This is a handy dandy Code reader/diagnostic tool  for vehicles 1996 and newer that are CAN (Controller Area Network) compliant and OBD2 compliant.  We own 2004's - a Nissan Altima and a GMC Sierra and this particular scan tool works for both vehicles.When the "check engine soon" light came on in the truck a few weeks ago, it did so when I just happened to be driving it.  This little event gave my husband an opportunity to tease me - "mom, it was working just fine when I parked it - and now, here you go breaking my truck! What am I going to do with you?&quo...

The Craftsman 3 1/2-ton hydraulic floor jack is very handy to have around.  This is our second Craftsman floor jack; we needed this bigger one for our bigger Truck.This floor jack is heavy.  It's mobile on four steel casters.  The jack plate is nice sized at about 6 inches in diameter.  The jack cranks evenly to 20 inches and lowers smoothly because of the hydraulic system it has in place.The only issue I have with this floor jack is the wheels are stationary.  You cannot move the jack side to side easily. So, if you're looking for quick, you're not goin...

I recently purchased a new car and I wanted to insure my car floor remained clean.  I purchased a set of 4 Rubbermaid Floor Mats.  The set came with two larger and longer mats for both the driver and passenger side of the car.  It also came with two smaller, rectangular mats for the rear seats.  They are gray in color.These mats are for all weather conditions, thus they are heavy duty.  They are also ridged to trap sediment in the mat to prevent it from getting all over the car.So far I am happy witht he purchase.  They are large enough to cover the area that n...

Perhaps we just got a bad "batch" of this Rain-X De-icer windshield washer fluid but that still doesn't quite make up for the color this fluid is.  This past winter I hopped in my car one morning and was driving down the road and began having difficulty seeing out of the windshield thanks to a particularly wet snowfall that left the car in front of me spitting up dirt from the road onto the front of the car and windshield.As usual, I turned my windshield wipers on and gave a nice squirt of washer fluid to clear the way.  Ugh!  Someone had replaced my blue soluti...

I loan this to friends as much as I use it myself, but when it is needed I am sure glad to have one.  Use it on road trips, business trips, taking clothes to Goodwill, or going to the cleaners. If you need to help somebody move out fast in the middle of the night this is what you want. This expandable clothes bar can be kept in the trunk of your car at its storage length of 36 inches - it can be expanded to about 62 inches so it will fit even most of the widest cars and SUVs. About 29 inches of the rod is covered with a soft rubber coating and has three dividers to keep clothes from sl...