Cleaning any vehicle regularly is important, but it’s the same level as brushing your teeth or washing your hair for an off-roading vehicle. Your 4×4 accumulates a lot of grime and debris on the trails, especially if your idea of getting away is churning through mud bogs, storming ocean beaches, or weekend-long overlanding journeys. This […]
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Tell Freeloaders to Bug Off With These Pest-Proofing Tips
Drivers investing in a 25-year-old conversion van don’t typically expect stellar gas mileage, but I still found myself mystified about the lackluster efficiency of my used 1999 GMC Savana 1500. While posting 10 or 11 MPG is a small price to pay for a vacation home on four wheels, the internet insisted that I should […]
Keep Your Vehicle Looking Its Best: Stain Fighting 101
From precariously piled ice cream cones and tubes of bright red lipstick to nail polish, crumbs, sticky soda, and more, your vehicle’s upholstery is under constant assault from a variety of unsightly antagonists that are all conspiring to leave their mark. There are some ways to reduce the likelihood of a potential spill, but aside […]
Headlight Maintenance: How to Care for Your Car’s Lights
A good set of headlights is one of the most important safety features of a vehicle. According to a 2022 study in the Journal of Safety Research, vehicles with headlights that received a “Good” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) were in 19% fewer single-car crashes and 23% fewer pedestrian crashes at […]