Q My son has a 1997 GMC Jimmy with 200,000 miles that is in really good condition. For the last two years, he's had an intermittent electrical problem where his battery will go completely dead. The battery was new about three years ago and tests just fine. We'll jump the car and everything is fine. He can go from one day to four or five months between entering the dead zone. He never notices any lights staying on or any other issues.

The turbulent 1960s are known for Vietnam, protests and public tragedies. But it's also the era of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and the American muscle car. It's the decade when one model, Kelly Neal says, "made a rumbling sound as it snaked through a parking lot, announcing it was something to be reckoned with."

While some embrace winter, many more dread it. The majority tolerate it - at least for awhile. However we deal with winter, there's no getting completely around it here. We don't like icy roads, sideways snow, bitter cold and salty slush and neither do our vehicles. And if a vehicle has a problem, winter is waiting to pounce on it - and expose us to a tow or a jump. Even newer cars that start reliably and are relegating body rust to the history books can use some help before facing the elements. A good place to find that help is at a new-car dealership, which offers competitively priced winterizing packages and a large selection of new tires.