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Didn’t find that perfect gift in our 2018 Gift-Giving Guide? Perhaps something on this short list of stocking stuffers will catch your eye. After all, sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest impression. From niche to mainstream, here’s 20 little gifts sure to make car lovers everywhere smile.

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Santa’s Shortlist: Holiday Stocking Stuffers for Car Lovers

December 13, 2018November 21, 2023 Mag Boddington 0 Comments Adams, Auto Enthusiasts, BedRug, Covercraft, Enthusiasts, Gearheads, Gift Ideas, Gift-Giving, Jeep, Kurgo, Loctite, Meguiars, Perisphere and Trylon Games, Rightline Gear, Seafoam, Smittybilt, Stanley Tools, WASP, WeatherTech

Didn’t find that perfect gift in our 2018 Gift-Giving Guide? Perhaps something on this short list of stocking stuffers will

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For the gearhead with a true need for speed, give the ultimate gift with a top-of-the-line driving experience. Raceways and driving schools all across the country offer packages for all occasions.

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2018 Gift-Giving Guide: What Do You Get the Gearhead Who Has Everything?

December 11, 2018December 18, 2023 Mag Boddington 0 Comments Chip Foose, Courtney Force, Gearhead, Gift, Gift Ideas, Gift-Giving, Gymkhana, Hack Mechanic, Holiday Shopping, Hot Wheels, Leatherman, Monster Jam, Racing Wheel, Rob Siegel, Shopping, Simpson, Stanley, Stanley Tools, Supercharger, Video Games

Holiday gift-giving got you down? We get it, Christmas can be STRESSFUL. There are meals to prep and trees to

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How the Car Community Does Toys for Tots

December 9, 2018September 8, 2022 Mag Boddington 0 Comments Auto Enthusiasts, Car Show, Charity, Cruise-In, Enthusiasts, events, Jeep Run, Jeeps on the Run, Motor4Toys, Non-Profit, Parade, Portland Motor Club, South Florida Exotic Car ‘Toy Rally’, The Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade, Toy Drive, Toys for Tots

Auto enthusiasts are, hands down, some of the most passionate people that you’ll meet. And they have to be, right?

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We’re back with four excellent YouTube channels for gearheads. We curated this list with quality over quantity in mind. If you want to learn and laugh, then go ahead and hit “Subscribe” ASAP because we're certain these are winners: Donut Media, The Hoonigans, Engineering Explained, and Humble Mechanic.

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4 Must-Subscribe YouTube Channels for Gearheads

December 4, 2018December 3, 2018 Mag Boddington 0 Comments Donut Media, Engineering Explained, Humble Mechanic, The Hoonigans, YouTube Channels for Gearheads

A while back, we counted down the Top 10 Web Shows for Black Thumbs. While any of those candidates is

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The 2020 Range Rover Evoque is a stylish and fun designer mutt from a breed that has lost its bite.

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2020 Range Rover Evoque: A Sleek and Fun Designer Mutt from a Breed That’s Lost Its Bite

December 2, 2018November 30, 2018 Mag Boddington 0 Comments 2020 Evoque, Evoque, Land Rover, Range Rover

The new-gen 2020 Range Rover Evoque was debuted in London this past month after a week or so of some

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Think Smaller: 2019 Midsize Truck Rundown

December 1, 2018November 28, 2018 Mag Boddington 0 Comments 2019 Ford Ranger, 2019 Toyota Tacoma, Chevy ZR2, Colorado, Colorado ZR2, Ford, Ford Ranger, Ford Trucks, Frontier, GMC, GMC Canyon, Honda, Honda Ridgeline, Midsize Truck, Midsize Trucks, Nissan Frontier, Off Road, Rigid Industries, Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, TRD Pro, Truck, Trucks, ZR2, ZR2 Bison

It’s true the Ford F-150 is America’s darling, with 40+ years in the #1 spot. And the other two prominent

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Explore further with the power of REDARC portable electronic solutions.

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Explore More with the Power of REDARC

November 25, 2018March 7, 2024 Mag Boddington 0 Comments Battery Care, Battery Charger, Battery Solutions, Brake Controllers, Car Battery, Charge Equalizers, Dual Battery, Electric Solutions, Electronic Solutions, Manager30, Mobile Electronics, Overlanding, Overlanding Gear, Portable Battery Charger, REDARC Electronics, Tow-Pro, Towing, Towing Products

One thing was glaringly obvious at SEMA 2018: the overlanding trend is hot, with no signs of slowing down. And

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The Engine Block outlines the best time to buy a car.

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Buyer Beware: Best Time to Buy a Car

November 20, 2018November 21, 2018 Mag Boddington 0 Comments Buying a New Car, Car Buying, Fourth Quarter Sales, Model Year End Sale, research, Sales

When the winter season began settling in last year, and the transmission on my barely six-year-old Nissan began lurching, I

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FCA leaks 2020 Jeep Gladiator press release. Accident or PR move?

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Jeep Gladiator Hype: More Leaks?

November 16, 2018April 20, 2022 Mag Boddington 0 Comments FCA, Jeep, Jeep Gladiator, Jeep JL, Jeep Pickup, Jeep Scrambler, Jeep Truck, JL, New Models, News, Off Road, Truck, Wrangler, Wrangler Pickup

Could this be it—The one. The only. Jeep pickup. And finally named?! Did the automaker really, truly—and “inadvertently”—leak photos of

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The OEMs insist that in the battle for better MPGs, victory would come easier via higher octane levels of gasoline. It’s an idea that gets revisited often—and one that is gaining some ground. And as national gas prices remain high (despite recent drops) and OPEC still struggles to cover the loss of Iranian exports due to President Trump's sanctions, we got to thinking: Could a bulk-refined high octane fuel really become the new standard?

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Are Higher Octane Levels the Future of Fuel Economy… and Higher Gas Prices?

November 15, 2018October 11, 2023 Mag Boddington 0 Comments 95 RON, Big Oil, Biofuels, CAFE, E15, E85, epa, Ethanol, Fuel Economy, Fuel Efficiency, Gas Prices, Higher Octane Level, Industry Regulation, regulation

The NHTSA issues Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to regulate how far vehicles must go per gallon of gas. And

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