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With technological advancement, car locks have gotten much more convenient. Now, rather than put a key in a cylinder to unlock your car, you can press a button, or even just walk up to the car with a fob or phone in your pocket. With that extra tech, though, comes extra complexity, which means it's not as easy to pinpoint the issue when something goes wrong.
This may be one of those survey results that prompts a hearty «duh» from the average car-savvy reader, but Consumer Reports released a report Wednesday suggesting that owners prefer independent repair shops and chains to dealerships when it comes time to take their cars in for repairs. Repairs being the key word here; we're not talking about routine maintenance or scheduled service. This is about getting your car fixed on your own dime when something goes wrong.
This may be one of those survey results that prompts a hearty «duh» from the average car-savvy reader, but Consumer Reports released a report Wednesday suggesting that owners prefer independent repair shops and chains to dealerships when it comes time to take their cars in for repairs. Repairs being the key word here; we're not talking about routine maintenance or scheduled service. This is about getting your car fixed on your own dime when something goes wrong.
If cruising the highway is an American birthright, it's also become an expensive one.
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While some of us are happy to buy and sell cars all the time, most normal people plan on keeping their vehicles for a while. Thankfully, Consumer Reports has plenty of data and is willing to share some of its findings on cars that last the longest. Its study on the cars most likely to reach 200,000 miles and beyond found a dozen new cars that it believes will stand the test of time.
Infotainment technologies involving connectivity — from systems like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto — are among the most problematic issues for drivers, according to a new J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Survey.