Back To School... For Older Drivers
It's not just young kids heading back to school this fall. Driver's Ed for older drivers is a growth industry these days, too.These courses (more properly speaking, "interventions") are not so much about teaching folks how to drive as they are about helping elderly drivers learn to deal with and even compensate for some of the physical and mental declines that often come with aging.
Make Your Car Last Forever (Or At Least, As Long As Possible)
There's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get at least 12 years and 150,000 trouble-free miles out of a new car today -- and that can make your initial "investment" (on average, $24,000 today) a lot easier to swallow. But the key element is proper care -- and proper driving. Cars are a lot like our bodies; live like Elvis -- and don't expect to live very long. But treat your body (and your car) with care and respect -- and both should last a very long time.To enjoy the benefits of a long-live car, keep in mind -- and try to live by -- the following rules:
New Car Review: 2007 BMW Mini Cooper S
Most redesigns are pretty obvious - and sometimes, far from being an improvement. Hence the general rule: If it aint' broke, don't "fix" it.With the updated '07 Mini Cooper, however, you'll have to look closely to tell it apart from the original - even though there are many significant differences, inside and out.
And these subtle changes are also improvements - a rare trick these days.
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