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Biofuels are one of the buzz words that get thrown around whenever politicians or barstool environmentalists talk about how we can solve the issues of global warming and climate change. As defined by Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofuel), “Biofuel is… solid, liquid or gas fuel derived from recently dead biological material” -so it must be good for the environment- that’s the line of thinking.

Here in not the time or place to delve into the truth and/or shadows of those claims. It is enough to know that biofuel is less destructive in general to the Earth than digging up and burning fossil fuels. When we look at some of the biggest polluters, a few other buzz words come to mind: cars, industry and of course airline travel. Anyone who has done a personal calculation of their “carbon footprint” on the Internet will tell you that adding a plane flight or two sends their carbon footprint literally into the stratosphere. Read more

June is Drive Safe Month, and while we all like to think that we’re great drivers, the truth is that somebody out there has to be a crappy driver. Otherwise, how would we have over 41,000 people dead last year alone from drunk driving?

Here are just a few stats and facts for you: Read more

The biofuel arm of the clean energy movement is one clouded with confusion, misinformation and a lot of "I don't know what that means" kind of names.

Here is how biofuel conversations tend to go with my friends:

Friend 1: What exactly is the definition of a "biofuel?"

Friend 2: It's, like, fuel that's organic or something. You know, like fuel that's good for the earth.

Friend 1: Like wind?

Friend 2: No, like gas that is made from plants or something, or like how you can get the old french fry grease from McDonald's and run your car on it- my friend from up north did that- he retrofitted his BMW to run on cooking oil and drove across the state just stopping at McDonalds! No, I'm serious...

Today, the conversation would be slightly more on topic, or maybe just slightly more full of posturing and making stuff up:

Friend 1: Dude, what's cellulosic ethanol?

Friend 2: I think ethanol is when you make gas out of corn. Read more

My friend has a Jaguar. While he was trying to remove the top of the engine, he broke the head of one of the studs. He told me that there is a tool to fix it, but it has a patent on it and he can't find who has it.

Do you know of anyone who has this tool.

I have a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (V8) with about 75,000 miles on it. Lately, I've noticed
a hesitation in the shift sequence of the automatic transmission when I get to 40-45 mph.
In addition, when I take my foot off the gas at about 50-55 mph, the vehicle seems to decelerate
too quickly -- almost as if it were towing something. As it decelerates, I've noticed that the rpms
decrease, then spike momentarily. It is almost as if I'm downshifting in a manual transmission.
Any advice?

i have a spitfire and looking to join a british club who would be able to help with, where about for parts and services.

I have a 1999 Daewoo Lanos automatic. I brought this car used about 20 months ago. It has only 36,000+ miles. About 3 weeks ago, when starting the car, at times it just clicks and won't start. On two occasions it would not start at all, it just clicked but the next day it would start after 5 to 10 tries.
I took it back to the dealership where I purchased it and they can't find anything wrong with it also though they have not hooked it up to any device to find out what the problem could be. They are just saying that the car start up when they try it. They are telling me they do have anyone that can work on this foreign car(I brought this car from a Buick dealership and they even sold me a service warranty on a car that they don't even know how to repair, so I think I got screwed). I called two Daewoo dealership in my area and they won't work on my car because I did not buy it new from them. But you are probably saying how absurd, she must be stretching the truth. But the senario is, Daewoo has filed bankruptcy and the Daewoo dealers can not get parts and they will only service the cars purchased from them and told me to take it back to the dealer where I purchased my car. Read more

airbag light comes on while driving dodge van (98)...any input??? how long can I drive it like this????

Is there any way to bypass the stoplight switch so I can get the car out of park to get it home or to the shop

I have a 97 S-10. Got in this morning tried to put it in gear and clutch pedal went to the floor. Checked fluid level which was low. Added fluid and clutch worked but just barely. Stopped again later to check fluid level since pedal was still almost going to the floor and level was OK. Could this be a slow leak... need to bleed system or is this a major problem (pressure plate).