interested in doing it DIY style. There's no need for the sweat, though: this article will put ...