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What Is My Car Worth?
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The question you ask when selling your car is, 'How much is it worth?' Well this question is actually incomplete. You have to add three parts and you get three different answers.
How much is it worth when I sell it to a:
Dealer
Private individual
Dealer as a trade-in
You can answer these 3 questions by going to online valuation web sites such as: Kelly .....
Author: Graeme Sprigge
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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Protect Your Car From Road Salt
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Every winter drivers should take active steps to protect their car from road salt.
Road salt is necessary for safe transportation when snow and ice accumulate on roads and highways and cause dangerous driving conditions.
Salt was first used in the 1930's in snow and ice control to make roads safe and passable by creating a lower freezing temperature of the water. It is .....
Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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What to Remember When Purchasing Your Car
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Buying a new car is the second most expensive thing most consumers buy. Next to houses of course. That is why it is important to know all the tips on making car buying easy and less stressful. Think about the car model and features you will want. Also think about how much you are willing to spend and STICK TO IT. Car salesmen are almost always paid on commission which means all .....
Author: Andrew D'luko
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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Checking Fluids
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Keeping your vehicle in tip-top shape requires constant monitoring of vital fluids. Read you owners manual and look for a diagram of the engine. Most times there will be a diagram showing where to check all the major fluids. This should be your starting point. If your manual is lost in the glove box or you never had one, then ask your mechanic or a friend who knows cars to show .....
Author: Kevin Schappell
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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Auto Tools For The DIY'er
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If you are a car owner who occasionally works on his or her own car, please don't go out and spend thousands of dollars on high priced tools. Professional mechanics make a living with their tools and need the best. If you are doing minor repairs on your own vehicles a lower cost tool set will do just fine. We have teamed up with AutoBarn.com to bring you the best price on t .....
Author: Kevin Schappell
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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How Your Cars Suspension Works
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"Suspension," when discussing cars, refers to the use of front and rear springs to suspend a vehicle's "sprung" weight. The springs used on today's cars and trucks are constructed in a variety of types, shapes, sizes, rates, and capacities. Types include leaf springs, coil springs, air springs, and torsion bars. These are used in sets of four for each vehicle, or they m .....
Author: Kevin Schappell
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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Your Cars Electrical System
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When the automotive industry was in its infancy, it used electricity only to ignite the fuel inside the engine. By the late 1920's, the electric starter replaced the hand crank, electric headlights made acetylene lamps obsolete and the braying of the electric horn drowned out the squeak of the hand-squeezed air horn. Today, an automobile requires an elaborate electrical sys .....
Author: Kevin Schappell
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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Changing a Tire
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It always happens at the worst times! You need to know how to change a tire even if you have an auto club membership. Depending on where you get a flat, there may not be a phone nearby to call a tow truck. Let's take is step by step and always remember to read your owners manual, there will be detailed instructions relating to your car there. I should mention also a few tip .....
Author: Kevin Schappell
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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Your Fuel System
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The fuel system feed your engine the gasoline/diesel it needs to run. If anyone of the parts in the system break down your engine will not run. Let's look at the major parts of the fuel system,
Fuel tank: Basically a holding tank for your fuel. When you fill up at a gas station the gas travels down the filler tube and into the tank. In the tank there is a sending unit, wh .....
Author: Kevin Schappell
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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Oil / Lubricants
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I receive a lot of questions regarding oil and the least understood part is the number system used to rate oils.
Oil weight, or viscosity, refers to how thick or thin the oil is. The temperature requirements set for oil, by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is 0 degrees F (low) and 210 degrees F (high).
Oils meeting the SAE's low temperature requirements have a .....
Author: Kevin Schappell
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2005
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