Category: Lifestyle
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Pay at the Pump: Understanding How Gas Prices are Determined
If you haven’t noticed, gas prices jumped more than 50 cents in some places last week, and as they inch closer to $2 a gallon, we have to wonder what’s making them rise. So, we did some research. Here’s what we learned: How gas are prices determined The price of gasoline is made up of…
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You’re Driving on the Highway. Suddenly a Piece of Guardrail Flies at You. What Do You Do?
Donna Chang (not her real name) was driving on the interstate Wednesday morning when a 16-inch section of steel guardrail was kicked up by a semi-tractor trailer and flung toward her windshield. Fortunately for Donna, the foot-long piece of metal hit the front of her car instead the glass. At 70 mph, the jagged shard…
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The Toyota C-HR Concept Is a Sharp-Looking Crossover. Literally.
Said to be inspired by diamonds, the Toyota’s C-HR is sharper than cheddar cheese. The entire design is angular and aggressive, but also unlike anything we’ve seen before. It looks like the kind of car that’s searching for Shia LaBeouf and Optimus Prime. “Day 201… They still suspect nothing…” There’s more to this car than…
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Take Our Quiz and Find Out Which Luxury Car is Right For You
Which is right for you? Do you love luxury cars, but don’t know which one is right for you? If so, this quiz should help you get started. It just takes a few minutes to answer the questions and find out what style would be the best fit. Keep in mind there are so many…
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Taking a Road Trip? Use 8tracks to Create Your Perfect Playlist
Thank goodness for music and auxiliary cables. Can you imagine how boring road trips would be if we only had the radio? We’d rather have our eyebrows waxed off than listen to “Photograph” by Nickelback ever again. But unless you’re the kind of person who is constantly updating your music library, even your personal playlists…
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The Best Way to Escape a Sinking Car
This is an absolute worst case scenario: you plunge into deep water while inside your vehicle, and start to sink. You’ve seen the movies where the hero dives after a sinking car and saves an entire family, dog included, but in reality, there’s probably no one coming to save you. If you find yourself sinking…
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Who do You Trust More: Yourself or Your Self-driving Car?
The future is on the way, and it’s riding in a driverless car. The question is, will you? This week, the Chicago Tribune released an interesting article called “Will your driverless car kill you so others may live?” that presented a few thought-provoking scenarios. Imagine this: You and one other passenger are riding in your…
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The Best Car of 2015: Our Pick Might Surprise You
“Best.” It’s a hard word to quantify. We think the best car is a well-rounded car for the every-day practical user, but at the end of the day our pick is essentially that: our pick. Everyone has their own idea of what matters in a car, so to avoid confusion, we’re picking our Best Car…
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Leaky Car? Diagnose The Fluid Spots Under Your Car
There’s nothing more unsettling than your car leaking fluid. Most of the time the fluid is just condensation from your air conditioning unit and during these hot summer months you’re sure to be seeing plenty of that. But some leaks can be more nefarious. Identifying what that leak may be is difficult without a knowledge…
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Blog of the Week: Leith Lincoln’s Android Auto
Our favorite post by a Leith blog this week comes from Leith Lincoln, writing about Android Auto. This is the concluding post to a two-part series about new smartphone interfaces in cars, the other one being about Apple’s CarPlay, naturally. Google and Apple are on the verge of allowing new choices in car technology. For…