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Photo Gallery: Tate Automotive in Cross Plains, Tennessee
Our photographer Mike Apice was recently visiting a Dorman facility in Portland, Tennessee, when he stopped in to a small repair shop in nearby Cross Plans. Here’s a look inside.
A sheep at the wheel: what I learned at the Ford ST SUV Experience
My new Explorer ST goes like a scalded dog. Ford’s Performance Driving School taught me how to avoid getting bitten.
13 of the craziest motor sports you can find on YouTube
Let’s watch the most creative and crazy sports involving four (and two) wheels on YouTube.
SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
Ralph Nader inspired a vehicle safety revolution and all he got was a lousy bolt named after him
Door striker bolts became known as Nader pins after “Unsafe at Any Speed” caused a national uproar and led to the first FMVSS rules.
Can ICE vehicles be outlawed?
If gas vehicles are outlawed, will only outlaws have gas-powered vehicles?
You don’t need a moonroof, either.
A hole in your vehicle’s roof, no matter what you call it, is a great way to introduce new problems and complexities to the automobile.
What the first federal right-to-repair law could mean for auto service shops
If passed, the proposed REPAIR Act in U.S. Congress would give vehicle owners and independent repair services full access to vehicle data, parts, and more.
Are daytime running lights really a bad idea?
DRLs can have the strange, unintended effect of hurting visibility overall.
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SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
Car Talk’s Ray Magliozzi calls on lawmakers to pass right to repair law
Co-founder of the famous car show writes Washington Post opinion piece calling for Congress to act.
150 of the truly best songs about cars, trucks and driving
We curated all the best songs about cars and driving, creating the definitive playlist for when you’re working on automobiles or driving in them.
That viral repair shop who paid an employee in pennies? Yep, it’s getting sued.
An auto repair shop in Georgia went viral for paying a former employee in hundreds of oily pennies. Then the Department of Labor stepped in.
The easiest way to remove a cotter pin (VIDEO)
If you’re using needle-nose pliers like I did for years, there’s a better way.
How to fix a Ford cupholder for almost free
The in-dash cup holder on certain late ’90s to early 2000s F-150s, Expeditions and Navigators tends to break, but it’s easy to repair.
VIDEOS
Is it OK to plug a tire? (VIDEO)
Some sources say you should never, ever plug a tire … despite the fact that trained professionals have been doing it for decades. We debate.
The real history behind the fake turboencabulator (VIDEO)
Turning absurdly specific jargon into a joke isn’t a new idea, but that didn’t stop us from turning it into an April Fools’ joke.
Whaddya call two hybrid Toyotas?
Latin is a language, as dead as it can be/It killed the ancient Romans, and now it’s killing me.