How To Find Your Dream Car

All of us daydream of the day when we might ultimately own the vehicle of our dreams. Unluckily for some of us it assists simply for now to get a vehicle that is in good running condition. If you are not familiar with purchasing a vehicle than there are a couple of tips you have to learn
It is crucial that you recognize what kind of vehicle you are looking for before you go to the car dealership. Think about how large or small it has to be, what type of amenities you want, and your price range. Sit and create a budget and think of a reasonable monthly payment you will have the ability to easily handle.

The Facts About Concept Cars

Combining the best of modern technology with the sleek lines of tried and time-tested cars from the past, concept cars are often tentative feelers put out by automobile companies to test the waters before 'diving' into serious production

The automobile industry being a multi billion dollar industry, car manufactures alike see the benefit of these widely attended car shows. The manufactures have an opportunity to gleam a great deal of valuable information from these shows at a relatively low cost

The Basics of Classic Car Maintenance - Fluids

As a start we will consider petrol and diesel, apart from the obvious that you have enough for your journey it is worth checking the whole fuel system at least once a year, diesel because it has a habit of finding paths and holes that most other fluids don't and petrol because if it does leak, a hot surface or spark can cause an explosion, I know I have been there with leaky carburettors dripping onto the exhaust pipe
First check the fuel tank, invariably in old cars it is made from pressed steel and is subject to corrosion especially where straps or fixings are. Give it a good look over for any bubbles or spots that look damp/dark and check to see if the fuel gauge moves much at regular intervals when the car is parked up. Next check the pipework, again many cars had steel pipes with later replacements being copper or plastic (plastic being particularly vulnerable from hot exhaust pipes as many manufactures ran the two pipes close to each other!)

5 Cool New Cars For 2011

Any list of cool new cars would have to start would have to start with the 2011 Ferrari California. This car is a little different from the other high performance vehicles in the Ferrari stable. The common man will find this car much more approachable. But that doesn't detract from any of the Ferrari features. It still has plenty of speed and looks great
The 2011 Kia Forte is the third car on our list. This model replaces the Spectra in the competitive compact sedan market. The Forte is more dynamic looking than the Spectra featuring a distinct wedge shaped profile and a wider stance. One feature worth mentioning is the Forte has a huge trunk - 14.7 cubic feet which can be further exteded by lowering the split-folding rear seats. You can choose between cloth or leather seats in the nicely appointed cabin. You will also find a user friendly center stack, steering wheel mounted controls, standard Sirius radio, and Bluetooth

Is Your Muscle Car Cool Enough?

Ahh, to be cool. Little kids grow up having no concept of "coolness", and then they hit the 6th grade. From that point on, being "cool" is on the top of their to-do list. Muscle cars are perpetually cool. They've been cool since day #1, and their legend has grown ever since. A friend of mine (who grew up in the 1960's) recently commented that there is nothing on the road as cool as a muscle car, and he said it in a way that that made it seem as certain as the fact that 2+2=4. The question I wonder is, how do you know if your muscle car is cool enough?
Just like the hallways of high school, one could argue that there is a pecking order of coolness when it comes to muscle cars. Being popular seemed to help make some people cool, but many cool people were never popular. Muscle cars are the same way. (As a side note I've seen a few of the popular kids from high school later in life.....and they don't seem quite as cool as I remember.)

Is Your Car Cool? What You Need to Know Before You Fix the Air Conditioner on Your Car, Truck Or Van

This time of year especially in the warmer climates the air conditioner goes from a luxury to a necessity. You turn your air conditioner on for the first time of the season and you realize it is not blowing as cold as it should. This may be okay for a few weeks but once the dog days of summer hit, look out
The first impulse of the vehicle owner is normally to stop by their local automotive store and pickup a few cans of refrigerant. However, this often is not the fix your car needs to literally make you cool. If you are in this situation here are a few other things that may be the culprit

• A/C Clutch- The A/C clutch is an electromagnetic clutch that turns the air conditioning compressor on and off. This part may work intermittently, it may make noise as the bearings start to go out, the clutch itself may slip or burn up.
• High Pressure Switch- The high pressure cutout switch turns off the air conditioning compressor when pressures reach dangerously high levels. This could be due to a restricted system (debris in the system, where liquid cannot change into gas fast enough), or possibly an overcharge. This could be a reason for your air compressor to not run correctly, or to not run at all.
• Low Pressure Cutoff Switch- If your refrigerant gets to less than seven pounds, this switch shuts the system down to prevent premature compressor failure. If this cutoff switch fails the compressor itself will not come on without this safety feature working correctly.
• Condenser & Evaporator - The condenser can become plugged up internally. This may also cause your high pressure switch to activate. If the condenser fan is not working the A/C will not blow as cold or as efficient as it could because it is not taking the heat away as fast as it should. The evaporator can become plugged with dirt and dust causing restricted air flow from the dash, or insufficient cooling.
• Orifice Tube- A small tubular screen where pressure builds up. The refrigerant is atomized inside as it leaves this tube, changing from a liquid refrigerant to a cold gas. This failure is rarely a hole, most often however it is a restriction from debris or a failed compressor. When this happens there is the usual intermittent or insufficient cooling.
• Refrigerant- Often if you have to add refrigerant on a regular basis this is a sign you have a leak somewhere in your air conditioning system. To keep your system running well and to prevent leaks in the summer time run your A/C once a month in the off-season for about five minutes to keep the system lubricated

