The average U.S. automotive repair cost $367.84 last year - up a wrench-dropping 10 percent from the preceding year, according to the 2013 CarMD Vehicle Health Index.

Her investigators have catalogued more than 900 mobile mechanics from Stockton to Redding. "Anybody can do this," she says. "There's no guarantee this person is who they say they are.

DALIAN, China, Dec. 20 (UPI) --A mechanic in China was filmed taking an unconventional approach to auto repair by lying inside the open hood of the vehicle while it was moving.

One of the first things Less Stoltenberg did when he moved to Houston nine years ago was look for a mechanic -- not because he had car troubles, but because he wanted to be ready in case anything ...