Question:There are several different [Girl Scout] badges (1 for ages 8-11 and 1 for girls 12-18) that deal with car care. I was wondering what resources specifically on your site would be good for those age groups. Thank you Carmela Abraham Answer: We don’t have a lot of “do it yourself” advice on NewCarBuyingGuide.com as most of our readers are ... Read More »

Question: I recently purchased a car and I am happy with the deal I made. But when it came time to sign the papers and finance the vehicle there were many pieces of paper presented to me. One I remember had to do with agreeing to go to arbitration of there were any problems. A month after I bought my ... Read More »

QUESTION: My 8-month old Ford Explorer Sport has a 3-in. thick stack of dealer tickets for supposed related repairs. My car is in the shop again and since the car broke down on the side of the road I called the franchise who has serviced it since I bought it from (2 weeks prior to this was in the dealer’s ... Read More »

QUESTION: I was taught about 10 years ago in diesel mechanic school that if your engine has over 70,000 miles on it and you did not use synthetic oil from the beginning – don’t use it. Is this still true today? I love the fact that synthetic oils are a great starter for cold diesels engines and want to use ... Read More »

QUESTION: I own a 1998 GMC Jimmy and have had constant problems with the wipers stopping or not working at all. After I was almost killed on I75 in a down pour, I began checking and see all of these recalls on the GNC wipers (timing board). The GMC truck dealer told me yes, it is a known problem but ... Read More »

QUESTION: Hello. My 22-year old son died on October 22, and it was his wish for some of his ashes to be scattered from a race car. Since Boris Said was his favorite driver, we are trying to contact him. Could you pass this to someone who could put us in touch with him? ANSWER: We extend to you our ... Read More »

QUESTION: I recently had five (5) new light bulbs installed on my dashboard console. The repair shop told me that it would take two (2) hours to replace [i.e. removing the steering column and replacing each $2 bulb. My bill for the replacement was a whopping $138 plus parts. That was the most expensive bulb replacement that I had ever ... Read More »

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