10 Things Most People Don't Know About Their CarsIn this video posted on Autoblog.com, you're going to learn some pretty amazing things about your car. For example, did you know that the inventor of cruise control was blind, or that there's a tiny little arrow on your gas meter that actually tells you which side of the car the gas tank is on? For these and many other fabulous bits of information, including how to perfectly parallel park every time, you'll want to watch the full video here.7 Things Car Thieves Know That You Don'tDid you know that every forty three seconds a car is stolen in the United States? That's nearly a million vehicles a year. In this post on abcnews.go.com, reporters Tom Berman, Francesca Ferreira and Alexa Valiente, along with some help from former car thief Steve Fuller, we're going to find out the things that car thieves know and we don't. Let's face it, if you can't trust a former car thief, who can you trust? From valet keys that you don't even know you have, but the common car thief does, to not leaving your windows open even a crack. According to a former car thief, a cracked window is just the same as an unlocked door. In addition, you might want to consider the brand of car you get because thieves have their favorites and yours might just be one of them. Hondas are a particular favorite, even older ones. You'll want to get all the information by watching the video and read the entire article here.Muscle Car Information: Secrets Most People Don't KnowIf you're a fan of muscle cars, then you probably are also very interested in cool facts about them, that other non-muscle car lovers don't know. In this article posted on Carsdirect.com. You may or may not know that the Pontiac GTO, released in 1964 was the very first muscle car. Muscle cars of yesteryear looked very different than muscle cars today, with everything coming in a much bigger, more muscular size. Did you know that the "elephant" was the popular nickname of the Hemi engine, and the power behind the muscle cars? If any of these facts fascinate you and make you feel silly for being a muscle car lover and not knowing them, then you'll definitely want to get all the cool facts by reading the full article here.9 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About CarsIn this article by Justin Stoltzfus for libertymutual.com, he gives us some pretty fun facts about our cars that most people don't know. For example, unlike older model cars, all the cars made today and for the last several years are run by computer. In addition, gone are the days when you can run to your local hardware store and get a new key for your car, or a spare set made. Today a new key for a new car will probably cost you upwards of a hundred dollars. For these and other fun facts, read the full article here.
