How Much Does an Extended Warranty Cost? Your most difficult challenge when selecting an extended warranty is to determine the cost. If we had to pin a single cost answer on this question, we would reply, “About $130 per month or $3,000 if you pay up-front.” There is a lot more...
The Toyota RAV4 is one of the most dynamic options in the compact SUV sector, thanks to Toyota engineering’s exceptional attention to detail, which is one of the reasons it currently has a spot in the Rally America racing circuit and has recently introduced a 2016 Toyota RAV4 hybrid versio...
Maybe the tailwinds help reduce the cost of shipping east. To ship a 2015 RAV4 from Boston, MA to Miami, FL the best price we could find was about $1,100 and the highest price estimate was about $1,200. To see how much the actual city might change the equation, we also ran a ...
There are basically two types of plug-in hybrids: those that blend power from both the battery pack and the gasoline engine (known as "power-split hybrids") and the much rarer kind where the gasoline engine acts solely as a generator to recharge the battery, but can't mechanically power ...
When it comes time to replace an EV’s battery, it generally costs around$500 per kWh. This means that a 75 kWh battery might cost as much as $37,000 to replace. Luckily, warranty periods are long, and the hope is that with ever-advancing technology, that price drops significantly in...
Electronic power steering may become heavy due to a worn out motor so you may consider having your power steering motor tested to see how much current it is drawing. The heaviness of your steering could also indicate worn out steering linkage or even an underinflated tire. Thanks again for ...
It seems every company has their black sheep when it comes to U.S. sales. For Mercedes (besides SMART), that would be the SLC/K. Year over year for 2016 it seems the sales dropped 18.8% to 3,397 units sold (sourceDaimler). Again, this wouldn’t be much of a problem for most ma...
I always find it amazing how much money people will spend on four tires and a steering wheel that gets them from point A to point B. Especially, when the're spending money that they do not have. Admittedly, I have never been a “car guy” and I grew up in a house where there was...
When your car doesn’t start, often the battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best practice is to conduct a car battery voltage test regularly – a
there are over 100,000 charging stations. Users can check how much their car has been charged, the power it has received an approximation of the miles achieved, and the cost of charging (if it isn’t free) using the app. Available both on android and iOS with a rating of 4.5 stars....