CARS

Purchasing a new car is stressful enough, so it helps to go into a showroom knowing which of the charges that show up on your bill are unavoidable, which can be negotiated, and which you can skip altogether.

No matter where you live in the U.S., owning a car costs a lot of money.

Mechanics for Nissan dealerships in Central Florida have come together to file a collective action lawsuit against their employers for failing to pay minimum wage or overtime hours.

Zhen Tang said when he put his cars on Turo he thought he would just make enough to pay for the maintenance, then it turned into a full-blown side gig.

Osceola deputies are searching for two men suspected of stealing from multiple vehicles in Kissimmee on Christmas Eve.

In the last year, the average annual cost of owning and operating a new vehicle has increased 11%.

If you drive a Chevy Equinox or GMC Terrain, listen up.

The Daytona International Speedway will be hosting the 32nd Spring Daytona Turkey Run starting Friday through Sunday.

In 2021, the Florida House and Senate passed a bill that would have eliminated Personal Injury Protection/No Fault Auto Insurance in the state and required drivers to have mandatory bodily injury coverage. The bill was vetoed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

While the main features of Halloween are candy and costumes, there is something else that typically increases when the day rolls around: Fatal car crashes.

Automakers are cutting production as they grapple with a global shortage of computer chips, and that's making dealers nervous.

For months, catalytic converter thefts have been on the rise.

Ford is bringing back its iconic Mustang Mach 1. Just like that one, this new limited-edition car is a version between the standard Mustang and the much more extreme Shelby Mustangs. But the new Mach 1 will have a version of the Mustang GTs 5.0-liter, V-8 engine and produce 480 horsepower. The body will be decorated with distinctive racing stripes and a special Mustang pony badge in the center of the grill. After a 17-year hiatus, the all-new Mustang Mach 1 fastback coupe makes its world premiere - becoming the modern pinnacle of style, handling and 5.0-liter V-8 pony car performance.

And what if your car won’t start because of a dead battery? To revive a dead battery, first make sure each car is in park or neutral -- and turned off. Then, connect one end of the cable to the positive terminal of the donor battery, and then connect the other end to the positive terminal of the dead battery. Let the dead battery charge for a few minutes, and then turn the ignition on the vehicle of the dead battery to see if it starts. This only applies if you:a) Have someone to take you to a repair shop or the store right away to buy a new battery.

Here are five tips to avoid problems that can come up with sitting vehicles:Make sure to run your car every once in a while. But just in case a car isn’t being used or a two-car household has turned into a one-car household where the other vehicle is just sitting idle, running the car is still vital. Gas does degrade over time, and in some cases, it will go bad in less than two months if a car remains idle. In addition to running the car, treating it with fuel stabilizer can extend the life of your car’s gas. If the gas already is bad, there are ways to remove the bad gas from the tank, according to itstillruns.com.