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Motormouth: AM radio is becoming a blast from the past By Motormouth Bob Weber Text size Copy shortlink: Q: I was beginning my quadrennial car search. Ive had 11 Volvos since 1974 (I might be in a rut), and Im looking to replace my 2016 XC70 with another Volvo, probably the V60 XC. Did I hear my dealer correctly that the 2021s do not have AM radio built into the standard audio system? How do I listen to my news, traffic, weather and sports ta...

Sure, you can paint a new car, but there is an alternative. Get it wrapped. (Dreamstime/TNS) Published May 22. 2021 12:01AM  By Bob Weber, Tribune News Service Q: I recently bought a new 2021 Mazda SUV. The color is white, and at the time I thought that was what I wanted. But now I am not so sure. I am going to keep the vehicle but feel that I would like it to be a different color. Is it OK to repaint a new car? Would the paint job work, or would there be a problem? Any insight you could give ...

Q: I recently bought a new 2021 Mazda SUV. The color is white, and at the time I thought that was what I wanted. But now I am not so sure. I am going to keep the vehicle but feel that I would like it to be a different color. Is it OK to repaint a new car? Would the paint job work, or would there be a problem? Any insight you could give me would be helpful. M.B., Las Vegas A: Sure, you can paint a new car, but there is an alternative. Get it wrapped. 3M makes a paint wrap film specifically desig...

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pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Motormouth: Paying tolls Traffic flows south on the I-294 Tri-State tollway near the Touhy Avenue plaza in August 2012. The Illinois Tollway said recently that it i...

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Motormouth: How will we charge all those electric cars? Electric vehicles (EV) charge at a charging station in east London on November 18, 2020. (Photo by DANIEL LE...

2021 Honda Pilot. (Honda/TNS) Published April 24. 2021 12:01AM  By Bob Weber, Tribune News Service Q: I have a question about my 2019 Pilot Elite. I read in some Honda Pilot blogs about the long term benefits of disabling your VCM (variable cylinder management system). We bought our Pilot new and always thoroughly maintain our vehicles at the Honda dealership and look to keep this Pilot for as long as we can. But I read that the VCM causes premature wear on some cylinders and other engine part...

Motormouth: Why wont it start? (Dreamstime/TNS) Published April 17. 2021 12:01AM  By Bob Weber, Tribune News Service Q: I bought a 2012 Ford Escape. About three years later, it would not start. Went to Auto Zone and bought a new battery. About four week later, same thing. I went back to Auto Zone and they gave me a new battery. Three weeks later, same thing. Took it to a local garage and no faults were stored in the computer. They took down starter and cleaned it. No problem after that. — T....

An astonishing legal blunder exposed by the Mail will lead to motorists submitting an avalanche of refund claims, an expert predicted last night. Powers used by police and councils to charge drivers for removing and impounding illegally parked vehicles were ‘inadvertently removed due to a drafting error’ in 1991 – and no one noticed until now. Consumer law expert Scott Dixon said the error ‘will open the floodgates to a huge number of challenges, complaints and legal actions’. One Ma...