I have never been particularly interested in cars—they are merely things that exist to get me from point A to point B, and are often overpriced and beleaguered by expensive problems. I was long ...

Sam Maynard has been spreading the gospel of do-it-yourself car repair for more than 15 years. As people look for ways to save cash, the 70-year-old Los Angeles mechanic hopes more drivers will want ...

Inside the mostly empty two-car garage, a bright yellow Pontiac Sunfire sits with its front wheel well exposed. A team of auto-minded volunteers from the newly formed ministry Stones Auto Service had ...

A Texas car repair shop is offering the chance for women to crawl under the hood and learn basic car repair and maintenance. It's called Pistons and Pixie Dust and will be held by San Antonio's Rene's ...

At age 45, I learned how to check my tire pressure, change a burned-out brake light and fix a broken sun visor bracket hanging in the way of passengers. A friend then showed how to deconstruct my ...