Toyota Tacoma’s Interior Gets Destroyed In A Fire. Then The Owner Tries To Start It: ‘4th Gen Could Never’
‘Reminds me of a certain Top Gear episode.’ A car catching on fire is something that most car owners think they won’t have to experience or deal with. While seeing…
This New Hybrid Engine Achieves A Breakthrough In Efficiency
Dongfeng’s new 2.0-liter hybrid engine reaches 45.5% thermal efficiency, marking a major step forward in combustion tech. China continues to push hard on hybrid powertrain development. Dongfeng has announced that…
Man’s Check Engine Light Comes On. Then He Keeps Driving Anyway: ‘My Bank Account Said No Thank You’
“I kept driving and…” More than a few of us are driving around in a vehicle that’s got a light or two that we’ve been ignoring. It could be a…
Woman Gets A Flat Tire. Then Her Fiancé Checks What Caused It—And It Sends Him Reeling: ‘I Wish I Was Making This Up’
“It’s Florida roads, right?” There are certain places that always seem to have some kind of construction going on, inevitably resulting in random nails, screws, and debris ending up on…
‘Figure Out Your Own Problems’: Woman Goes To AutoZone. Then A Worker Hands Her An OBD Reader
“O’Reilly would’ve never.” A woman who pulled into an AutoZone expecting an employee to come out and interpret her check engine light says the worker walked back inside and left…
‘Tried To Scam This Old Man’: Dealership Claims Acura With 4,700 Miles Needs A New Transmission. Then He Gets A Second Opinion
“I guarantee they’d turn around and…” You’d think a car with fewer miles on it than most people put on in a year wouldn’t need a new transmission. But one…
Woman Drives Honda Civic. Then She Realizes It Runs On A Little-Known Type Of Gas: ‘Never Seen Anything Like This Before’
‘This is a hassle.’ A woman drives a Honda Civic that runs on natural gas. She is in the middle of demonstrating how she fills it up at a Clean…
‘EV Nightmare’: Man Forgets To Charge EV. Then He Realizes The Battery Has 0 Miles Left While Driving On The Highway
“I don’t trust it.” One of the biggest reasons new car buyers hesitate to switch from traditional fuel-powered vehicles to fully electric cars is range anxiety. While battery capacities have…
‘Saved My Battery’: Subaru Driver Goes Camping. Then She Discovers A Trick To Keep The Trunk Open WIthout Draining The Battery
“What you have to do is trick your car…” Modern cars can do it all: monitor blind spots, recognize key fobs from across a parking lot, and call for help…
Chevrolet Driver Goes To Mechanic Because He Thinks The Check Engine Light Is On. Then He Sees What It Really Is: ‘Tires Are Good’
“My truck used to do the same.” A Southern California Chevrolet owner brought her 2014 Silverado 1500 into a repair shop with a customer complaint slip that read “feels skippy…