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We did this last year, and now we're doing it again. We're chatting with the folks from U.S. News & World Report about the best cars, trucks, and SUVs for families.

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Scattered amongst all the commerce posts you’ve read on this and other sites about ZOMG PRIME DAY DEALS featuring a wide array of products are lists like this one, focused on a single type of car part that you’re not likely to think about until its actually needed.

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It’s not your driving habits or parking skills that are in question here — it’s the other guy’s capabilities (or lack thereof) from which we need to guard ourselves. The cynical amongst us will say these types of bumper guards also fortify your own bumper to inflict maximum damage on others. Verticalscope’s bedwetting lawyers are reminding me not endorse that activity.

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If you followed our advice about socket sets and garage door openers, you’re well on your way to dabbling in a bit of automotive DIY. A good place to start? The simple oil change. Since oil is the lifeblood of your car, it’s an excellent idea to understand why it’s important to change it regularly.

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The 2026 Detroit Auto Show, formerly known as the North American International Auto Show, was light on vehicle debuts this week -- but there was still plenty to talk about.

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This week we're talking more about the future of mobile service with Curbee CEO Amit Chandarana.

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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.

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.

Today's TTAC podcast will speak to the car enthusiast's heart.

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.

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This week we're talking about the 2027 Kia Telluride -- and we do so with Kia's James Bell.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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?

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Today's TTAC podcast goes deep on what Leno's Law is, and why it's failed, at least to this point.

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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.

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The PRODRONE PD-ANY is a groundbreaking concept that transforms virtually any object into a functional drone.

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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?

This week on the TTAC podcast, the talk is all about modifying your own car.

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.

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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.

Welcome to this week’s TTAC podcast! This week we’re discussing how the loss of the EV tax credit will affect the market.

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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.

It's podcast time again! This week on the TTAC podcast we talk about exhaust welds, NASCAR fuel strategy, and how to fix Stellantis.

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.

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.

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.