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I'm a new homeowner, and for the first time in my life have enough yard (about 2 acres) to justify a riding lawn mower. I'd prefer something a little more heavy-duty-- a so-called "garden tractor"-- because I'm likely to use it for more than just mowing. Aerating, seeding, hauling around mulch...

I'm thinking pretty hard about trading off my current commuter bike, a 1987 BMW K75. I have poured more money and time than I care to remember into this bike to keep it roadworthy. The K has been an awesome performing machine, but the previous owner didn't keep up with the maintenance, and I've...

Do you hear a hum when you push the washer fluid button? If not, your washer fluid pump might be broken, or you may have blown its fuse. I'd start by checking your owner's manual for the location of your fuse box and pulling the fuse for your washer fluid pump. The location of this fuse should...

If you're talking about screen printing t-shirts, then you can use various types of paint (tempura, latex, oil-based, etc) mixed with a little Mop and Glo. That sinks into the fabric and stains it well enough that it doesn't just come out after a few washes.

I'd go for the S2000. The RX-8 has a known appetite for oil due to its rotary engine. You may love the rotaries, and I'll admit they are a great engineering concept, but you won't love keeping a couple quarts of oil with you in the trunk whenever you decide to take a road trip. Nor will you like...

More than likely, yes. That's called a Schrader valve. Some expensive race bicycles have what's called a Presta valve, which requires a slightly different connection. But the vast majority of average bicycles have Schrader valves just like a car.

I had a friend who had a mid-'90s Camry, and his door handles did the same thing. The steering wheel problem is not unique to Toyotas. I had a Nissan pickup whose steering wheel disintegrated. I just bought one of those cheapo steering wheel covers out of the local auto parts store-- problem...

Seriously overfilled the coolant, it sounds like to me. This will continue happening until the coolant is no longer so over-full that it spills out when hot. The first couple of days, my bet is you didn't drive the truck as far as you did on the third day-- at which point it heated up, the...

Altima for looks and sportiness. Camry for resale value. Both pretty reliable.

For smaller purchases in life, like motorcycles, you're really better off to pay cash. The whole "credit score" racket is really a sham until you're buying a house. At that point, you can still get a good loan if you've got 20 percent or more of the purchase price to put down as a cash payment...

This seems to happen to Nissan Sentras a lot-- our 2004 ate a CD a couple years ago and hasn't spit it out to this day. We got the same story you got. Not worth pulling the radio and sending it away. Most have advised us to get a new unit from a junk yard, if we ever go through the trouble of...

Nope. It went completely offline when the old-body (pre-2006) Taurus ended production in October, 2006. Ford sold the building about a year ago to a developer who will be making it an extension of the Atlanta airport.

It should be obvious why this is a dangerous thing to do. Granted, the chances might be slim, but I refuse to take any chance of being struck by lightning if I can help it. And the first answerer is absolutely spot-on, too: wet roads on a bike can add up to some slippery moments you probably...

My dad ran an oil change business (out of a Ram Van, no less!) where he came to you and did the oil change. Though his had the V6 (which I doubt yours does), he ran 10w30. Always served him well. Engine was strong for 200,000 miles, even with way too much weight on the chassis. For heavier...

My dad ran an oil change business (out of a Ram Van, no less!) where he came to you and did the oil change. Though his had the V6 (which I doubt yours does), he ran 10w30. Always served him well. Engine was strong for 200,000 miles, even with way too much weight on the chassis. For heavier...