News, reviews and articles about cars and car accessories.
NEWS – I love my 2013 Mini Cooper S, but the brand definitely describes everything about it. It’s small. I love that about it except for one thing. The cup holders are way too small! If I buy a large drink from a fast food place, they almost never fit in the holders. I don’t …
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REVIEW: With literally every kind of cell phone holder out there, I have been struggling to find one that fits my needs. For me, the vent clips don’t work and I don’t like it attached to my windshield or dashboard. So how does the Cell Phone Seat fair up? What is it The Cell Phone …
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REVIEW – I have desired a wireless car charger like this ever since my son showed me his over a year ago. When the ACEFAST Qi Charger review offer came along, I no longer had a reason to procrastinate picking one out. What is it? The ACEFAST 15W Qi Fast Charging Car Charger is a …
REVIEW – Our phones are indispensable when driving, often providing directions, music, audiobooks and more. But, did you know that at least 24 states here in the US ban the use of a hand-held cell phone while driving? That doesn’t mean you can’t use your phone for directions, but it does mean that you need …
REVIEW – Vroooom! Sputter sputter! Tick tick tick! Clunk! For those of us that what to know the reasons our cars whir and tink along, and are even more curious what to do when our beloved 4-wheel conveyances STOP making the sounds, the Launch 129i OBD2 Automotive Scan Tool comes to the rescue! What is …
REVIEW – One of the best things about newer cars is how quick and easy it is to pair your phone with your car audio. But what about vehicles that were made before Bluetooth was a thing? DESFLOW has you covered with their Bluetooth FM Transmitter Adapter. What is it? The DESFLOW Bluetooth FM Transmitter …
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REVIEW – About 20 years ago, I had one of those older lead-acid jump start battery packs. It was very heavy, but it saved the day more than once. It even had an air compressor on board! Newer jump start battery packs are much smaller with lithium batteries. Today I get to try one with …
REVIEW – The FineVU GX30 dashcam puts all its features in a package that fits neatly behind the rearview mirror, plus just a smidgen of widget in the back window. Thankfully, no cars were damaged during the evaluation of this dashcam, but if it happened, I could have shown you the pictures! What is it …
REVIEW -Back in September of last year I had a car back into the front of my car as we were waiting in line to leave a parking lot. I am guessing the car pulled too far forward, panicked, and threw their car in reverse without doing a thorough check behind them. It seemed to …
REVIEW – Spring is here and allergy season has begun! This time, I’ve got a new weapon in my aresenal: A portable , USB powered air purifier from Scosche called the FrescheAir that fits into a cup holder. What is it? The Scosche FrescheAir is a compact air purifier with a 3 stage HEPA filter …
Scosche FrescheAir portable HEPA air purifier review – Clean air for your car Read More
ARTICLE – For years I had this idea to decorate my garage with all the tail lights of all the cars I’ve owned. Not the originals, of course, but junkyard specials, eBay finds, etc. I finally had some free time over the holidays so I finally assembled my collection and wired it up for some …
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NEWS – I’ve been hauling bikes and snowboards on my cars for decades and during that time there’s been numerous advances that have made things easier; I have stories for another time. Yakima has been my go to brand for a lot of reasons and so I always keep an eye on what they’re cooking …
Yakima’s new EXO System is like a bunk bed for your trailer hitch Read More
NEWS – You’ve seen sensors that plug into the OBD2 socket under your car’s dash that tell you information about your vehicle’s diagnostic codes right? If you’ve wanted one of these sensors in the past but didn’t want to spend the money to buy one, today is your very lucky day because you can score …
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REVIEW – For some time now, I have thought about adding a dash cam to my car. Fortunately, I only had one incident where I could have used the recorded footage from a dash cam. While stopped at a red light, a car in the right lane next to me decided to jump in front …
NEWS – To borrow a line from a great tv show, “Winter is coming,” and with it plenty of snow and ice. The Scrape-A-Round windshield ice scraper is a different way to remove ice, frost, and snow from your windshield. The cone-shaped design of the Scrape-a-Round conforms to the curvature of a window and allows …
Remove snow, frost, and ice from your windshield with this cool cone-shaped tool Read More