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Timothy Boyer

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Timothy Boyer is Torque News reporter based in Cincinnati. Experienced with early car restorations, he regularly restores older vehicles with engine modifications for improved performance. Follow Tim on  “Zen and the Art of DIY Car Repair” website, the Zen Mechanic blog and on Twitter at @TimBoyerWrites for daily new and used vehicle news with a focus on maintenance and repair.

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Is It Safe To Keep A Portable Jump Starter In Your Car? "I Keep Mine In My Wife's Toyota RAV4 All The Time." 4
Consumer Reports' Reliable Used Sports Car Recommendations for Under $25,000 0
Cybertruck Owner Reports Tire Service Center Refused to Rotate His CT's Tires 2
Tesla Owner Admits "I Felt Nothing But Disgust" as Tesla Owners Vent Their Anger At Elon Musk But Find Inner Peace With a Remarkable Twist That Helps Others 0
Consumer Reports Reveals Their Top Pick Cars of 2025, Including Two Ford Pickup Trucks 1
10 Reasons To Buy Cars Built In Japan…And Not Just Toyotas, But This One Specific Make and Model You Might Regret If You Do Not Buy It In 2025 2
New Cybertruck Owner Asks If It Is Okay to Transport His Dog in The Cargo Bed During a Long Trip 4
Disposable Cars Designed to Fail by 60,000 Miles in 2025 Says This Expert 0
My 2019 Toyota Rav4 Repair Was Quoted $500 for Parts and Labor at a Local Shop, but I Found The Replacement Piece On Amazon For Only $80. 1
I Purchased A 2025 Rav4 Gas Model And I Am Approaching 500 Miles. Does Toyota Use Moly Compounds In Its Break-in Oil? Who is Telling the Truth? 0
Is $9.5K A Good Deal For A 2016 Corolla S With 89K Miles? ―Not If You Can Spot The Problem Between These Two Car Images 0
Ford Hung Me and My Girlfriend Out To Dry ―The Ford Focus You Can Buy Cheap, Warning 0
Toyota 4Runner Owner Asks, "Who Needs A Snowplow When You Have A Perfectly Good Front Bumper?" Those Who Don't Mind Wasting $1,000 On a Bad Idea But Willing to DIY Fix Their Mistake For A Few Dollars 0
Toyota Expert from Japan Reveals, "If You Do The Analysis Correctly, You Might Find That Cheaper Cars Are Not Always Cheaper To Own" 0
Toyota Truck Seller Admits Deceiving Used Car Shoppers 0
Used Toyota Buying Guide ―I Want To Talk To You About Some Toyota Models And Lexus Models That I Would Avoid Buying in 2025 Reports a Toyota Master Mechanic 2
Tesla Cybertruck DIY PPF Batman Black In Just One Day Under $1,000 Says This Cybertruck Owner 0
My 2025 Rav4 Hybrid Premium XLE Cabin Button Doesn't Work To Open The Liftgate ―This Simple Repair Trick is One That Often Works for Electrical System Problems 0
My Daughter Accidentally Put 8 Gallons Of Diesel In My Mazda CX-5. She Drove A Mile Home. As Soon As We Realized The Mistake, We Had It Towed To A Shop. They Quoted Me $4,000 To Fix It. What Should I Do? Mazda Master Mechanic Responds 6
Cybertruck Stainless Panels Are Falling Off...Is This A New Phenomena Asks This CT Owner 0
So I'm Getting A Brand New RAV4 Hybrid Soon, And I'm Wondering If The Extended Warranty Is Worth It? ―This Happened to Me, and Here is What I Did But Wished I Had Done 2
This Vehicle Received An Abysmal Score Of Only Five Points Out Of 100 For Reliability 0
My Toyota Mechanic Hands Me a $2,500 Bill for My Rav4 And Tells Me It Is My Child's Fault ―The Problem That is More Common Than You Think in Some Rav4 Models 0
I Drive A 2013 Ford Fusion With About 165,000 Miles On It…Worth Repairing Or Time For A New Car? ―Here's A Car-Saving Compilation Of Social Media Advice 0
Will A Transmission Flush Fix This Shuddering Ford F-150? We Hear It All The Time That Flushing The Transmission Fluid Is A Waste Of Money. Or They Say It Will Just Make It Worse. We Decided To Test It With This F-150 0