My minivan might be dying. The “check engine light” is staying lit – I took it to a local mechanic and he says there is something wrong with the transmission. The van also makes clicking noises when I turn the steering wheel, so I’m pretty sure there’s a problem with the power steering, as well. To top it off, the…
Category: Automobiles
Potentially I Could Be An Accidental Environmentalist
I’ll be honest, while I try to be eco-friendly, I don’t go out of my way to be “green”. So, you can imagine my surprise when I looked down at the gas-cap from my 2000 Chrysler Town and Country and realized that my mini-van can run on E85. What’s E85? It’s a “flex-fuel”. A flex-fuel is a combination of ethanol…
Driving And Drivers (Cars, Vans, Golf Clubs)
My wife and I are considering selling three automobiles and replacing them with two ‘newer’ automobiles. After reading several comments, I thought I’d take a minute to write about “why” we now own three automobiles. Four years ago, my wife was driving the Honda Accord and I was driving the Ford F150. We were happy with our automobiles. But, after…