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    How to Buy a New Car in Today’s Challenging Market

    Prices and interest rates are still high, but incentives are available By Benjamin Preston The good news for anyone looking for a new car is that high prices and expensive financing have slowed sales, meaning that many new cars are plentiful on dealership lots right now. Pat Ryan, CEO of CoPilot, an AI-assisted car shopping app, says that models with…

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    How to Clear Your Personal Data From a Car

    When the time comes to sell your car, you need to make sure all your personal information is gone from the vehicle’s computer. You also need to remove your info from any apps, accounts, or cloud-based software associated with the car, which can be more difficult. “Plan ahead and give yourself several days or more,” says CR’s Crossen. “You don’t…

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    An AI agent could help you buy your next car

    Capital One has launched an AI agent designed to help customers with one of the more difficult and confusing purchase decisions: buying a car. The new chatbot, called Chat Concierge, will help customers with everything from researching vehicles and scheduling test drives, to exploring financing options. The generative AI-powered assistant, one of many such projects at the financial institution, simplifies…

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    How to Get Free Car Maintenance and Repair Work

    If you own a car, you own a long list of necessary maintenance and potentially expensive repairs, especially if your goal is to keep an old car going for as long as possible. The average car maintenance and repair costs run around 10 cents a mile—or close to $1,500 a year if you drive an average of 15,000 miles. And…

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    Diono & Peg Perego Infant Car Seats Performed Poorly in CR Crash Tests

    In 2 out of CR’s 3 rear-facing tests of the Diono LiteClik30 XT using a dummy to simulate the size (29 inches) and weight (22 pounds) of a 12-month-old child, and with the base of the seat installed with a seat belt, the infant carrier released off the base during the crash test.  While the dummy remained secure within the…

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    Best Infant Car Seats of 2025, Lab-Tested and Reviewed

    “Based on almost 1,000 individual car seat installations and nearly 130 crash tests, CR’s infant car seat ratings represent a comprehensive and rigorous program that allows us to make distinctions between the car seat models and clear recommendations,” says Michael Bloch, who oversees child seat testing at Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center. “They show the importance of buying based on…

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    How to Safely Use Unconventional Car Shifters

    Even if your car has a shifter you find frustrating, there are ways to make sure you’re using it safely, says Funkhouser.  Ask the dealer. If you just bought the car, you may find a brief operational tutorial at the dealership useful, not just for operation of the controls, but for phone pairing, instrument panel customization, power seat memory settings,…

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    Winter Car Emergency Kit | Winter Driving Safety

    Some kits also come with these items, which can come in handy regardless of the weather: Tow strap. A simple tool, a strap can be essential if you ever need to be pulled out of a ditch. Before using a towing strap, be sure you know how much weight the strap can tow (reputable straps have that information printed on a…

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    How Often Should You Wash Road Salt Off Your Car?

    Take precautions. If you have an antenna, a roof rack, or a bike rack, remove it before entering an automatic car wash. Also turn off automatic wipers and make sure windows and roof are closed. If your car has a car wash mode, often a feature in EVs, make sure it’s activated before washing starts. And turn off parking, or…

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    How to Handle Repairs From a Car Crash

    What can get damaged: Many cars with AEB, ACC, lane centering assistance, and lane keeping assistance have cameras mounted inside the windshield. To replace the glass properly and make sure those features work again, a technician will also need to recalibrate the cameras. Other sensitive devices that live next to the windshield glass include rain sensors, electronically activated shade bands,…

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