Negative or Positive Terminal First?

Mickey has a trivia question for the listener. Ben has today’s Grand Trivia Auto question for the table. We go over the proper sequence for disconnecting one’s battery and the sequence of events for jumping one’s battery. And Mickey is wrong about being right. We welcome your support via Patreon and your questions and feedback … Read more

Would You Put That On Your Resume?

We are joined by Beka, Ben, Mickey, and Cathy. (It was Cathy’s first time at the TTAC table!) We talk about car book publishing, bad driving, and throw in a little bit gift giving! Ben talks about his Lotus–is it good news? Mickey gives a little bit on insight on the person who won the … Read more

Motorbooks Giveaway

Ben and Mickey are enthralled by a stack of books we’ve received from Motorbooks. And we’re giving them away. If you’d like to receive one of these books, visit The Thing About Cars’ website, and find the blog entry titled Motorbooks Giveaway! There you’ll find a link to a form where you can register to … Read more

Everything You Think You Know About Headlights Is Wrong

“Mike” speaks with Mickey about the fallacy of headlight upgrades, how they may be unsafe, and how the automotive lighting industry continues to manufacture and sell products which may be inherently unsafe. Mike offers some practical advice on which lights are worth your time, and how to use lighting properly, safely, and for the best … Read more