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You turn on your headlights for the drive home, but the road ahead still seems dim. Maybe the lenses look yellow or cloudy, too. It’s easy to think of that haze as a cosmetic issue, but headlight lenses help direct light where you need it, so deterioration can affect what you see and how visible…

You leave for work, turn the key, and hear the engine struggle instead of starting. Or you discover that your tires have lost pressure overnight just as the roads begin to ice. These are the kinds of problems that become much more stressful when you are already late, cold, and sitting in a Madison driveway.…

You’re heading across Madison on a cool fall morning, already running a little late. You shift into Drive, but the car hesitates before moving. A few minutes later, traffic slows near an intersection, and the next gear change feels harder than usual. Maybe the vehicle seems fine once it warms up. That can make it…

You leave for work on a cold Wisconsin morning, turn on the heat, and start wondering whether your next vehicle should be an electric vehicle or a hybrid. Both can reduce fuel costs and offer practical benefits, but they handle Madison’s changing seasons in different ways. The better choice depends on more than the vehicle’s…

We’ve all been there. You’re driving down East Washington Avenue, the humidity is thick enough to cut with a knife, and the thermometer on your dashboard is creeping steadily toward the triple digits. Just as you’re thinking about how lucky you are to have working air conditioning, you notice a faint wisp of steam coming…

Summer in Madison is something we all look forward to. After months of scraping ice off windshields and navigating slushy side streets, there’s nothing quite like rolling the windows down for a drive out to Lake Mendota or a weekend road trip through the rolling hills of Dane County. But while you’re busy planning your…

Summer in Madison is something we all look forward to. After months of scraping ice off windshields and navigating slushy side streets, there’s nothing quite like rolling the windows down for a drive out to Lake Mendota or a weekend road trip through the rolling hills of Dane County. But while you’re busy planning your…

We’ve all been there. You’re driving down East Washington Avenue or heading toward the Beltline when a little orange light pops up on your dashboard. Your first instinct might be to ignore it, hoping it’s just a glitch. Or maybe you’ve realized your car is overdue for an oil change, but your schedule is so…

We’ve all been there. You’re cruising down East Washington Avenue or navigating the afternoon rush on the Beltline, and you hear it, that high-pitched squeal every time you slow down for a red light. Your first thought might be, “Maybe it’s just the humidity,” or “I bet I could fix that myself with a YouTube…

We’ve all been there. You’re cruising down East Washington Avenue, headed toward the Capitol, when you catch a glimpse of that little transparent sticker in the top corner of your windshield. You know the one: it’s got a date and a mileage number that you definitely passed about three weeks (or three months) ago. You…