The Average Cost of a Car Transmission Replacement

What does the average transmission replacement job cost in the United States? Just asking that question is painful, right?  Two phrases have the ability to strike paralyzing fear in most car-owners, and those are transmission replacement and engine replacement.  Most car-owners figure they can pay for most replacement jobs, or they can do them themselves,…

Learning DIY Car Repair on Engines

To fix or not to fix? That is the question for many DIY car repair wannabees?  Is it nobler to take a chance, do it and risk making a mistake, or caving in and paying a car mechanic to do the work for you at exorbitant prices? An automobile engine is a complicated machine. There…

How to Replace Rear Coil Springs

Are you having a rough ride with that vehicle of yours? The first thing most people think of when the ride gets rough is the shocks need replacing, but quite often it is the rear coil springs and not the shocks. The rear coil springs take some of the wear and tear off of your…

The 2015 BMW X5

There is something to be said for being one of the first to enter a new classification of cars.  The Ford Explorer and its success can be at least partially attributable to the fact that it was basically the first family SUV.  The Beetle was hugely popular as one of the first fun-to-drive hatchbacks.  The…