Cars & Transportation
12 articles
Thousands of Americans earn extra income driving for ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft, and many users assume the app’s insurance policy gives drivers complete protection. But that’s not quite right. Learn why you need rideshare insurance and the best insurance companies for rideshare drivers.
In the housing industry, it’s called “negative equity.” In the automotive industry it’s called being “upside down.” In both cases, it means the same thing: You owe more money on an asset than the asset itself is worth. When you’re upside down on a car loan, you can end up in big trouble because a
If you’ve got a reliable car and aren’t prone to locking your keys in your car, are AAA’s fringe benefits enough incentive to make the investment worthwhile? Before you decide, check out AAA’s three membership tiers and loads of driving- and nondriving-related perks to see if it’s right for you.
If you’ve ever been stuck in a traffic jam, sitting motionless behind a diesel-belching truck as cyclists glide past happily in the bike lane, it may have crossed your mind that you’d be happier living without a car. But chances are, you quickly brushed aside that notion, imagining just how impractical that would be. After
Most Americans own at least one vehicle, or live in a household where someone does. So buying a car is a reality you’ll probably have to face sooner or later — even if you can put it off for a while. Might as well do your best to get a good deal on it, right?
Cars are expensive, so most buyers finance them. They use auto loans to do that. But an auto loan adds a new set of wrinkles to the already annoying car buying process. To avoid getting taken for a ride on your next car purchase, learn how auto loans work and how to avoid their pitfalls.
If you ride with Uber more than once in a great while, you’ll come out ahead when you use one of these cards as your default payment method.
The price of gas is nothing if not volatile. Historical data from the Energy Information Administration shows United States retail gasoline prices bouncing around between $3 and $4 per gallon between 2011 and 2014, then falling below $2 per gallon in 2015 and remaining below $3 per gallon through 2020, with another dip below $2
Is your ride due for an upgrade? Frugal car buyers assume luxury cars have no place in their garages or driveways. In many cases, they’re right. Buying more car than you can afford is one of the easiest and most preventable ways to get into debt. More than that, it’s often futile: To get out
Most Americans rely on gas-powered cars to get around and are always searching for ways to save money on gas. Americans consume approximately 400 million gallons of gasoline per day, according to the Energy Information Administration. That’s more than 1 gallon per person, per day. It’s no surprise, then, that gas and gas station purchases
You’ve probably experienced your share of car problems, including unexpected breakdowns, mechanical defects, or accidents. AAA offers valuable benefits, including roadside assistance, travel services, and identity theft protection. But do these benefits justify the annual cost of AAA membership?
Sign up for Zipcar and get a FREE $25 driving credit. Zipcar offers city-dwellers a viable alternative to traditional car ownership. Its hundreds of hubs around the globe make it one of the world’s largest carsharing companies, and once you have a membership you can use its vehicles anywhere – including Europe. Like the locally based nonprofits