Auto Services
Ratings & Advice
The latest ratings and advice for Washington, DC area auto services.
Advice
- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Manipulate You
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Car Buying Strategies
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Consumers’ Notebook
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Right-to-Repair Fight
- Tire Pressure Advice
- Used Cars Often Sold with Dangerous Defects
- Used-Car Certifications Often Not Meaningful
- Vehicle Service Contracts
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Auto Repair Shops
Use our ratings of 500 area shops to avoid getting taken for a ride.
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Digging Up the Best Garden Centers
Ratings of local stores for quality and price.
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Protect Yourself from Identity Theft and Other Fraud
These 20 strategies will fend off scammers.
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Carpet and Rug Cleaners
Getting help with your stain management.
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Buying Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses
Getting back to 20/20.
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Laser Eye Surgery
There’s growing concern that many LASIK surgeons overpromise and don’t fully inform patients about possible risks.
- How to Find and Work with a Physical Therapist
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Household Movers
How to find a super schlepper.
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Self-Storage Units
Renting a dumping ground is convenient but costly.
- How to Choose the Best Credit Card
- Watch Repair.
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