Flipboard 2025 Car Tips

When you rented the apartment, having an EV charger in the garage was a major selling point. Now that charger has been broken for two months, and management still claims that they offer EV parking as part of the amenities we pay for. Can they really promote an amenity that residents cannot use?

A timing chain job is one of those repair estimates that can stop you cold. It is expensive, invasive, and often recommended before a full failure happens. If your mechanic says you need one even though the engine is quiet, you should slow down and verify the diagnosis before you sign anything.

Getting home, plugging in your EV, and going to sleep sounds like the whole point of home charging. So when an apartment building adds a steep hourly fee the moment charging ends, it can feel less like a convenience and more like a trap. The big question is whether those idle fees are reasonable when residents are asleep and cannot practically move their cars at 2 a.m.

Your oversized car charm earned a traffic warning. Here's when police can legally say something hanging from your mirror blocks your view.

Your dashboard rubber duck collection got you pulled over. Here's when those tiny decorations can actually become a driving hazard.

Some cars have a reputation problem. You've probably heard warnings about certain models being magnets for thieves, but the surprising truth is that several of these supposedly risky vehicles offer compelling reasons to buy them anyway.

Your car's touchscreen froze and took the defroster with it. Here's why losing this basic function can become a genuine safety problem.

The price was settled. The money was sitting in the bank. All that remained was handing over a check and driving home. Instead, the dealer rejected the payment and started pushing a loan nobody had asked for. That may be perfectly normal—or the moment this deal stopped smelling right.

The sensible question isn't whether SUVs still roll over. It's how much modern technology has reduced the risk and whether the particular SUV you're considering performs well.