There is a war of hyperbolic statements among enthusiasts, waged both in the comment sections of websites and in the texts of articles. Not one of worldly significance or anything that’d affect our ...

No technological advance is without drawbacks, which is also true for vehicles. Modern engines give us better gas mileage and efficiency, but without the charm or control of a manual transmission.

The manual steering system found on Jeeps built and sold before 1971 works just fine when properly maintained and not used in extreme ways. By that we mean with stock sized tires, and regular ...

The words "it's a great trail rig" and "this is my daily driver" are not typically part of the same conversation. Making any vehicle perform really well on the trail is something we all want, but ...

Your steering wheel should feel light and predictable, not noisy or strained. When the power steering pump starts to whine, it signals a problem that can grow from annoying to dangerous if you ignore ...

Power steering, standard equipment on virtually every vehicle today, was also a very popular option back in the day, produced by the millions. Those systems have an outstanding service life. Other ...

The only thing worse than not having a taut-handling car is not being able to take full advantage of everything a great suspension promises because of an ancient, slow manual steering gear box. That ...