Day: February 16, 2021

Car & Automotive

In cold weather, how often should I start my car?

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated what happens when liquids are frozen. Water expands when frozen, while most other liquids do not.

An intense cold snap is threatening to smash record lows across much of the nation through Thursday.

With temperatures sliding and winter fast approaching, many car owners are asking: How often should I start my car to warm it up?

Turns out, the answer doesn’t lie in frequency.

Experts at AAA, a federation of motor clubs, say it’s not a good idea to warm your car up to keep it from freezing.

“Ninety-five percent of the cars on the road today don’t use carburetors, so you no longer need to warm them up on cold days,” said Mike Calkins, manager of technical services at AAA.

Instead of repeatedly starting up your car to keep it warm, drivers who are concerned about their engines

Car & Automotive

Volkswagen Points Finger at Suppliers Over Car Chip Shortage | Investing News

By Michael J. Moody 11 months ago

By Jan Schwartz and Christoph Steitz

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen said bad planning on the part of its suppliers has compounded a computer chip shortage blighting the global auto industry, claiming it gave ample notice that the coronavirus’ hit to car production would be limited.

VW was in December the first carmaker to warn of a chip supply crunch that has hit global automakers, forcing them to cut or halt production as the semiconductor industry struggles to keep up with a recovery in the car sector.

The German company told its suppliers in April last year – when much of global car production was idled due to the coronavirus pandemic – that it expected a strong recovery in the second half of 2020, a VW executive, who declined to be named, told Reuters.

Volkswagen, the world’s second-largest carmaker, says it was made aware of the chip shortage by one of

Car & Automotive

Million Dollar Armored Car | FDR’s Presidential Car 1942 Lincoln Limousine

By Michael J. Moody 11 months ago

Million Dollar Armored <a href="https://dominic-cooper.com" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="car">Car</a> | FDR’s Presidential Car 1942 Lincoln Limousine

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#FDR #presidentialcar #lincoln

Leslie talks around a vehicle that would cost over a million dollars to build. This 1942 Lincoln Limousine came from the factory with armored plating fit for its new owner, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fueled by fear of Japanese attacks following Pearl Harbor, this is the first presidential car to come with armored plating and was used so often that it traveled with the President during his international visits.

Ford equipped this Lincoln Limousine with steel plated floorboards, roofing, and a heavy wire mesh surround that secured the engine from failure due to damage. With a weight of almost 7,000 lbs, cowls were located at the top of the hood to help cool the engine. To keep up with modern design during the late 40s,

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