On a birthday surprise trip taken a few years ago to Puerto Penasco, or Rocky Point, Mexico more commonly known, motor cycle manuals would not have helped us out a certain predicament.  I had funded a trip for a friend of mine from Boston, Massachusetts.  He wasn’t familiar with the way of the desert, nor [...]

For many people, opening  small engine repair manuals and getting to work fixing their own car is a satisfying and rewarding experience.  They will become more familiar not only with the ways in which vehicles operate, but with their own car in particular.  Working on your own car at home has many benefits.  For one, [...]

New car sales are plummeting, including sports cars, but sports cars for sale sales are climbing. Considering the somewhat impractical nature of the sports car, some wonder if the high-performance of these vehicles add to the high cost of fuels, and the short answer is no, not really. Sports cars, unlike the big SUV’s, which [...]

Manufactures of cars and trucks have been cutting down the weight of the vehicles that they are turning out these days, even down to the weight of custom car wheels. Usually the 20 rims had been made from steel, but now many are being constructed with aluminum and chrome.  These are much lighter and tend [...]

There are many things that make replacing one’s tires for their vehicle a bit confusing for some.  Which size is right?  What do things like carrying capacity and speed ratio mean?  Is bigger, better?  Well one way to answer these questions, is to simply go to one’s mechanic.  There are codes listed on all tires [...]