Bureaucrats in Canada against electric cars, and progress

My friend had his Catalytic Converter stolen today. He called the cops and the police told him that he was one of 4 people who had their converter stolen today. all within a 5 mile radius of where he was working.

What is a Catalytic Converter?

Why are Catalytic Converters stolen?

No dash lights

The wife’s 2000 Volkswagen was displaying a Check Engine light the other day and would not extinguish itself after one or two start-stop cycles. So, we took it to two local mechanics and the first wanted $95 to plug into the ODBII port and the second wanted $90.

I knew that this was a matter of plugging their computer into the car and reading a code from their diagnostic software. Now, I understand everyone has to make a buck and get paid for their time. But, I think it is a bit ridic…

This summer, while visiting an old friends scrap yard, a brand new BMW 3-series car rolled in - literally. A teenager was "driving dad's car," says shop owner, with little apparent structural damage. The teen walked away, and normally the damage wouldn't have been hard to repair. But the BMW had so many air bags "it looked like a balloon parade". The new car, worth more than $30,000, was totaled.

Costly air bags, expensive electronics, and lightweight body materials are driving up…

buying a car in the united states and importing it into canada

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The goal with this site is to be the encyclopedia for automotive and truck repair website. This goal is no easy feed for one person or even a small team of people, so it is being introduced as a wiki. This means anyone (including yourself) can comment or edit or write up a new section on the topic of automotive repair. All you must do a register yourself an account with us.

I consider this to be a Web 2.0 for DIYer website…