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Where I am, if you want studded snow tires, you're paying someone to put the studs into your winter tires for you. There's laws in place that dictate to what time of the year they're allowed on the roads (admittedly studs can really do a number on warm ashphalt). Do you prefer studded snow...

O, more times than I care to count, usually for burning through a yellow light with a bus full of bodies... THE POINT OF NO RETURN rule applies where I live. It says that you can run the yellow if you believe it's unsafe to stop your vehicle in time. I've spat that out more than a dozen times...

One of the bigger 'drudges' in the auto industry seems to be a lack of imagination when it comes to paint colors. I'd love to see some bolder hues, like the metallic bronze and bright yellow-greens some of the import manufacturers are using. The darker, more sedate colors have been done to...

Dude, you had to pick the one engine that is as hard to source as a jet-drive is. The Cummins inline-6 diesel is only available in the Dodge trucks. That particular model was once used as part of generating stations in the Canadian north: set the tach and those things will just keep chugging...

So ok, you've found the wheels you want, and they're at a dealership.... it's time to negotiate the price you're going to pay for this vehicle. No matter what the numbers say, you want to include the following on the paperwork, and make sure it's initialed: SUBJECT TO MECHANICAL INSPECTION...

I'm giggling, because my Dad actually warned me about this, wayyyyy back in the 70's.... The neighbours' teen was out with the family wheels, and with friends. Unless I miss my guess, alcohol was part of the evening's fun: Junior was desperately trying to remove frozen barf from the tail-end...

RUN, and FAST. There's a reason that vehicle is being sold, and I guarantee it's not the one the owner gave you. Did you start the vehicle "cold"?

@ Fanbelt: you got it. Dealers have access to a series of books, there's three in the series: Red, Blue, and Black. Each has the value of vehicles : one is market, one is loan-ability, and one is the bottom line. They use these books to assign the value to a trade in, and they work from Black...

This is the sole reason I will NOT buy a new vehicle: I'll buy one that's a year old, or an ex-lease, but not new. Buy that vehicle, and slap plates on it.... as soon as it hits a public street, it loses twenty five percent of it's purchase price. That means your $20,000 car is now worth just...