Are remote starters a harmless convenience or an unnecessary gimmick doing real damage to your vehicle?

Dear Car Talk: I live in a nice, quiet neighborhood. My neighbor has a remote starter he uses with his car. Annoyingly, when he remote starts it, the car horn honks first. Is the honk supposed to wake ...

Icy winter mornings can be hard on both drivers and their cars. That’s why many people still rely on a familiar routine: ...