5 Tips to Picking the Best Radar Detector

Do you remember the last speeding ticket that you received? Do you remember thinking that you should have had a radar detector? Do you remember thinking that you didn’t even know how to start looking or what to look for when getting one? Well, life just got a little easier; follow these tips when you decide you don’t want another speeding ticket to remember.

The internet is the best source of information for most people. There are a number of sites that offer expert testimony regarding the options and models that will best suit your specific needs and budget.

An interesting fact to keep in mind when deciding whether to purchase a radar detector, there are over 100,000 radar detectors in use by law enforcement everyday in this country. That number is steadily climbing by approximately 20,000 more every year. Are these odds that you want to be up against the next time you are speeding?

Price is also a consideration for most people. However, the old adage, you get what you pay for, is incredibly true in the case of radar detectors. When you think about the money that is spent when you get a speeding ticket (the cost of the ticket, time away from work to pay for it, increased insurance costs, etc), it is worth it for most people to spend the extra money to buy a high quality radar detector. That being said, most detectors can be found starting at around $90.00.

Do you remember the last speeding ticket that you received? Do you remember thinking that you should have had a radar detector? Do you remember thinking that you didn’t even know how to start looking or what to look for when getting one? Well, life just got a little easier; follow these tips when you decide you don’t want another speeding ticket to remember.

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Want Your Body Repair to be Green?

It’s amazing to me how many Americans are embracing the concept of Green living. We’re not only recycling, but it seems more and more people are starting to make regular decisions based on their impact on the environment. I think it’s great! Well, unless it means I can’t drive my vintage cars anymore, I’ll jump teams for that. But in the spirit of a more Green lifestyle, I think it’s always a good idea to consider Mother Earth when we have the chance. Repairing your car after it suffers body or paint damage is a good opportunity to make a Green decision. Auto painting is traditionally an environmentally unfriendly process. Chemicals in the paint are very hard on the atmosphere. With no alternative, body shops are forced to make the sacrifice and minimize the harm done by incorporating expensive filtration systems and efficient use of materials. Even then auto painting is an environmental disaster. Thankfully, we now have a Green alternative for painting your car. Newly adopted water-based paints are making a huge difference in the environmental impact of auto painting. Brands like PPG’s Envirobase auto paint provide the same paint quality your car came with without the headache. If you’re having body work or paint repair done on your car, make it a Green repair and find a shop who uses a water-based paint exclusively.

Want Your Body Repair to be Green? originally appeared on About.com Auto Repair on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 22:18:58.

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Is some maintenance unnecessary?
We all know how important it is to keep up with our car or truck’s regular maintenance. Without the attention it needs, your vehicle will surely fail you sooner than it should. Oil changes are a given maintenance procedure, but what about some of the less common jobs? Are they necessary or just a way for repair shops and auto parts stores to get a few more dollars out of your pocket? The debates over necessary or unnecessary maintenance procedures have been raging for as long as cars have been on the road. Every mechanic and do-it-yourself car owner has an opinion about what cars need and how often they need it. So what maintenance fits into the don’t-need-it category? I’ll throw the first one out there — the chassis lube. Most cars made in the past few decades have almost nothing to lubricate chassis-wise. The cars’ aren’t even built the way they were back in the chassis lube days!

What maintenance do you see as unnecessary? Engine flushes? 3000-mile oil changes? Let me know!

Is some maintenance unnecessary? originally appeared on About.com Auto Repair on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 21:03:43.

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Fun With Car Myths
One of my fellow About.com Guides, Cars Guide Aaron Gold, has a funny blog entry going on common car myths. It’s worth checking out, and adding to if you have any of your own. You can see it here.

Fun With Car Myths originally appeared on About.com Auto Repair on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 at 22:16:22.

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