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Backup cameras: the good, the bad, the ugly

Backup cameras The good Backup cameras have been on our radar for some time now. We appreciate the look behind…

1 year ago

Relying on your phone to operate your car could be big trouble!

Relying on your phone More and more car manufacturers are creating smart phone apps that allow drivers to operate their…

1 year ago

Has Skoda solved my issue with the charge system warning light?

Charge system warning Just a few months ago, I ran a piece that was essentially a complaint about the industry's…

1 year ago

Kia refuses to adjust overly loud VESS module

Loud VESS module I filed a complaint with Kia America about the overly loud VESS module in the Kia Niro…

1 year ago

Skoda back-up open and start pages now posted on the site

Skoda back-up We put up a symbols page for this manufacturer but for some reason we had not done a…

1 year ago

Changes to Rivian back-up open and start offers a 2025 surprise

Rivian back-up open and start We have assembled our first Rivian back-up open and start, the lack of which was…

1 year ago

Rivian oversight corrected

Rivian oversight We decided it was time to put up a Rivian back-up entry and start page that for some…

1 year ago

Car dealerships frustrations

Car dealerships I've wasted several hours now attempting to prove that I own my car — to Kia. And while…

1 year ago

Burnish the brakes?

Burnish We ran into something very curious while finishing our Tesla updates. It was a suggestion to burnish the brakes…

1 year ago

Our Tesla symbols page is fully updated

Tesla symbols page After literally spending weeks updating Audi's dashboard symbols page, the update of the Tesla symbols page took…

1 year ago