These Are 2025's Most Reliable Car Brands
Best Car Organizers: Everything In Its Place
Hey, you. Yeah, you with the landfill masquerading as a car. It’s time to clean it up and get organized. Having a spot in which to store all the detritus of daily life is important. It’s even more important to keep it in reach of the ankle biters unless you really like stopping every five minutes to find the juice boxes. Heck, even those of us who travel solo can use a bit of help keeping things in the car at bay.
Best Torque Wrenches: Crank That
If you’re doing any sort of DIY work that requires the removal and installation of nuts and bolts, a torque wrench is a great tool to have on hand. This is doubly true if you have a propensity for swapping the wheels and tires of your vehicle. Properly torquing those lug nuts is critical to avoid a potentially calamitous situation.
Best Garage Work Lights: Bright Stuff
It’s a safe bet that most DIYers are grateful to the wrenching deities for the democratization of LED illumination – especially when talking about work lights. Your author used to toil under cars and in tight spaces with incandescent work lights that heated themselves to approximately the surface of the sun, as I’m sure you all did as well.
Going Deep With The 2027 Kia Telluride
This week we're talking about the 2027 Kia Telluride -- and we do so with Kia's James Bell.
What Happened To All My Car's Buttons?
Best Bug and Tar Removers: Don't Bug Me
There’s a marked difference between having to wash a car and wanting to wash a car. The former is a chore that is assigned to sullen teens in the wash bays of countless car dealers across the nation. The latter is a task enjoyed by gearheads on a Sunday afternoon.
Is The Small Car Dead?
Hey hey, it's the weekend. Well, almost. But it is time for the TTAC podcast.
Best Windshield Wipers: Clearly a Good Idea
Wiper blades are the Rodney Dangerfield of automotive parts. Generally ignored and routinely forgotten, they’re a rarely thought of component … until they wear out or fall apart. Then they’re the subject of foul language and rude epithets as they give up the ghost, reduced to tattered strips of rubber serving only to smear bugs across the windshield.
Best Steam Cleaners for Car Detailing: Full Steam Ahead
Every single gearhead reading this enjoys a clean car. Whether we take the time to actually remove life’s various and sundry detritus, well, that’s a different story. We all know people whose engine compartments are tidier than their passenger compartments.
Best Car Polishes: Shine Factory
Yes, yes – we’ve talked about this subject and the related topic of ceramic coatings in the past. We promise we’re not repeating ourselves, at least not until we’re safely ensconced in the Old Age Home for Recovering Gearheads. We’ll be in the wing where they keep folks who had an odd affinity for terrible ’90s GM cars, like the Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo.
Best 2025 Amazon Prime Day Deals for TTAC Readers
Amazon’s highly-anticipated annual shopping event, Amazon Prime Day, is back this fall. Amazon Prime Day starts today, October 8th, and runs through tomorrow, October 8th. It's sales time -- in the fall.
As always, this year's Amazon Prime Day marks a chance to get amazing, killer deals on the things you need without leaving the comfort of your couch (or your desk). Deal with the changing leaves and falling temps by doing some shopping. Get out to your garage and get that old classic (or beater) running.
With more and more people now subscribing to Amazon Prime, you’ll want to be ready for Amazon Prime Day 2025 if you want to take advantage of some deals before they sell out. Here’s our guide to everything you need to know about this year’s Amazon Prime Day, including some of the best deals for car owners and/or enthusiasts. Check back often as we’ll be updating this page throughout Prime Day 2025 with more deals as they go live.
Sea-Doo GTX 170 Review -- Novice-Friendly Personal Watercraft
Your humble author's experience with helming water-based vehicles has been, heretofore, limited.
I've piloted a few boats on open water. I've kayaked shallow water in the Caribbean. Done some white-water rafting in the Pacific Northwest as part of a group. And that's about it.
Most of my boating experience has been as a passenger, it seems.
So when I was told I'd be piloting a Sea-Doo GTX personal watercraft as part of my trip to Utah to drive some Can-Am side-by-sides, I had questions.
For example, should I be ready to do some swimming?
Why Leno's Law Failed
Today's TTAC podcast goes deep on what Leno's Law is, and why it's failed, at least to this point.
The 5 Best Mechanic's Gloves: Fits Like A …
Quick – what’s the first thing you reach for when starting any DIY project? No, it isn’t the perpetually absent 10mm socket, nor is it a quarter for the swear jar. It is, most likely a good pair of gloves.
PRODRONE PD-ANY: Turn Anything Into a Drone
The PRODRONE PD-ANY is a groundbreaking concept that transforms virtually any object into a functional drone.
