Consumer Guide

The doctor is in … Which is a good thing if you vehicle’s “check engine” light is glowing. But you may be less likely to spend a lot on a doctor (car repairs) if you drive a Toyota, Ford or…

With all the talk these days about top-selling SUVs and trucks, not to mention small, fuel-efficient vehicles, you could be forgiven for thinking the large family car and the minivan are headed the way of the Dodo and the dinosaurs….

Goldilocks and the Three Bears. And now you probably are wondering what that has to do with cars. Bear with us … For some drivers, small cars are too, well, small for family, travel, work and other needs, just as…

If a new car is in your near future and vehicle safety is high on your list of priorities, then the IIHS 2016 safety awards can help steer you in the right direction. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)…

It’s a fact of life. Many Americans spend their tax refunds on vehicles. Indeed, some car dealers say they make up to 45 percent of their total used car sales for the year between February and April, Black Book’s Ricky…

Many smartphone users find TrueCar shopping website simply phabulous. TrueCar, which offers to make every vehicle shopper “an expert in 60 seconds or less,” scored highest of 10 third-party websites among users of large-screen smartphones – phablets – in a…