How to Safely Maintain Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid Brakes
The Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids have regenerative brakes. They will do a self test every 5 minutes that pressurizes the system. If you do not disable the self-test function, you could be seriously injured while replacing the brake…
1969 Ford Mustang 4-speed gear lever linkage explained
The 1969 Ford Mustang 4-speed shifter linkage was only made for one year. The control box was completely different from the 4-speed paddle shifters that Ford made. One big reason was that the reverse lock feature was on the gear…
12 Important Safety Features In Our Cars We Didn’t Think About
Well, this is a different topic, and probably not the most obvious to some. But I guarantee you that some of us will be a little more informed, people might even feel safer when they drive to work tomorrow. Whether…
Top-Down Project Failures: Can Marchionne Save Chrysler?
When Chrysler merged with Fiat on June 10, 2009, there was reason for hope and optimism. After an endless series of bad news, perhaps the auto industry wasn’t dead yet. On paper, it seemed like a good deal for everyone….
Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 Cost of service
One of the best cars to drive but the worst to fix, right? I bought this attractive muscle car at a bargain price. Yes, compared to what I could have bought, it was a real bargain. Nothing looks like that….
Auto Inventory 2010: An Opportunity Cost of Cash for Scrap?
Opportunity costs, by definition, are the benefits that are lost when choosing an alternative from the set of opportunities (set of alternative actions available to the decision maker). This article will talk about what could have been a possible opportunity…
Buying an SUV? Top things to look for in your new sport utility vehicle
Looking for a new sport utility vehicle (or at least new to you), but feel completely overwhelmed by the many options available? You’re not alone; Struggling to identify the right SUV can be a common problem for potential buyers. With…
Ford, GM and Chrysler; Are they still the big three?
In the early 1990s, the light duty truck market experienced something it hadn’t seen before: Asian competition; something like. While Japanese manufacturers had made a number on the big three in the small truck market as they had in various…
Audi A6 review
When it comes to German automotive luxury, you can’t do better than an Audi. Its A6 model is the big brother of the A4 and it manages to take all the good things about its little brother to an even…
A close look at the automotive demographics
It is well known in the automotive industry that consumers may prefer certain cars at specific times in their lives. Younger drivers tend to like cars that are really aggressive and sporty like the Ford Mustang or something a little…
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