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More kids need to hear that advice from their dads. Here in NM, we have long dry spells, and lots of vehicles that leak oil (we're a poor state). It can get pretty exciting when it does rain.

Back in 1980, I took a vehicle to 3 different alignment shops. They all quoted about the same price but listed different problems. I took it apart myself and fixed the problem with a $12 part.

The point of the ATV rack, instead of the standard rack, is that it is narrower and sits higher, so it doesn't drag. I've used a standard rack to carry my minibike, and it can drag. We don't get a lot of rain here in the southwest, but anything I put on the back is in a waterproof (and mostly...

That wet clay is a mess to drive in. The course was nice, because it didn't have any deep ditches on either side, or deep ruts. What kills the fun in mud is when you high center in the ruts or slide into the ditch. Many years ago, when I was learning to drive in mud, I was in deep ruts and an...

My problem is that regular gas here in Albuquerque is 86 octane. Next grade up at Costco is 91. I watched a video that said you could get away with lower octane if you drive easy or aren't towing. You can get away with lower octane at altitude, but turbos are different. I once drove an old...

I had a '71 Audi that had a rubber button and a check valve. You could get as much washer fluid on the window as you wanted before turning on the wiper. Thinag have digressed since then. This is the first vehicle I've had since that didn't scratch first and wash later.

35 years ago, I stripped a wheel lock that some kid at Discount Tire had tightened with an impact wrench. I took it back to Discount, and they hammered an impact deep socket onto it and removed it with the impact wrench. Took less than a minute.

Until I got turbo's, I used synthetic oil and changed my oil once a year whether it needed it or not. My boss used to run 25,000 miles before changing oil. No problems. I'm not convinced that with modern oils it is necessary to change the oil often. I've read that turbos run dirty, so I'm...

I have a 2007 6.0 L diesel Superduty. They had problems with casting sand from the block clogging the oil cooler and the solution from Bulletproof Diesel (an aftermarket specialist for diesels) was to put a bypass filter in the cooling system. It wasn't hard to do, and I haven't had any...

I flipped my 225 spare and found a suitable bolt to hold it down. I cut up a foam gym floor tile to fit into the spare, and there's room for a complete socket set, and a few other things. All the foam is out of mine, and I store a shortened Hi-Lift jack, Lift-Mate, jumper cables, axe, tow...

If you go to Moab, and you fish, spend a night at Warner lake. The campground is up in the aspens, and very nice. The fishing is some of the best I've ever experienced. Deer walk by in the campground just a few yards away. The Off-Rodeo was also a blast.

You can keep the panel on the dash, and run the wires through the firewall.

You can put a 10 watt solar panel on a battery without a charge controller. I have a 20 watt on my Superduty with a charge controller (it has 2 batteries). It plugs into the cigarette lighter, which is always connected on my old truck, but probably isn't on the Sport. You might need to run it...

I believe the KO2's are a light truck tire (LT). Passenger car tires are generally more flexible and quieter. I had KO2's on my Jeep Liberty and they were great. Driving fast on gravel roads was giving me lots of flat tires with the passenger car tires it came with. Only flat I ever had...

I don't know how they fixed it, but it hasn't come loose since. Maybe they forgot the glue at the factory. After reading about the RDU problems, I had the fluid changed in mine and got an extended warranty.

I've got a roof box, but it reduces my gas mileage by about 5 mpg. The cargo rack in the back doesn't.

If it doesn't work often, it is a sign that your battery isn't sufficiently charged. There was a recall on the 21-24 Sports, so we got a new AGM battery for free. If you look in the owner''s manual, it will explain the normal reasons the Auto/Stop/Start won't work.

I picked up a Vega for $100 and put in a rebuilt engine with steel cylinders. With rack and pinion steering and a 4 speed manual transmission, it was a blast to drive. I liked it enough to drive it for a couple of years even though I moved down to Tucson, and it did not have AC.

If you're going off-road, that weight limit should be cut in half. That said, I've never come close to 150 lbs. of gear on the rack. Save it for the lighter, bulky things. Hint: don't put a yeti cooler on the rack. It isn't clear that we have a police presence here in NM, and it isn't...

Changing the battery on my '22 was easy. I just took it to the dealer and got my free upgraded replacement. Easy Peasy.