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Car Care - Maintenance 101 Car Care - Maintenance 101
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Car Care: Tire-o-glyphics Car Care: Tire-o-glyphics
Deciphering sidewalls more
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2004 Dodge SVT-10 - Ford 2004 Dodge SVT-10 - Ford
Coming Soon: Because Z28 vs. Mustang Cobra is so late-'90s more
Project Rolling Thunder, part 5 Project Rolling Thunder, part 5
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Expert Advice, April 2003 edition Expert Advice, April 2003 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more
Behind the Scenes of GM's Future Truck Technologies Behind the Scenes of GM's Future Truck Technologies
A day at GM's proving grounds reveals an abundance of technical treats more
Car Care: Restore Paint Finish with Clay Car Care: Restore Paint Finish with Clay
Take a bar of clay to your paint? Sounds strange, but it works more
Heated Comfort: Seat Heater Installation Heated Comfort: Seat Heater Installation
Wanna let your honey know you care? Install seat heaters in her ride more
Four-Wheel Drive Four-Wheel Drive
Do you have it, know it, need it? more
Expert Advice, August 2002 edition Expert Advice, August 2002 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more
Four-Wheel Drive 101 Four-Wheel Drive 101
Do you have it, know it, need it? more
Project Rolling Thunder: Part 4 Project Rolling Thunder: Part 4
Better brakes teaches us a few tricks more
Project Toyota SR-5: Part 1 Project Toyota SR-5: Part 1
Giving new life to a tired friend more
Traction Tech Traction Tech
As electronics provide the means to distract drivers, they also can counteract such distractions ... more
Expert Advice, October 2002 edition Expert Advice, October 2002 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more
2002 Toyota Double Cab Tacoma 2002 Toyota Double Cab Tacoma
Project "Double Take" part one: Putting it together more
Accessory Guide - Got Diesel? Accessory Guide - Got Diesel?
Diesel engines are known for outliving their gasoline cousins by a few hundred thousand miles--and for having grunt to spare. But there are... more
Clean Diesels with Cooling Clean Diesels with Cooling
High-temperature strength of charge air coolers is crucial for clean diesel engines more
Expert Advice, December 2002 edition Expert Advice, December 2002 edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more
Trailer Brake Basics Trailer Brake Basics
Like trailers themselves, trailer brakes come in a variety of sizes and system designs. Conversely, there is at least one constant: Without... more
Truck Trend's Tow Test Trailer Truck Trend's Tow Test Trailer
Part One: Taking testing to the next level more
Turning Up the Diesel Wick Turning Up the Diesel Wick
Western Diesel delivers a big boost in PowerStroke performance more
Snow Driving 101 Snow Driving 101
Poke a button on the dash or twist a pair of hub locks, and your faithful truck is ready to crawl along ice-greased winter roads or plow... more
First-Time Towing Basics First-Time Towing Basics
Tips to keep you from losing your load more
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Jeep, Then and Now

Posted April 15 2008 04:34 PM by Mark Williams
A Sharp Turn Seems To Be Getting Back on Track -- I first met Jeff Bell at Camp Jeep in 2003. I was able to interview him at the hotel where we were staying. I remember barely getting a greeting out before he started...  more

Driving an SUV? Trade it in now, while you still can

  Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in...more  

GM Full-Size Hybrid SUVs: Too Many Stinking Badges

  I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what...more  

Kill the gas tax moratorium proposals

  DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal...more  

2009 BMW X6: Perfectly pointless

  I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier...more  

LINE-X bedliners???
So i've been researching bedliners and wanted to know what your experiences are w/ LINE-X. I heard... more
Do E3 spark plugs boost power, fuel economy? Nissan Frontier?
[QUOTE] [bold]Road test with Nissan Frontier didn't lift MPG, but truck sometimes felt like it had... more
6-Door Hummer H2 for Sale Here
Does anyone know of someone who would be interested? Even if not, what do you think of a 6-door H2?... more
6-Door Hummer H2
Does anyone know of someone who would be interested? Even if not, what do you think of a 6-door H2?... more
Line-X bedliners
Hello everyone, My name is Stan Bates. I own Inland Line-X in So. Cal. so if anyone has any... more