Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

A new shop in Southern California may represent a trend: DIY auto repair shops where you pay a fee, they jack your car up on a lift, and you do the work. Such places used to be common, then they went ...

The do-it-yourself (DIY) trend is growing across industries as people seek to save costs and leverage online resources. Once seen as daunting, DIY car repairs are now more accessible thanks to ...

Car maintenance can be a costly endeavor even for a minor fix. If you aren’t trained as an auto mechanic, it can feel daunting to undertake repairs yourself, but there are many simple repairs you can ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Few things can sour a morning commute or a well-earned road trip faster than a cracked or chipped windshield. This can, of course, become a ...

Do you feel it? The air is warming, the ground is thawing, the sun may even still be visible when you get out of work. Springtime is around the corner, and here at Jalopnik, that can only mean one ...

Rich Benoit of Rich Rebuilds posts popular do-it-yourself car repair videos on YouTube. He joins host Robin Young to talk about his new memoir.