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Columns, automotive consumer information and event news, industry business coverage,
as well as auto service reference articles have appeared in the following publications:

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Looking for Automotive Do-It-Yourself &
Car-Care Tips and Enthusiast features?
Swoop through this list of links below for close ups on car care and
insights about automobiles and the "world of wheels"
 

CAR-CARE TIPS

By Steve Ford - The Car Guy®



Stopping Power: Tips On Brakes


Broken or Worn Out?:   Motor Oil Myths


New Cars: Understanding "OBD II" and What it Means to YOU


        Smooth Road Ahead: Tips on Springs and Shocks


        Know Before You Go:  Suggested Pre-Trip Vehicle Checks

       
        Bath Time:  Car Washing Tips


        Showroom Shine:  Preserving Your Car's Paint Finish

Environmentally Correct Cars & The Air You Breathe


Options for a New Century:  Alternative Fuels

Spinning Under Control: Tips for Added Turbo Life

Career Choices: Auto Service Industry - Hobby into Career


Destination Snapshot:  Petersen Automotive Museum

Ahead of the Curve:   30 Suggested Emergency Items for  Your Car

Changes at the Pump:   Understanding Reformulated Gasoline


Air Bags To ABS:  The Quest for the "Safest" Car

Hype or Horsepower?:   Insights Into Multivalve Engines

Tires of Tomorrow - Today:   Advancing Tire Safety
 


 Reading Road Signs: Fluid Leaks and Puddles

'Four'-Wheel, 'Front'-Wheel, 'All' Wheel Drive:   "Huh?"

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Motorist Tips Sample Reminders: CBS News - The Early Show

The Car Guy - Seasonal Car Care Reminders
 

Click here for best of past "glipses" into future-car technology that we're rapidly moving into here in the "present"



Courtesy Microvision
 

 

Below are 'Favorite' Q&A Samples With Visionary Leaders

GREEN CAR JOURNAL:

 On sustainability, hybrids vehicles and hydrogen in future:

Q&A with Bill Ford, Jr.
 CEO Ford Motor Company
 

GREEN CAR JOURNAL:

On traffic, women drivers, and our transportation future:

Courtesy Ray Bradbury

 Q&A with Ray Bradbury
Futurist / Science Fiction Writer
 


 Click here for best of "future"-car technology that we're rapidly moving into in the "present"



Courtesy Microvision
 

A GOOD QUOTE FROM A WRITER ON "WRITING":

"I never quite know when I'm not writing.  
Sometimes my wife comes up to me at a party and says, 'Thurber, stop writing!' 
... She usually catches me in the middle of a paragraph."
 
- James Thurber




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