Did you know that leaving your car running on idle for long periods of time eats up gasoline? The Car Care Council says you'll use less gasoline restarting your vehicle than letting it idle.
If you notice a foul odor coming from your car's air conditioning vent, it is most likely a sign that mold, mildew, and bacteria have grown on the face of the AC evaporator. Air conditioning evaporator treatments are available to eliminate the contaminants and the bad smell.
Modern car design is such that your car should go into the proper gear every time, smoothly, without hesitation. When it does not, regardless of whether you have an automatic, a manual, or a hybrid of the two, it means there is a problem.
Having your car's air conditioning system flushed is recommended to extend the life of the system and prevent an expensive failure. It takes only a minuscule amount of debris in the system to cause the compressor to seize. Flushing will remove harmful contaminants.
The first windshield wiper was patented in 1903, and operated by a lever from inside the vehicle. Windshield wipers weren't automated until around 1920. For those 20 years, if you wanted to clean your windshield, you had to move the wiper yourself.
Cars with electronic fuel injection have electric fuel pumps that maintain correct fuel system pressure while delivering gas to the engine. When the pump fails, your vehicle will no longer run, and the pump must be replaced.