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Dirty Secrets: Gardeners Share Their Tips and Tricks for How Best to Haul Plants Home

April 29, 2022 by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

Gardening

Spring is hauling season for gardeners. I rarely have a car full of plants and supplies myself these days as my garden is pretty mature now and I am in that giving-stuff-away stage of the gardening bell curve. So I asked several fellow gardener writers – many are also professional garden designers – to share… 

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Filed Under: Ask Me Anything, She Says Tagged With: cargo space, Gardening, hauling plants, SUVs for hauling cargo, tips

Why Are Minivans Not Just About The Kids Anymore

January 29, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

minivans

Desperately trying to keep the cool factor and learning that swagger is about me, not my car. I have a confession: I’ve been avoiding the purchase of a minivan for years, because I thought it would threaten my “cool factor” (which I probably don’t even have because I just said that). If you love minivans, you… 

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Filed Under: Editorial, She Says Tagged With: family, minivans

Yes, Every Classic Car Parade Needs a Minivan. And Kids in Costumes.

January 29, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Tara's minivan joins the classic car parade

OMG YOU GUYS. Guest post by Tara Blaesing Let me tell you how my day is going. This morning, a Facebook friend shared an event post for a “car cruise” lining up at the school, just to drive around town and have some fun…. “everyone is welcome.” Since being cooped up with five kids under… 

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Filed Under: Minivan, The Car Life Tagged With: Chrysler minivan, classic car parade, classic cars

How to Clean Your Car Like a Pro

January 15, 2022 by Guest Contributor 4 Comments

Car cleaning tips - start by washing the outside.

These car cleaning tips will get your car looking new again. Or at least new-ish. Growing up with a dad and brother who were both “motor heads,” I learned to have pride in the car I drove. I learned to pull out all the gear in the backyard and get the outside to shine, down… 

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Filed Under: Maintenance, She Buys Tagged With: car cleaning, car cleaning tips, clean, clean car

Tips for Traveling with Food During the Holidays

December 25, 2021 by Guest Contributor 5 Comments

Shari's apple pie

Traveling with food: holiday tips for getting it there in one piece. At nearly every holiday function, you need to bring some sort of contribution, right? But how do you get it there in one piece? I personally have had food spill on me in the car with no back up clothes to wear and… 

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Filed Under: She Drives, Travel Tips Tagged With: cargo blocks, driving with food, Mazda 6, traveling with food, trunk organizers

I Learned to Drive in Snow at Bridgestone Winter Driving School With Toyota – And So Can You

December 12, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

drive in snow Bridgestone Toyota Winter Driving School

  By guest contributor Tami Mittan  Normally, a car sliding on snow causes panic. Here, that’s what you’re supposed to do. “Alright, Tami – you’re up! I want you to accelerate to 30 MPH as you go down this next hill, and on my mark just stomp and hold.” My winter driving coach, Kubo, was… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving, She Drives Tagged With: Bridgestone, driving in snow, Toyota, winter driving, winter driving tips

Life Lessons With Off-Road Driver and Rebelle Rally Founder Emily Miller

October 16, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Rebelle Rally Featured Image

These boots are made For driving. Cars and careers. By Bonnie Kenaz-Mara “When is the last time you got your boots dirty?” Emily Miller, founder of Rebelle Rally, a women-only off-road competition, said to the crowd gathered for Women’s Day at The Chicago Auto Show, as she changed into her desert dusty boots. Miller has… 

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Family Road Trip Packing Tips: Thule Roof Racks

June 21, 2021 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Thule’s Roof Rack Saves Family’s Vacation Packing into a car for a family road trip can be a free for all, with jugs of liquids, non-TSA approved schlep-it-all bags and no overhead space. Unless you utilize the space ABOVE your car. We encountered this on a recent road trip with our kids, our dog, and… 

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Filed Under: Parts and Gear, Travel Tips Tagged With: car top carrier, extra space, Ford, luggage, road trip, Thule

What Not to Do When You Get an Out of State Traffic Ticket

May 5, 2021 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

What NOT to do if you get an out of state ticket for speeding.

It’s OK to just ignore that ticket you got on your road trip this summer, right? Wrong. Each of the 50 states that make up our nation is unique in its culture and attractions. Driving in each state can also be an experience in and of itself (and not always a positive one). Travel by… 

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Filed Under: Road Trip, Travel Tips Tagged With: road trip, speeding ticket

Can You Buy Tires Online? What You Need to Know, And What We Learned

February 18, 2021 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

No mystery, just great service. Isn’t that the best? Guest post by Anna Mae Trievel I hated shopping for car tires so much that the last time I needed new tires, I just bought a new car. In my defense, my car was 11 years old with over 100,000 miles, so it probably made sense… 

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Filed Under: Maintenance, She Buys

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