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Good to Know: How to Stop a Car with an Automatic Transmission When the Brakes Fail

Good to Know: How to Stop a Car with an Automatic Transmission When the Brakes Fail

Essential tips on what to do if your brakes give out while driving an automatic.

What to Do When the Check Engine Light Comes On: Stay Calm, Here’s What It Means

What to Do When the Check Engine Light Comes On: Stay Calm, Here’s What It Means

What the Check Engine light on your dashboard could be warning you about.

Run & Drive: Mitsubishi Models to Avoid on the Used Car Market

Run & Drive: Mitsubishi Models to Avoid on the Used Car Market

Five Mitsubishi models that could drain your wallet after purchase.

5 Ways to Reduce Car Maintenance Costs

5 Ways to Reduce Car Maintenance Costs

Five strategies from personal experience that will help significantly reduce car maintenance costs. These tips will save your budget.

Almost Under a Cap: How to Reliably Protect a Car from Scratches and Chips

Almost Under a Cap: How to Reliably Protect a Car from Scratches and Chips

Every car, even with the most thorough care and maintenance, is not insured against paint damage.

Refusal to warm-up and excessive kick-down: 9 driver mistakes that destroy the automatic gearbox

Refusal to warm-up and excessive kick-down: 9 driver mistakes that destroy the automatic gearbox

An automatic transmission can last a long time, but 9 driver mistakes kill it prematurely. Here's what to avoid.

Key Signs of a Rolled-Back Car Mileage: 5 Non-Obvious Details That Reveal Deception

Key Signs of a Rolled-Back Car Mileage: 5 Non-Obvious Details That Reveal Deception

Buying a used car? Check these details — they don’t lie, even if the odometer shows a ‘fresh’ mileage.

How to Remove Smell and Stain in a Car When Your Pet Fails to Contain Itself

How to Remove Smell and Stain in a Car When Your Pet Fails to Contain Itself

How to remove the smell of pet urine from a car interior. The main thing is not to panic and to act quickly.

Why a Car Might Smell Like Burnt: 5 Possible Reasons

Why a Car Might Smell Like Burnt: 5 Possible Reasons

In confined spaces, this smell is stronger than outside and may indicate car problems.

What Happens if You Pour Oil Into an Engine Without Manufacturer's Approval: Examining the Dangers of Counterfeits

What Happens if You Pour Oil Into an Engine Without Manufacturer's Approval: Examining the Dangers of Counterfeits

Oil without approval—cheap and available. But what lies behind the attractive price? And is it worth risking your engine for a few saved coins?

The light with a key on the dashboard is on: can you drive the car

The light with a key on the dashboard is on: can you drive the car

What the 'Service' message on a car's dashboard means.

Signs of Body Repair: How to Detect and Avoid Buying a Damaged Car

Signs of Body Repair: How to Detect and Avoid Buying a Damaged Car

How to determine if a car has been in an accident? Signs of body repair will help identify hidden damage and avoid buying a car with a problematic past.

This is a mistake many drivers make: which sunglasses are not suitable for driving

This is a mistake many drivers make: which sunglasses are not suitable for driving

Many drivers mistakenly believe that any sunglasses are suitable for driving trips, but is this really the case? Auto30 editorial team investigated.

How to Pump a Car Tire Without a Pump: Is It Possible Using Handy Tools

How to Pump a Car Tire Without a Pump: Is It Possible Using Handy Tools

Every single folk method of inflating a tire without a pump is inferior to a regular automotive compressor, even the lowest-performing one.

Sun and Foam — The Worst Combination for the Car Body: Why Washing Your Car in the Heat is Dangerous

Sun and Foam — The Worst Combination for the Car Body: Why Washing Your Car in the Heat is Dangerous

Summer car washing requires care and patience to avoid damaging the paintwork under the scorching sun.