Stuff We Use: Winter Weather Washing
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we use and may have purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
As gearheads, we know – just know – that a clean car runs better. Don’t bore us with any of that logic stuff; a muscle car with shiny paint runs the quarter way quicker than one that’s dustier than an Arizona sidewalk. Right? Right?
Stuff We Use: Locking Pliers
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a unique tack with product posts, choosing to focus on items we have actually used or purchased with our own income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
While our Stuff We Use series of posts generally talks about gear for DIYers, this one is going the extra mile to add a lesson in word origins on top of some tool recommendations for your garage.
Kumho Ecsta Tire Review
Kumho updated three of four versions of its Ecsta Sport Line tire, the Sport All-Season, the Sport, and the Sport S. The update included changes to the compound, of course, but also a several interesting adjustments to the construction. And to test it all out, Kumho rented Atlanta Motorsports Park and set up an autocross, a wet skidpad, and opened up the racetrack itself.
What Happens to EVs Without A Tax Credit?
Welcome to this week’s TTAC podcast! This week we’re discussing how the loss of the EV tax credit will affect the market.
Are Car Dealerships Doomed?
It's podcast time again! A day early, because of the holiday. This week we discuss glass cleaner, NASCAR at Atlanta, and whether car dealerships are doomed.
Can Stellantis Be Fixed?
It's podcast time again! This week on the TTAC podcast we talk about exhaust welds, NASCAR fuel strategy, and how to fix Stellantis.
Stuff We Use: JB Weld Exhaust Wrap
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we use and have purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
This time around, we’re quite literally wrapping up a repair on an older vehicle whose exhaust system seemed just fine until it wasn’t.
THINKWARE ARC Dash Cam Review
I've had a THINKWARE ARC dash cam in my possession for months now, testing it on and off via a procession of press cars.
It's an interesting little unit.
Stuff We Use: Brake Pads
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we use and have purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
Car accessories or, in this case, car parts. We recently had a good experience installing a set of brake pads on an older Hyundai Elantra using the Guaranteed Fit program at eBay Motors.
Stuff We Use: Bug Remover
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we use and have purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
You know the drill. After driving several hours for hundreds of miles, the front of yer car resembles a bug graveyard. And a messy one at that. Compounding the problem, there’s a solid chance that, given the right weather conditions, most of the mess will be baked on and very difficult to remove. What to do?
Stuff We Use: Bluetooth Speakers
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we use and have deployed in our travels. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
When we first covered this topic a couple of years ago, we argued that external Bluetooth speakers are arguably more car adjacent than some of the other products featured in this series. We stand by that assessment this time around – and also stand by the assertion that gearheads generally enjoy having some tunes on the go.
Road Trips Are Going Electric
It appears that more EV owners are willing to take them on longer road trips, thanks to increasing range and improving charging infrastructure.
Stuff We Use: Roof Racks
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we use and have purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
Heading to the water with a canoe or dragging home improvement supplies for an ill-considered home reno can be a pain in the neck – especially if a sedan is the type of car which sits in yer driveway. Heck, even crossovers can pose a problem for these tasks. That’s when a roof rack can come in handy.
Here's Why Consumers Like Dealership Service
It's considered common knowledge that consumers would rather take their cars to an independent shop for repairs than the more-expensive dealership. But is it true?
Stuff We Use: Creepers and Seats
On our never-ending quest to improve this place, we are choosing to take a new tack with these product posts, focusing on items we have used or purchased with our own cash. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
Most of our readers spend untold hours fixing terribly wonderful cars, helping a buddy with basic car care, or just generally maintaining their ride. Here’s our take on a tool we find to be of particular use, especially as the bones and joints of most TTAC staff begin to creak and snap with age. We covered this about a year ago and it is time for a reprise.
Talking Tariffs and More at the 2025 New York Auto Show
I am back in Chicago after a productive whirlwind of two-ish days in Manhattan. The podcast went on the road to the 2025 New York Auto Show!
These Are the 2025 Best Cars for Families
For this week's podcast, we're talking about family cars. Maybe you've even shopped for one of these.
Stuff We Use: OBD2 Code Readers
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a new tack with these product posts, choosing instead to focus on items we have actually used or purchased with our own meagre income. After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.
Nearly all TTAC readers and writers have wrenched on a vehicle equipped with the OBD-II diagnostic system. Having a handheld code reader in yer box of tools can help douse that infernal check engine light – or, as we’ve found in today's revisitation of this topic, accurately diagnose which wheel speed sensor is wonky on a 12-year-old Lincoln.
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