What to keep in your glove box

The glove box can be a useful treasure chest in cars, housing everything from important papers and receipts to tire gauges and extra fuses. It's a safe, easy-to-access place for crucial items, and almost every car has one. Even the best of us are sometimes guilty of littering our glove boxes with unnecessary items like CDs or cosmetics. Don't let yourself go down that path. Rather, be prepared and consider the following things to keep on hand. License and registration: Keep all important documents like proof of insurance, automotive registration and a copy of your driver's license in a plastic bag or held together by a paper clip....

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11 Amazing Uses for Vinegar in Your Car

  One of the biggest challenges many people face when it comes to their car is keeping it clean. Fortunately, there may be a solution for many common car cleaning projects that you already have in your pantry: vinegar! It’s not just for salad dressing - you can actually use vinegar for many common car cleaning tasks. Here are 11 ways to get you started: Keep car windows frost-free overnight in winter by coating them with a solution of 3 parts white distilled vinegar to 1 part water. Polish car chrome with full-strength white distilled vinegar on a soft cloth. Remove unwanted decals and bumper stickers by covering them with...

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What Your Car Color Says About You

Do you drive a red car? If so, you could be sensual, dynamic, and outgoing. The car color you choose says a lot about who you are - after all, if you’re going to purchase a new, top-of-the-line vehicle with all the bells and whistles, it should be in a color you like. What you may not know is that other people will pick up different vibes from the color you choose. Here’s what the color of your car could say about you: Gold: Warm, Intelligent, Glamorous Gray: Neutral, Sober, Practical Dark Green: Well-Balanced, Trustworthy, Traditional Light Green: Organic, No-Fuss, Understated Dark Blue: Confident, Credible, Authoritative...

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Safe Driving Tips for 2013

  The start of a new year is an excellent time to make changes, even in your driving. When you hit the road this year, are you being as safe as possible? Help protect yourself, your car and your family with these 10 tips for safe driving: Today, we drive safer cars on safer roads; decades of advertisements and public information campaigns have made most of us safer drivers. As a result, the U.S. logged the lowest accident fatality rate ever recorded in 2008 [source:NHTSA]. Despite this progress, unfortunately, the number of auto accidents and fatalities nationwide is still quite staggering: In 2008, there were almost 6 million car...

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