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came In July 2019, residents of North Carolina and other states along the Eastern Seaboard kept an eye on Tropical Storm Barry, a weather system that seemed as if it would make landfall along the Louisiana coast as a Category One hurricane. Thankfully, TS Barry did not... Read More

In May 2019, classic car enthusiasts from around the world gathered in Italy to participate in the legendary Mille Miglia race, in which drivers start from the pristine city of Brescia in Lombardy and wind their way through Tuscany before reaching Rome and looping back north to... Read More

Since March 2018, the United States and China have been waging a trade war that started when President Donald Trump decided to impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel. Both countries have rolled out import tariffs on raw materials, equipment, and quite a few consumer goods,... Read More

You may not think about the auto repair shop experience as being similar to going to the dental clinic. However, there are some interesting parallels worth discussing. Dentists will never tell you to stop brushing and flossing just so that one day your teeth will fall out.... Read More

For most vehicle owners, sticking to automobile maintenance schedule is something they do for three reasons: avoiding costly repairs down the line, keeping their cars on the road as long as possible, and reducing the likelihood of breaking down. There is one more reason that... Read More

As the current situation of the passenger vehicle market stands, the future seems to be electric. At the recent North Carolina International Auto Expo in Raleigh, quite a few visitors showed strong interest in electric cars, particularly of the plug-in kind. Sales of hybrids and... Read More

While drivers in the Greater Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area were enjoying relatively mild temperatures during January, their engines were operating at very high temperatures in the range of 195 to 220 degrees Fahrenheit. In the case of plug-in electric cars such as the Tesla,... Read More

After the holiday season, people around the world start thinking about their New Year’s resolutions and how they plan to keep them. The most popular resolutions involve losing weight, leaving tobacco products behind, saving money, and becoming more diligent about physical... Read More

Most passenger vehicles currently transiting the roads of North Carolina run on seven essential fluids: fuel, oil, coolant, power steering fluid, crankcase or transmission fluid, brake fluid, and windshield washer. The exception to this norm would be plug-in electric cars such as... Read More