These days, it’s easy to look at YouTube and see all the fun, expensive sports cars people are buying wrecked for cheap and fixing up. We all want a piece of that pie, but what if there were a way to spend $10,000 on really good, reliable sports cars that you don’t have to worry…
Owning a truck these days has become a rite of passage. More and more buyers are turning away from crossovers and SUVs and jumping into a pickup truck. Why? There are so many of them, and they are typically pretty reliable. People love bigger vehicles that make them feel safe and insulated from the outside…
Tires are one of the most important things a car needs to move. Without tires, it can’t really go. More importantly, with bad tires, the car becomes dangerously unsafe to the point of being deadly, not just to you as the driver or the other occupants in the car, but to others driving on the…
SUVs are the default vehicles these days. At some point, you may long for the upscale features of a luxury brand model while your budget guides you to a more mainstream choice. As people have done for decades, this is achievable if you are willing to trade newness for luxury. A pre-owned luxury SUV can…
The ability to tow a trailer opens the door to a variety of enjoyable lifestyles, such as boating, comfortable camping, and various recreational motorized vehicle activities. Many people, of course, also utilize towing in their work. Alderman Automotive understands that safe towing begins with a grasp of a few key specifications and a little bit…
If you follow the auto industry at all, the topic of electrification is unavoidable. Manufacturers are releasing new EVs and hybrid vehicles seemingly on a weekly basis. Toyota, which was at the forefront of hybrid vehicles with its Prius, now has several model lines that are hybrid only, including the 2025 Camry. A few years…
Suspension alignment refers to the angle of your tires in relation to the ground and each other. Hitting a sharp pothole, curb, or another hard impact on the road can cause one or more tires to become misaligned. Misalignment can also happen when certain suspension parts have become excessively worn. If you suspect you have…
An item often overlooked when evaluating the feel of a used car is the condition of the engine mounts. As the name suggests, these mounts secure the engine to the vehicle’s frame or unibody. They are more than just nuts and bolts, however. While cars can have rather elaborate suspension arrangements to keep out road…
Audi first arrived in the U.S. in 1969 with a model known as the Audi 100. Things started slowly, as the sedan’s front-wheel drive was still relatively rare in this country. Two models that put Audi on the automotive map in the U.S. were the 1983 Audi 5000, a descendant of the 100 mid-size sedan…
How clean your car is on the outside can reflect how often you wash it. It can also indicate outside issues, such as if it rained recently while you were on the road. Did you have to drive on a dirt road, or does the car spend all its time outside as opposed to being…
