Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

A new shop in Southern California may represent a trend: DIY auto repair shops where you pay a fee, they jack your car up on a lift, and you do the work. Such places used to be common, then they went ...

The do-it-yourself (DIY) trend is growing across industries as people seek to save costs and leverage online resources. Once seen as daunting, DIY car repairs are now more accessible thanks to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Few things can sour a morning commute or a well-earned road trip faster than a cracked or chipped windshield. This can, of course, become a ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

The tricky thing about cars is when something breaks, you're never quite sure what's broken and where until you start fixing it. It's a complex, interconnected system; if one small part goes bad, the ...

Dutch students have built a modular electric vehicle that challenges an industry built on complexity and costly repairs.

The car frame is the main supporting framework to which all other parts of the car are connected. Because a car frame is made of metal, it can rust over time. The good news is that it can be repaired, ...

Rich Benoit of Rich Rebuilds posts popular do-it-yourself car repair videos on YouTube. He joins host Robin Young to talk about his new memoir.