Cars are machines: They break down from time to time — even if you take the best care of them.

If you’re in a car a lot, you’ll end up with some pretty scary moments. I got to thinking though a few of mine, and there’s one that sticks out from the rest by a mile. I’ll get to it soon, but here are a few of the others in no particular order:

There’s nothing better than sharing the things you love with your kids, but if you’re anything like me, your hobbies might not appeal to the younger generation. Why would your kids want to get their hands dirty pulling apart an engine when they can spend all day playing video games, right?

Mechanics are unsung heroes. They operate behind the scenes of your car, making sure everything is in working order. Being a mechanic can be incredibly satisfying, especially when they turn the keys and the car purrs to life.

Every so often, you spot one. The glorified crapcan, replete with bumper stickers no self-respecting human would choose to display on a vehicle of status and “wash me” engraved in its protective layer of dust.

Cars today are safer than ever before. They have stronger chassis, high-tech restraint systems and crumple zones to distribute impact.

Being thrust into adulthood on the back of a recession that resulted in scarce job opportunity and low wages caused a butterfly effect in the world’s la

We all love working on our cars, but getting down on the ground to slide underneath them on a creeper can be miserable — and it’s even worse if you don’t have a creeper or a driveway.

Unless you’re the proud owner of an extremely vintage vehicle with a tiller or the prototype Saab that used a joystick for steering input, you rely on the trusty guidance mechanism known as the steering wheel when you’re operating your vehicle.

Fact: the human male doesn’t fully realize the concept of self-preservation until the age of 26.