How to drive in the snow
What's the best way to drive on snow? What do you do if the vehicle in front loses control? Learn how to drive in winter with these driving tips for icy roads. ...
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Is it Safe to Drive Through Floodwater?
What's the best way to get through floodwater and make it to the other side? Haynes’ Martynn Randall shares his stories and has some tips to help you get home with dry feet...
Pros and Cons of Xenon HID vs. Halogen Headlights
What's the difference between the traditional halogen headlight bulb and the newer xenon HID unit? Here, we explain the differences, and the pros and cons for both...
Dashboard Warning Lights You Can't Ignore
Dashboard warning lights are a vital source of important information about the health of your vehicle, so it pays to know what they are and what they're telling you. We explain what's what.
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Car shop vs DIY: how much can Haynes save you?
You can save more than a thousand bucks by fixing some car parts yourself and avoiding paying a shop to do the job. Here's our top 10 parts list and the potential savings...
Know Your Car's Warning Lights
Every time you start your car, all those lights on the dash come on and then, after a few seconds, they all go off again… except that sometimes they don’t.
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10 New Year's Resolutions for Drivers and Their Cars
There's a whole new year stretching out in front of us and we want to help you make it a great one. Many people make ambitious resolutions at the start of the year, like losing weight, eating better, hitting the gym, or spending more time with the family. Statistics show that most people fail...
10 Recent Automotive Innovations We Are Thankful For
There is no doubt about the fact that we are now living in the future. Yes, there are still no jetpacks or flying cars, but it is looking like we are just a few short years from the cars that drive themselves. Things have changed so quickly in these first 17 years of the 21st century, it is easy to...
How to Jack Up a Car and Change a Flat Tire
What is the best way to jack up your car to change a tire? The jack supplied with your vehicle is designed by the manufacturer only for raising the vehicle to change a tire in an emergency. Don’t even think about using it for anything else! No matter what jack you are using, you should never rely...
The High Cost of Free Repair Advice
We often get comments on our YouTube channel, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook posts asking why anyone would spend $20 or more for our products when free how-to videos are all over the internet. Besides those, commenters in enthusiast forums are consistently willing to tell you the right and wrong...