The Craftsman 3 1/2-ton hydraulic floor jack is very handy to have around.  This is our second Craftsman floor jack; we needed this bigger one for our bigger Truck.This floor jack is heavy.  It's mobile on four steel casters.  The jack plate is nice sized at about 6 inches in diameter.  The jack cranks evenly to 20 inches and lowers smoothly because of the hydraulic syst...

This is a handy dandy Code reader/diagnostic tool  for vehicles 1996 and newer that are CAN (Controller Area Network) compliant and OBD2 compliant.  We own 2004's - a Nissan Altima and a GMC Sierra and this particular scan tool works for both vehicles.When the "check engine soon" light came on in the truck a few weeks ago, it did so when I just happened to be driving it....

My wifes car tends to get some "mysterious" scratches once in awhile. On a black car likes hers it sticks out like a soar thumb. You know those trips to Target or Walmart, end up giving you  more than you want! Grocery carts, doors from other cars, or just general scratching that happens when you rub against your car.I didn't want to spend 50-100 to pay someone to buff out th...

This inverter plugs into a 12V vehicle power source and provides enough 120V power for a laptop computer, battery charger, radio, game consoles, etc. It also has a 5V USB power source.After looking at inverters a number of times and always deciding that I didn’t need one, I finally decided to buy this one.  It proved very useful on my most recent trip, and I’m glad that I have ...

I loan this to friends as much as I use it myself, but when it is needed I am sure glad to have one.  Use it on road trips, business trips, taking clothes to Goodwill, or going to the cleaners. If you need to help somebody move out fast in the middle of the night this is what you want. This expandable clothes bar can be kept in the trunk of your car at its storage length of 36 inches - it ...

The biggest concern that I have with the leather seats in my car is UV damage from the sun that would bleach out the color and crack the seats. So I kept my eye out for a leather cleaning product that specifically protected against sun damage. And I found Armor All Leather Protectant Gel at Giant Eagle, my local grocery store, for $9.99.Armor All Leather Protectant Gel blocks the UV rays t...

I purchased this Avital Remote Car Starter system at my local Add On Accessory Outlet. I have enjoyed this system because I work late nights and come home around 2am and on those cold winter nights its very nice to start my vehicle from inside my office and wait about 10 minutes for my truck to warm up. My office is easily 200 ft away from my truck in the parking lot and it goes through co...

This duster has a 15" head, and paraffin wax is baked into the cotton strands of the head to pick up and remove dust, not just push it around on the car's surface. It has a wooden handle, it doesn't scratch paint and it keeps you from having to wash your car so often. The handle is long enough to easily reach all surfaces of my Mustang, and it's lightweight, too. My arms never ...

I have a 1996 Dodge Neon so it's getting up there in years. I want to keep my engine clean and running for as long as I can before I have to go purchase a new car (I just got this one payed off). One way I try to keep my engine running smoothly and also save on a little gas is by using STP Gas Treatment. It's very easy to put in the car. Just pour a bottle in the gas tank after a fill u...

I don't know much about cars and how to fix something if it were to go wrong. For the last several days, my car has been running kind of strange. After speaking with my husband about this, he reccomended we try to put some fuel injector in the gas tank. His hopes of doing this would mean the car would run better.So, we went to the store and bought Fuel Injector and Carburetor Cleaner made b...

Who would think you could get excited about window washer fluid but I really love this stuff. Last year when I ran out of fluid in my windshield washer on my car my husband bought a bottle of Peak Windshield Wash with Rain-Off and Heavy-Duty Bug Cleaner. At the time I did not think one Windshield wash was any different from another but then I noticed how cool this stuff really is. Onc...

With the advent of basically all stores going to cheap plastic bags to bag my items, especially groceries, I needed something to keep everything from rolling out of the bags and all over my trunk!!  I have purchased several of these trunk organizers in various sizes from 23 x 13 x 12 to 42 x 12 x 12 inches to keep things organized after I shop and the trip home.  First, I always ask f...

I recently purchased a new car and I wanted to insure my car floor remained clean.  I purchased a set of 4 Rubbermaid Floor Mats.  The set came with two larger and longer mats for both the driver and passenger side of the car.  It also came with two smaller, rectangular mats for the rear seats.  They are gray in color.These mats are for all weather conditions, thus they are ...

We have a yellow Labrador Retriever who loves to go for car rides. The issue is that she was all over the place. She would often jump from the cargo area in our SUV to the back seats. When we found out we were expecting a baby we knew we would need something to keep her contained in the cargo area and away from the baby. I came upon the Highland Pet Barrier at Amazon.com. The barrier is $39.99 ...

I was going on a long trip by myself awhile ago and wanted to make sure everything would run smoothly.  My windshield is the worst about fogging up.  I seen this Rain X Anti Fog at Wal-Mart, a few days, before I left.  It was around $7.00 for 7 ounces.  To me, that's a little high, but I thought, "hey if it works, it would be worth it."  I got th...

With new laws about what kinds of gas containers you can buy this was my only choice, but I really can’t think of much good to say about it.Michigan has passed laws that you have to use ventless gas cans, so when the spout split on my old metal can and couldn’t be replaced I had to get one of these.  I am not happy.This is a 2 gallon 8 oz can, a small size to keep filled for th...

If you're like me, you plan your day but often don't leave enough time for unseen emergencies that may arise. There's nothing worse than waking up on time, getting ready to leave for work and finding that your car battery has died. This has only happened a handful of times to me, but I didn't want the day to come where I wouldn't be able to find someone to jump start me. The...

  My husband and I are big fans of outdoors and long drives. All outdoor activities mostly include a lot of driving and off-roading. Every time that we came back from highway driving, we required to give the car a painstaking detailed wash. It included scraping off the bug marks from wind shield, front bumper, front grill, and pressure cleaning the radiator.  We needed something that ...

I really don't like driving our car when it smells weird. I enjoy getting in a car with a fruity, vanilla-like or citrusy scent because it keeps me awake for some reason. This scent I am featuring is not the kind I would like my car smelling because it just smells weird, or it could be my nose though!The scent is that of a "new car" but it does not seem like it smelled that way. O...

I really don't know much about car maintenence just that you need to check the fluids, etc, and my husband usually does all that.  What I do know is that it seems I am always the one going out to buy the said needed fluids - I just get what hubby tells me too.One of the things that has never changed over the years is the brand of motor oil he insists on buying, Pennzoil.  I didn&#...