Author: staff@jalopnik.com (B. L. Johnson)

Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Getty Images So, you have finally reached six figures. It took some time — probably years — to get up to now, however it’s still quite the accomplishment. You need to be proud. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about your salary, but as a substitute the odometer in your automobile. You have hit the 100,000-mile mark, and your automobile continues to be faithfully chugging along. That is great, but to maintain the nice times rolling, it is time to maintain some maintenance items and do some checks. You have been doing oil changes and tune-ups all along, however…

ACHPF/Shutterstock When you selected a diesel pickup over a gas-driven one, you then’re already ahead of the sport in terms of fuel economy. In response to the Department of Energy, diesel vehicles could be 30-35% more fuel-efficient than their gas counterparts. But perhaps that is not ok for you. No, you will not be satisfied until you have squeezed every last little bit of fuel efficiency out of your vehicle. We do not blame you, given the high price of diesel fuel (averaging over $3.60 per gallon as of this writing). Well, the excellent news is that there are several things…

Mehaniq/Shutterstock We won’t consider a non-shady reason to have multiple driver’s licenses from different states, apart from the occasional confused snowbird who mistakenly believes they’re speculated to maintain licenses concurrently in Florida and the opposite state they live in the remaining of the 12 months. Alternatively, there have been drivers who used to amass multiple licenses to spread around traffic violations and points to avoid raising their insurance premiums. We predict an easier solution would have been to stop speeding. But what can we know? In fact, not everyone who wonders in regards to the legality of getting driver’s licenses…

Whenever you read the headline you most likely thought we were going to speak about roundabouts, didn’t you? Roundabouts have been slowly finding their way into intersections across the U.S., much to the ire of many drivers. But roundabouts are old news. The brand new heat on the earth of intersections and civil engineering is something called an RCUT, also generally known as a J-turn or superstreet. RCUT stands for Restricted Crossing U-Turn. These intersections force drivers making left turns to make U-turns. That may appear counterintuitive in terms of making roads safer — it sure did to us before…

asharkyu/Shutterstock Have you ever had a tough time decoupling your trailer out of your hitch currently? Does it seem stuck on the hitch? That is likely to be an indication that the hitch ball must be greased. There are multiple advantages that come from greasing a hitch ball, a few of which may fix some issues along with your tow hitch. One profit is that it makes hitching and unhitching a trailer much easier by providing lubrication to the ball. It might also reduce wear and tear on the hitch, helping it to last more, due to the thin layer of…