What really happens when you take your car to the mechanic’s shop? Do mechanics take advantage of the fact that most drivers know nothing about their cars except how to drive them? While most mechanics are honest, the few that aren’t make life hard for many of us. Watch as 20/20’s undercover teams get fitted…
Month: May 2015
Have You Seen This Auto Mechanic Investigation
Are women treated differently than men when purchasing repair services at the mechanic’s shop? Do they end up spending more than men for repairs? A female journalist and her auto mechanic friend go undercover to find out. With hidden cameras and microphones installed, watch as their teams take newly repaired cars to several mechanics in…
How to bleed brakes using the ” One person ” method
Air bubbles in a vehicle’s hydraulic braking system can decrease brake performance and even result in the brakes failing entirely. Although this problem is easily fixed by removing the air bubbles, the repair process is historically considered a two-person job. In the YouTube video “How to Bleed Brakes Using the ‘One Person’ Method,” the Back…
How to do repair auto body rust with bondo
The YouTube video “How to Do Repair Auto Body Rust With Bondo” is a fantastic step-by-step auto body repair guide that is perfect for both amateur and more advanced do-it-yourself mechanics. Whether you have a small rust spot on a vehicle or several larger ones, this easy-to-follow guide offers everything you need to know about…
Good Video on Brake Pad Maintenance
For anyone interested in changing your own brake pads, this video is incredibly helpful. The camera angles are nice and up close. You can see exactly what you need to do. The host speaks clearly and has a natural way of explaining the process. Many people are afraid to do their own car repairs, but…
Hidden camera investigation into car dealer’s offer
Many times, a dealership will include a lifetime oil changes as a way to encourage people to buy from them. However, when a local car dealership moved a mile down the road, it decided to stop honoring several of their customer’s lifetime oil change service agreements. When these consumers tried to get the dealership to…
Great Tips to Save Time and Money Before Going to a Mechanic
Newer cars are mechanically more sound than they used to be but sometimes it’s hard to know how to diagnose things yourself since there are so many new types of parts. This video shows some simple steps to take that could save a bunch of time and money by not having to take your vehicle…
Jerry Seinfeld’s BreakDown
Celebrity Cars Blog makes certain that car enthusiasts are always kept up-to-date with recent news about their favorite cars and celebrity drivers. This month, Celebrity Cars Blog re-posted a photo that comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld posted on Instagram this past weekend of his Porsche 365 on the back of a tow truck that included…
Here’s Why You Want To Drive A Super Beetle
As far as most people are concerned, a Beetle isn’t on most people’s “must-drive” list. However, after reading Brendan McAleer’s “Five Reasons to Drive a ‘Super’ Beetle,” that opinion is likely to change. As the article’s title suggests, McAleer lays out five straightforward and convincing reasons to find a way to get behind the wheel…
NASA’s EM Drive Works In Space
George Dvorsky does a great job of breaking down the recent results concerning testing of an electromagnetic drive in a hard vacuum in this io9 article. The testing was originally conducted outside of a hard vacuum before this recent test. Dvorsky successfully outlines the challenges that scientists now face in trying to understand a drive…