How Car Cooling Systems Work

With the passage of time and advancement in technology, the gasoline engines have developed a lot but they are still not too much efficient at turning chemical energy into mechanical power. Almost seventy percent energy in gasoline is converted into heat
It is basically the job of the cooling system to manage that heat. It would be surprising that the cooling system on a car driving down the freeway in fact dispels sufficient heat for heating two average size houses. The basic work of the cooling system as suggested by the name is prevents the engine from getting over heated by transferring this heat to the air. Besides this, the cooling system also has many other important works

Luxury Sports Car Photos

That's too limited. Let's go for broke. Visualize yourself as the driver in this sports car picture. You are definitely behind the wheels, confidently cruising down the highway. Can you see it? Do you have in your mind's eye an exotic sports car picture? Moreover, to be even more specific, make it the picture of a fast sports car speeding down the highway
And while you're having this vision, why not extend your imagination a little further. Close your eyes. There you are. You can see the sports car picture. So you're looking at the picture of a Ferrari. Let's say Ferrari F430 Spider. No?
Well, what sports car picture do you want to visualize yourself driving? What photo do you want to put in this picture of the sports car?
Lamborghini picture? Not to your taste? How about the Jaguar XK8 Convertible? Or why not a picture of the Chevrolet Corvette Convertible? Perhaps you'd like something more classic, like the Austin or the Lotus
But for the moment, let's just settle and agree on the picture of the Ferrari. You can change your mind later, at any time you want. After all, this is your visualization. Put any picture of fast sports car you want in your dream

American Sport Car

Sports cars are often thought to have appeared in the United States after the conclusion of the Second World War. Soldiers who were exposed to British and other racing and sports cars returned stateside and created a market for American-produced vehicles that larger auto manufacturers were happy to serve
Although it is true that the sports car market really did not mature in the U.S. until the late 1940s and early 1950s, it is not entirely accurate to peg that moment in time as the birth of American sports cars. Sports cars, albeit in very limited numbers, did exist prior to the 1940s domestically. Some even predated the First World War
These often-forgotten pioneering sports cars deserve attention. Their performance was startling for the era and many of them competed and fared favorably against their better-known French and British counterparts. Here are three early American sports cars that deserve to be rescued from the dustbin of history
Stutz Motor Car Company, which produced vehicles from its plant in Wisconsin, produced an assortment of exceptional sporting cars. Stutz cars won the American Road and Track Championship in 1915 and were capable of reaching average speeds well in excess of one hundred miles per hour
The Stutz featured a 4 cylinder, 4-valve motor with a compression ratio of 5 to 1. Stutz competed admirably in races for an extended period of time, placing second in the 1919 Indianapolis 500 and winning the then-prestigious New Zealand Cup on three separate occasions during the 1920s

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Over the past several years, rumors of a pending "invasion" of the US consumer market by cheaply priced (and cheaply made) Chinese cars have surfaced from time to time
First, it was Chery Automotive, a company sued by General Motors for having a name too close to Chevy, the nickname for GM's iconic Chevrolet brand. A company set up by Malcolm Bricklin who brought the ill-famed Yugo to our shores in the 1980s was planning to bring these same Chery cars stateside as recently as 2006, but that venture has failed and Mr. Bricklin is in a legal wrangle with his Chinese partners
Next, it was Brilliance Auto who talked about shipping their cars to the US only to be publicly embarrassed when their flagship Brilliance BS6 (I kid you not, that is the name of this model) failed an important European crash test. Results of that test were posted to YouTube and and can still be found there today. Yes, that is the car's windshield that worked its way loose and went flying...get out of the way
Lastly, just about every other manufacturer of Chinese cars has also promised to import their cars to the US including several with unpronounceable and clearly unforgettable names. Great Wall Motor (GWM) is one of the easier names to remember, but their cars were kicked out of Italy recently after a judge ruled that one of its models was a replica of the Fiat Panda, a charge that GWM denies
This year's auto show in Detroit (North American International Auto Show or NAIAS) featured a handful of models from select Chinese companies, but none have promised what Brilliance Auto plans to do in 2009: put their cars on display and start selling them the same year in the US

Auto Perform Cars Modifications Review

Hyundai i10 is the cute looking hatchback model and comes with the stylish exteriors and roomy interiors. Today this car is giving unquestionable performance on the Indian roads. The company has designed this car as per the contemporary requirements
Hyundai i10 is launched with various variants which gives the different taste and looks. The car has won the hearts of many Indian consumers and created the new benchmark in the Indian car market
The heart of the Hyundai i10 is powered with the 1.1 litre iRDE (intelligent Responsive Drive Engine) petrol engine with five speed manual transmission. It produces the peak power 67 PS @ 5500 rpm. Apart from this, Hyundai i10 is also available with 1.2 litres and provides the assurance to deliver more mileage per litre without making a any compromise on the performance
It is loaded with the refined looks and stunning features which offers complete comfort, best performance and safety, Hyundai i10 is a great buy and a treat to drive
Hyundai i10 is obtainable in various variants such as Hyundai i10 D-lite, Hyundai i10 Era, Hyundai i10 Magna, Hyundai i10 Magna AT, Hyundai i10 Sportz, Hyundai i10 Sportz AT, Hyundai i10 Asta, Hyundai i10 Asta w/Sun Roof and Hyundai i10 Asta AT are named to be few