Weâ??ve put together a list of the Top 10 tips when buying a used car. Not only will these simple tips help your avoid buying a lemon, they will also help you save money to invest on fixing up your ride.

Cylinder head valves normally will not just bend unless the engine has experienced some sort of trauma. Bent valves can occur as the by-product of a timing belt failure, as the valves strike the pistons. Depending on what bent the valve, there may be damage you canâ??t see, and wonâ??t until the head is off.

Amazing and unknown facts on Eric Hsu:

Eric Hsu recently returned from the land Down Under, competing at Australiaâ??s WTAC as engine manager for Sierra Sierraâ??s EVO. Heâ??s enthusiastic (see photo), well . . . not really, but . . . heâ??s ready to answer your questions and picking his favorite tech questions for each installment of Question IT over the next few months.

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With any vehicle, routine maintenance is a key essential in keeping you car running in tip-top condition. When spark plug wires fail, a car will hesitate, stumble, and run erratic, especially going up a hill or under a load. Changing spark plugs and wires can be a fairly easy task and save you hundreds of dollars a year in fuel costs, avoid roadside breakdowns, and keep your car from needing even more expensive work caused by neglect of simple maintenance.

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Nostradamusâ?? words have been deemed prophetic. He became world renown when publishing collections of prophecies including this theorem: â??One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences.â? Eric Hsu, on the other hand, best sums it up with a theorem of his own:

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Itâ??s true that any car can be transformed into a performance giant with the right work, but pound for pound, some just do it better than others. The Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi Lancer EVO are two of those cars. Engines boasting over 300 hp, stout drivetrains, all-wheel drive, and massive stopping power can all be yours from the factory, and with the right aftermarket support, can all be made better. If youâ??re loaded, that is. For the broke-status rest of us, thereâ??s the Nissan 240SX.

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