In the back of your mind is your spare tire, “oh it’ll protect me.” But when did you last check its condition?
In the 7 years I owned my old Jetta, it never occurred to me once. We’re making a mistake.
Check 3 things on your spare –
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Pull two other people into your field of vision. Of the three of you, one will get a flat tire this year.
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State Farm hosted a distracted-driving event – get behind the wheel of an Acura ILX and go around an autocross track while they bark instructions at you from a radio. I was alarmingly good at it.
Jokes aside, distracted driving is the new drinking & driving – don’t do it, me first.
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A car moving at 60 km/h will travel 16 meters – or 5 car lengths – in one second. Can you read a text in one second? No chance.
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About the Acura ILX – here
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Speaking with an audio expert if it’s worth it to buy the audio system upgrade, how a siren will pierce through the cabin filled with music, can your ears really bleed, and the dumbest thing someone’s asked him to install.
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A siren’s frequency, around 2,000 hertz (Hz), is what pierces through my music, ensuring it is heard.
For a barometer of how loud stuff is, click here.
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I thought when your car lights ablaze the vehicle’s built-in automatic fire suppression system kicks on and saves you but was I ever wrong, because there isn’t one.
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A car lighting on fire is a rare event, but a smoking engine is more common. Check the colour of the smoke – white is water, black is rubber, and blue is oil. White is the colour you’re hoping for – steam – as it’s the least damaging and dangerous.
Don’t open the hood, and never open the coolant cap – hot liquid will shoot out and burn your face off.
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Before relying on the opinion in a car review, check the source. Like, why read about a minivan from someone who usually drives performance vehicles? I prefer minimal and don’t like autonomous aids, so if you do, you probably won’t like my stuff.
Read reviews by both genders, and all ages too.
Because auto journalism is a game of history (I’m at 2.7 years now, and am still considered the new kid.)
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The nature of a car guy is to document, share, and debate; that’s why car forums remain one of the largest, most popular genres online. Don’t be shy about asking questions – car guys are an enthusiastic, gentlemanly group! Post precisely and concisely, and you’ll get back some great advice.
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