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Engine Hydrolock – How Water Can Damage or Destroy Your Engine
Engine Hydrolock – How Water Can Damage or Destroy Your Engine

19 Dec 2014, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / H2O and the internal combustion engines never make a good mix, especially when the water makes its way inside a working engine

 
Five Signs You Need To Take Your Car To Get Serviced
Five Signs You Need To Take Your Car To Get Serviced

14 Jul 2016, 17:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Cars break down. Some do it more often than others, but each vehicle will eventually fail. However, there are signs to alert you of a problem. Here's a list

 
Porsche Offers 120,000-mile/10-Year Warranty for Exploding 991.1 911 GT3 Engines
Porsche Offers 120,000-mile/10-Year Warranty for Exploding 991.1 911 GT3 Engines

9 Aug 2017, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Fortunately, the valvetrain issue that affects the 991.1 Porsche 911 GT3 engine doesn't also cover the 911 GT3 RS and the 911 R

 
MSO Will Gladly Lend You An S70/2 V12 While Your McLaren F1’s Engine Is Rebuilt
MSO Will Gladly Lend You An S70/2 V12 While Your McLaren F1’s Engine Is Rebuilt

1 Jun 2017, 08:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Having your high-performance car serviced sucks 'cos one cannot drive it while the mechanics do their thing. That's not the case with the McLaren F1, though

 
British Drivers Spend £21.1 Billion a Year on Servicing and Repairs
British Drivers Spend £21.1 Billion a Year on Servicing and Repairs

7 Jun 2016, 09:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, a new report states that the Brits spend more on keeping their cars in operating condition than most other people around the world do

 
When Ferraris Break: "Collector" Shares Common Used Ferrari Issues
When Ferraris Break: "Collector" Shares Common Used Ferrari Issues

7 May 2016, 21:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ferrari 360, as well as the 430, have now reached that sweet spot where you can buy one without having to sell a kidney, but don't expect an easy path

 
Ferrari, Lambo and Porsche "Collector" Shares the Cost of Fixing Broken Exotics
Ferrari, Lambo and Porsche "Collector" Shares the Cost of Fixing Broken Exotics

6 Apr 2016, 15:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Owning four supercars that are a decade old should easily make anybody who's less than a millionaire bankrupt - is this a myth or not?

 
Take Your Car In for Repairs, Get Some Extra Mileage on the House
Take Your Car In for Repairs, Get Some Extra Mileage on the House

6 Apr 2016, 12:33 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Dropping your car in for repairs requires a lot of trust on the driver's part, and when that trust is broken (with proofs), prepare to suffer the consequences

 
Ferrari FF Gets Keyed on Camera, Scratching Becomes Painful
Ferrari FF Gets Keyed on Camera, Scratching Becomes Painful

17 Mar 2016, 23:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the wrap industry is experiencing a slowdown due to second skin goodies such as Plasti Dip becoming more popular, transparent protection films are booming

 
Lamborghini Gallardo V10 Engine Removal Timelapse Video Is Overly Satisfying
Lamborghini Gallardo V10 Engine Removal Timelapse Video Is Overly Satisfying

16 Feb 2016, 02:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When a Lamborghini Gallardo has its engine removed, watching the V10 being extracted from its compartment is mechanically satisfying

 
Tesla Raises Servicing Prices, Eliminates Warranty Plans Portability
Tesla Raises Servicing Prices, Eliminates Warranty Plans Portability

14 Feb 2016, 17:12 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / This means nothing but bad news for second-hand Tesla buyers in the future, who will not be able to transfer Tesla's multi-year warranty from previous owners

 
Dealership Employee Takes Kia Soul for 17-Hour Long Joyride – Video
Dealership Employee Takes Kia Soul for 17-Hour Long Joyride – Video

3 Aug 2015, 19:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When testing to see if a fault was fixed, mechanics usually drive around for a mile or two, not 200 as this Kia employee did

 
Taking Apart a Porsche 918 Spyder to Install a Radar Detector Means Doing a Hypercar Puzzle
Taking Apart a Porsche 918 Spyder to Install a Radar Detector Means Doing a Hypercar Puzzle

18 Mar 2015, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Warning: this puzzle is for budgets "fortune" and up, but you'll be having fun while watching it being done.

 
Porsche 911 GT3 Delivered with Missing PDK Sport Button, Dealer to Fix Issue after Complaint
Porsche 911 GT3 Delivered with Missing PDK Sport Button, Dealer to Fix Issue after Complaint

30 Dec 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Porsche introduced the 991-generation 911 GT3, one of the hottest topics was the lack of a manual, even as an option, with the car only being offered in PDK double-clutch guise. While that choi...

 
“Only Girls” Is a French Garage for Women to Avoid Rip-Offs
“Only Girls” Is a French Garage for Women to Avoid Rip-Offs

1 Jul 2014, 09:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / More and more women decide to get their own cars to drive around. It’s all fun and games until they need to service them, when local mechanics tend to profit on their lack of mechanics know-ho...

 
Mechanic Drives Customer’s Porsche 911 on the Grass, Says Owner Should F Off
Mechanic Drives Customer’s Porsche 911 on the Grass, Says Owner Should F Off

19 Jun 2014, 14:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / American and Russian dashcams alike have proven just how useful they can be in the fight with other motorists and, sometimes, the authorities. However, we mustn’t overlook these devices’...

 
Jeep Lemon Makes Owner Create “Destroy My Jeep” Kickstarter Project
Jeep Lemon Makes Owner Create “Destroy My Jeep” Kickstarter Project

11 Jun 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember Nick Murray, the guy with the Porsche Nine-O-Lemon? After his Youtube video where he complained about his problem went viral, Porsche Cars Noth America finally solved the man’s proble...

 
Porsche Macan Investigated Over Brake System Problem
Porsche Macan Investigated Over Brake System Problem

29 May 2014, 14:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer announced today that 2,500 Euro-spec units of the Macan crossover are prone to brake booster failure. That shouldn't happen to a vehicle developed an...

 
Your Windshield Washer Container May Be Home to Deadly Bacteria
Your Windshield Washer Container May Be Home to Deadly Bacteria

21 May 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Bacteria is responsible for life on this planet as it’s the first thing that started to move and eat around here. Even though lifeforms have evolved a lot since then, we are still outnumbered ...

 
Porsche Nine-A-Lemon: Is Porsche Failing to Care for Its Customers?
Porsche Nine-A-Lemon: Is Porsche Failing to Care for Its Customers?

18 Apr 2014, 17:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you’re out there driving a Porsche, there’s really nothing else in the world that could possibly top the experience. The handling balance, the perfect mix between going fast and kee...