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Special Needs Zone
Got a challenge of one kind or another? Whether you use a wheelchair, are
sized a bit differently from your average crash test dummy, or require
adapative equipment for your jalopy, the resources in our Special Needs
Zone can help. |
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Go Right to the Top
Not having any luck with your dealer? Why not go over his head... and right
to the top? Here's the address--and a few suggestions, too. |
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Guide to Junkyards
Looking for a few good car parts? Don't want to have every cent squeezed
out of your IRA? Try a junkyard-- but, first, check out our Complete Guide
To Junkyards. |
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Dear Tom and Ray
Check out today's Car syndicated newspaper column, or search our huge
library of previous columns to find solutions for your particular dilemma.
Don't find what you're looking for? Submit your own question. |
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Car Report
Want to know if your car has been recalled? How it fared in the crash
tests? What Tom and Ray have had to say about it in the past? Get a Car
Talk Car Report on your car. One stop clicking for vital information. |
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Lemon Laws
Could you be the proud owner of a lemon? Maybe! Your first stop should be a trip
to our Lemon Law area. Know your rights -- we'll give you some basic info, summarize the laws in
every state, tell you what to do next, and show you some consumer protection agencies that
are ready and willing to help. |
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Mechan-X-Files
Looking for a great, honest, hard-working mechanic? Mechan-X-Files is
cartalk.com's humongous database of above-average mechanics (is that
"damning with faint praise?'), created by the cartalk.com community. And
it's searchable by where you live and work. Know a great mechanic? Spread
the good news! |
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Car-O-Scope
Are you and your car a good match or, is there something better you
should really be driving? The Car Talk Car-O-scope will analyze
your personality, compare it against our humongous, top secret
personality-automotive matrix, and reveal all. Are you
ready? |
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Survey Results
Repair histories, problem areas, multi-vehicle comparisons.... find out
what it costs to repair and maintain hundreds and hundreds of different
cars-- based on tens of thousands of responses to our survey. |
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Take The Survey
Join the almost 100,000 other car owners who have helped us create one
of the most useful car databases going. Despise your Camry? Love your
Hyundai? Let other potential buyers know what you think of your car! |
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Press Release Center
Wondering what's going on in the auto industry...but not particularly
inclined to sift through press releases gussied up as "news"? Relax -- we've
done it for you. Here's the stuff that matters. |
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Trip Planner
Taking a road trip? Plotting an escape route from the in-laws? The fastest
way out is right this way. (Added bonus for guys: never have to ask for
directions again!) |
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Summer/Winter Driving Tips
Heading for the Mojave next summer.... or Anchorage in January? Get ready
for the trip, with Tom and Ray's summer or winter tips-- and avoid having
to hitch into Lost Canyon, Nevada. |
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My Car Sounds Funny Got a "grrrrrrsplat!" coming from the
engine compartment, or a "wrrrr-chunk... kablaam!" from the trunk? (Sure your mother-in-law
hasn't come untied again?) Check out our Car Talk noise emporium, get that
sound diagnosed -- and hear grown men make funny noises. |
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Complain to NHTSA
Got a safety-related problem with your car? You should let the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) know about it! Be public
spirited, and complain to a government bureaucrat! |
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The Skinny on Air Bags:
Everything you wanted to know about air bags, but didn't want to crash into
a brick wall to find out. |
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Kidney Cars Program
The National Kidney Foundation has set up a unique program to turn your unwanted heap into
money for kidney research. |
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Sell Your Car
Time to part ways with your current vehicle and move on? For a measly
twenty bucks and few minutes of your time, you can list your car for sale
at cars.com. You can even include a photo--assuming your car still casts a
shadow, that is. |
