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Dear Q & A: I appreciated your brief comparison of the Honda Fit with other small cars in its class last week. If you could do the same for slightly larger cars, the Scion xB, the Element, and the Aztek, I’d be much obliged....

Posted by editor - Fri Jun 9, 2006 08:37:29 PDT -- 0 comments

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Dear Q & A: I saw a presentation on NBC the other day called “30 Ways to Save on Gas.” Some of them seemed kind of dumb, like “ride the bus.” Are you aware of this list, and if so, which if any of these ways...

Posted by editor - Fri Jun 2, 2006 13:23:58 PDT -- 0 comments

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Dear Q & A: What difference does tail wind or head wind make on gas mileage? Lately I’ve been carefully measuring my mileage between fill-ups, mostly on trips of more than 50 miles, and I’ve noticed quite a difference...

Posted by editor - Fri May 26, 2006 18:18:49 PDT -- 0 comments

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Dear Q & A: In connection with your discussion of whether leaving the tailgate up or down in a pickup truck would give better gas mileage, I thought I’d share my experience. On a recent trip to Utah in my Ford F-250 with the...

Posted by editor - Wed May 17, 2006 12:06:20 PDT -- 0 comments

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Dear Q & A: With all the publicity about the gas-ethanol combination, I was wondering, must one have a specially made engine to use that? If so, is there anything on the market now or in future plans so that folks can fit their cars...

Posted by editor - Fri May 12, 2006 14:40:35 PDT -- 1 comment

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Q & A: Please settle a friendly difference of opinion. Was there ever a four-door, hard top station wagon made in America? That is, one that did not have a pillar between the door windows like the four-door hardtop coupes and...

Posted by editor - Wed May 3, 2006 12:03:36 PDT -- 0 comments

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Auto Q&A

Dear Q & A: How about some information on the new Chevy HHR? Is it a sports car, an economy car, a kiddy car like the Scion, or what? And how come I have yet to see any advertising for it? Doesn’t GM want to sell them? ...

Posted by editor - Fri Apr 28, 2006 18:14:32 PDT -- 0 comments

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Dear Q & A: I saw an article recently about a family that used “cleaning solvent” in their gas tank during World War II, when gas was rationed, to let them drive across country. Sounds like a clever way to stretch...

Posted by editor - Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:35:43 PDT -- 1 comment

Auto Q & A

Auto Q&A

Dear Q & A: I was recently told a weird tale. It seems that in the wintertime during the Depression, when there was a lot of poverty, drunks used to lie down under cars, open the radiator valve and drink the fluid that came out,...

Posted by editor - Fri Apr 14, 2006 15:29:39 PDT -- 0 comments

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Dear Q & A: I was pleased to see that the government is finally setting some economy standards for our gas guzzling SUVs and trucks that will relieve us from being so dependent on Middle Eastern oil. I think it’s wonderful,...

Posted by editor - Fri Apr 7, 2006 17:38:08 PDT -- 1 comment

Auto Q & A

Auto Q&A

Dear Q & A: I have a question that’s not really driving/car related, but here it is: I’ve heard it’s dangerous to use a cell phone at a gas station. Something about static electricity. However, I see people on their...

Posted by editor - Mon Apr 3, 2006 16:19:16 PDT -- 0 comments

Auto Q&A, by Dr. Wheels

Auto Q&A

Auto Q & A give you a chance to ask questions regarding car purchases and repairs as well as receive information about antique vehicles.

Posted by admin - Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:31:42 PST -- 0 comments

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