ELM MOTOR SCANNER 327. WHY IS IT NECESSARY AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
There are different devices that can facilitate the operation of the car. One of them…

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AUTONOMOUS START-UP DEVICES FOR CAR
Motorists at least once in their lives have to face a situation where when they…

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HOW TO FIND OUT AND CHECK THE MACHINE RUNNING RUNNING?
Is it possible to change the speedometer or “twist the mileage”? Upset buyers of used…

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Copying headlong: the secret three-axle all-terrain vehicles of the 1930s in the USSR
By that time, in the Soviet automobile industry, according to the principle “they are getting…

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HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MACHINE PERFORMED?
TIPS 1. The fact that the car was repainted is evidenced by the difference in…

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Ferodo, reel and bagel: outdated automotive terms that have received new life

The sweet word “radio tape recorder” today has completely lost its original meaning, although it has not lost any popularity at all. Its history is as follows.
When in the first half of the twentieth century musical combines appeared in everyday life, which included a radio receiver and record player, in the USSR they were called “radio lines”. But this is not an abbreviation, but the name of the manufacturer: the name “Radiola” was one of the brands of audio equipment of the American company RCA. Remember the stories about “copier” or “jeep”? Here is the same thing. The party “Radiol” fell into the Soviet Union, the term got accustomed to the people, and when the records went into the past under the pressure of a magnetic film, by analogy the word “radio tape recorder” appeared. Automotive version, of course, became the “radio”. Continue reading

What's up with DW Hower? Why "people dissolved", and "dealers until the last kept in the dark"?
The other day we wrote about the situation with the DerVays plant in Cherkessk, which…

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Top 5 Tips for Using an Inexpensive Smartphone in a Car
Choose your mount wisely Remember the main thing - the longer the attachment foot, the…

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