The cabin air filter on cars helps with cleaning and filtering the air that comes into the cars cabin via the HVAC system. It can help keep dust, pollen and other odors/allergens out of your car....
For those of us in the northeast looking back on just about 6 months of hard winter weather, the sunshine of Summer is all too welcome. As our cars have finally defrosted it's time for a quick poke and prod around the vehicle for anything that could catch us off guard this summer. These are some...
Purchasing an out-of-state vehicle for us New Yorkers involves a very painful aesthetic modification. The front license plate required here not only involves drilling into the bumper, but it's a bug magnet, slightly increases the aerodynamic drag coefficient, and probably doesn't match the color...
Have you ever pulled up to a valet drive in your Mercedes Benz only to have the engine continue to run? Did you go through the further embarrassment of popping your hood to shut it off and then explain to the porter how to do this? I have. And I won’t do it again. Older Mercedes diesels are known...
Many people seem down on the Nivomat dampener, however when working properly they do an excellent job at keeping everything level on the back of an AWD Volvo. The idea behind the shock is the force of the road pushing back against the shock helps it 'pump up' and reach its specified level. If...
The smell of burning oil and a cloud of blue smoke as you pull away is never pleasant... I had this exact experience with my 1998 V70R shortly after taking delivery of it. I decided to go for a spirited drive one morning, and after about 45 min of driving, I reached my destination, a local...
The newer C-Classes and E-Classes like the Mercedes E350 have really made cabin filter replacement much more of a chore. No longer are the cabin filters located under the hood in a large plastic box like their predecessors. Now you must earn your purified air if you choose to do this job...
Suppose you wanted to cook yourself a burger. It would make sense to go to the grocery store, buy all your ingredients that you need, then bring them home ready to cook and sit down to watch latest F1 race in Montreal. Replacing individual parts can be like putting duct tape on yout car: its...
If you have an older Mercedes station wagon (pre-2004) you have probably dealt with poor ride quality at some point. I like to compare it to driving around a basketball. This is similar to driving a car with cut coil springs or having no give to the suspension. These station wagons are equipped...
Buying a used vehicle always involves a few surprises. Luckily, my recent purchase of a 2004 Volvo C70 didn't involve major ones, and I knew the car wouldn't be perfect. With a bad transmission and cupped (feathered) tires, I knew something was amiss with the steering or suspension, so it was...