Get Your Car Road Trip Ready - How to Save Hundreds During Your Next Adventure The ten to fifteen-minute trips you often take with your car don’t represent what it’s like to drive across the country. Knocking back mile after mile at highway speeds interspersed with moments of gridlock traffic puts your vehicle's major components through their most demanding paces. The last thing you need in those moments is for something to go wrong, but not everyone is so lucky. More often than not, the problem is something you didn’t know needed changing, only for it to wear beyond use and cause an issue. Before you head out on that big trip this year, peek at our guide below to see whether or not your vehicle is good to go. Read more » Car Detailing 101: You Won’t Damage Your Paint By Doing It Yourself If you’re into cars and on social media, you’re bound to see reels, videos, and TikToks focusing on car washes and detailing. Watching a dirty barn-find get sprayed down and brought back to life by a professional using thousands of dollars of equipment is super satisfying, but doesn’t that feel a little disheartening? Breaking out tools and brushes most of us have never seen before to handle jobs we tackle with wipes and paper towels doesn’t do much to help us DIYers get the motivation to do it ourselves. Luckily, doing a great job detailing your car quickly, thoroughly, or anywhere in between doesn’t require all that fancy kit. Read more » LIQUI MOLY Additives Explained Since we refuse to sell you anything that we wouldn't put on or in our own cars, I spoke directly with the engineers Daniel and Tobias at LIQUI MOLY, who formulate and test all of the additives that they produce, the very ones we sell. While I expected in-depth answers and the typical marketing spiel, I didn't expect quite the amount of time and testing that goes into the development of a single additive. Read more » Rediscovering The BMW SMG Transmission: A Hidden Gem Or Obsolete Relic? Given a twisty road and the choice between a 650-horsepower, turbocharged, all-wheel drive supercar with 335-section tires or a 20-year-old M3, I would prefer the BMW. So how far does that train of thought go? Is it possible that a slower, less advanced, automated gearbox, such as SMG, could be enjoyed for the same reasons? Surely, it’s the most analog of production semi-automatics. Twenty years after its heyday, can the once-derided BMW SMG transmission offer a newfound sense of connection and hidden charms? Read more » No longer want to receive these emails? Unsubscribe. FCP Euro 155 Hill Street Milford, Connecticut 06460