America's Rust Belt, once known as the nation's center of heavy industry, also carries a second reputation. This region is both a proud symbol of American ingenuity and manufacturing heritage, but ...

Winter weather can undoubtedly take a toll on your car, but here’s the kicker: Some of the safeguards meant to protect drivers from the elements actually pose one of the biggest threats to a vehicle — ...

Common sense dictates that older cars with high crash safety rankings will maintain an advantage in an accident in comparison to a similarly sized newer car with a slightly more modest lineup of ...

Sooner or later, rust on cars is inevitable. However, if you deal with rust early, you can stop it from spreading and squeeze a few extra years out of your vehicle.

Rust. It’s the four-letter word that has sunk more secondhand car transactions (and broken more post-purchase inspection hearts) than any other. It’s the cancer that eats away at the very skeleton of ...

If you’re one of those folks who is addicted to cleaning the road salt off the underbody of your car after a nasty winter storm, you’re probably already aware of how seriously rust can hurt a vehicle.

Cars are complex machines, that degrade over time and with use. Some car parts may need to be checked at 50,000 miles to see ...

Unscrupulous auto dealers trying to aggressively push rustproofing is generally thought of to be a scam nowadays. Even the folks at Consumer Reports recommend skipping it. Well, I'm not going to ...

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Forget about performance, the greatest changes in the automotive industry over the past few decades have taken place in the name of safety. New cars are safer than ever and that’s a good thing. But ...