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The automatic headlight indicator in the 2017 Range Rover Evoque convertible informs drivers of the headlight setting.

Who thought it was a good idea to illuminate the dash without having the headlights on?

June 1, 2019 at 2:12 a.m.

Q: Hoping you can give me the logic behind lighted dash displays when headlights are off. When I learned to drive, I was taught to glance at the dash (looking...

On June 13, 2017, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that the 2018 Volvo XC60 was one of two midsize SUVs of 37 tested that had headlights receiving a "good" rating. Some new headlights are considered too bright by some drivers.

Bright lights in new cars bother older, younger drivers

June 1, 2019 at 2:12 a.m.

Q: I do not know if it’s only me because I am an old man, but I notice more and more newer cars and SUVs have very bright headlights that...

Winter tires and tire inflation might not be so straightforward

June 1, 2019 at 2:12 a.m.

Q: I have a dedicated set of winter tires and rims that I use from November through April, then switch back to the set that came with my car. A...

Gas mileage and how often you have to fill up at the pump varies based on octane, geography and other factors. It is unlikely that a gas station would pump less fuel than shown on the reading.

Can gas pumps be rigged to dispense less fuel than is shown?

June 1, 2019 at 2:12 a.m.

Q: I buy my gas at a Giant food store because I receive gas discount points. I suspect that Giant’s gas pumps dispense less gas than is shown on the...

Smacking the engine won’t fix that noise. For long, anyway

June 1, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

Q: I have what you might call a classic vintage car, a 1988 Lincoln Town Car. When I was returning from the store about a month ago, I heard a...

Jordan Weagley shovels snow surrounding his car in the 2600 block of North Fransisco Avenue following several inches of overnight snowfall in Chicago on Feb. 11, 2018.

How to get your car unstuck from snow

June 1, 2019 at 1:48 a.m.

You know the sound as soon as you hear it — that whirring, whining sound of tires spinning in snow. How do you get your car unstuck? First, stop spinning...

Car heater on the fritz? Could be thermostat

June 1, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

Q: My 2011 Kia Sportage is trying to freeze me to death. When I first start out on a chilly day, the heater blows warm air as soon as the...

Spark knock in a Chevy Colorado midsize pickup, such as the 2017 model shown, could be coming from carbon buildup.

If high octane gas doesn’t fix spark knock, what will?

August 18, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Q: I have a 2015 Chevy Colorado 3.6-liter V-6 with 45,000 miles that is serviced regularly and uses strictly Top Tier regular gas. When accelerating through second and third gears...

Among the trends that are making do-it-yourselfers a rarer breed: Oil change intervals are growing longer, and transmission fluids are expected to last the life of the car.

Motormouth weighs in on ‘lamebrain questions’ and monthly car maintenance

June 1, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

Q: I am amazed at some of the lamebrain questions you get, and then you proceed to answer them. That says nothing about you but the ignorant state of the...

Charlie Sisk washes cars in July at Pleasantview Fire Station in La Grange. Readers have plenty of suggestions on how to use household items to remove tree sap from cars.

Motormouth channels Porky Pig to end sap removal debate

August 18, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

A fast easy way to remove sap is Dawn dish soap — original blue. It works really well and won't scratch paint or windows. — D.R., Quakertown, Pa. In today’s...

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