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It’s so nice to drive around in a clean car, it’s almost like it was new again.  Unfortunately, things like kids, work and just life in general can make keeping your car clean a bit more difficult. Lucky for you, there are a few tips that can make that new look last just a little bit longer. So often when we come home, we’re tired and we want to go inside that we tend to

Radio Museum When one thinks of Nevada, they usually think of Las Vegas in the south, or Reno/Lake Tahoe in the north; a few smart ones might actually think of the capital, Carson City, also in the north.  Then, there’s a whole lot of desert.  Road trip in Nevada, might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but there are some interesting places you can stop along the way. Virginia City, is a

So you have your car insured, you have your motorcycle insured, your life insured, your health insured, you may even have your boat insured, but many people who rent, forget to have the rest of their things insured.  Some people don’t even know that they can, or even if they can afford it. When you own your home, it’s a no brainer, in fact most mortgage companies require that you have insurance.  It will cover

Whenever you’ve forgotten where you’ve parked your car in the parking lot, the thought might hit you, “Did someone steal it?”  Afterward, panic ensues.  Maybe it’s the fact that you love your car, maybe it’s the fact that even with your insurance, if it’s found, it will probably have to be fixed (and there’s always that pesky deductible), or maybe it’s the stuff that you have inside of it that is irreplaceable. But how likely

We all know that having insurance can save you a great deal of money if you get into an accident, but what many don’t know is that since it’s the law, not having it on your registered vehicle can cost you a lot more money, even if you are a safe driver. In the state of Nevada, the day you register an automobile, boat, motorcycle or RV, you must maintain Nevada insurance on that vehicle. 

Detailing a car sounds a lot more complicated than it really is.  All it really means is that when you are cleaning your car, you are paying much more attention to the details than you normally would.  Now, you can pay someone a bunch of money for someone to do this for you, or you can save a few bucks and do it yourself. The first thing you want to do is remove the floor

Nowadays we need insurance for everything it seems.  Car insurance, home owners insurance, renters insurance, medical insurance, life insurance, dental insurance are just a few of them. With so many things to insure, we all want to know how to make it affordable. Working out your deductibles is one way to lower your insurance cost.  The more you have saved for a rainy day, the higher you can make your deductible and therefore the lower

Wilbur D. May Museum aka: The Museum with the Elephant Foot Trashcan If you are ever in or around Reno, Nevada, take a stop at a really interesting hunting museum called the Wilbur D. May museum.  Wilbur was a guy with a rich dad, who instead of joining the family business or hobnobbing in society, preferred to go on safari in different places around the world. While on these extended vacations he would hunt and

In this “Ask a Mechanic” feature, we will be asking a mechanic questions to help the rest of us with our love of buying and driving cars. It is often said that one shouldn’t buy a brand new car.  It’s value plummets, the minute you drive it off the lot.  It’s much more cost efficient to buy a used vehicle.  Many people buy previously owned cars from dealerships as they do lots of different inspections

In this installment of Cool Car Apps, we are going to look at what’s out there for those looking to buy a new or used car.  There are many different apps out there and they all make the car buying experience just a little easier. You don’t have to be a car expert to get a good deal anymore, and you don’t have to bring your car friends with you to insure that you don’t