2019 VW Jetta GLI
You may remember the commercial for the 1984 VW GTI, which was backtracked by a modified version of the Beach Boys’ classic '60s song,...
2019 VW eGolf: Electric Boogaloo II
I made it home - without a flatbed!
And without having to plug the eGolf in - and wait - before I could get home.
But...
2020 Kia Soul
Kia has made the box bigger - but mostly on the inside.
This includes the boom inside the box!
The just-updated Soul is bigger under the...
2020 Nissan Altima
For a long time, Nissan’s Altima and Maxima sedans have been so similar it’s been hard to tell them apart - and not just...
2020 Dodge Charger
Just because it's new doesn't mean it's not old.
And that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad.
In fact, it can be very good.
But you'd better get...
The Me Too Corvette
Where should a Corvette’s engine be?
Historically, it has always been up front and usually under a rear-opening hood - which made it easier to...
2020 Lincoln Corsair
The Ford Escape is one of the best-selling compact-sized crossovers on the market. But what if you’d like an Escape with a bit more...
2019 Toyota 86
Many people buy Toyotas because they are Toyotas - which have a reputation for being durable, reliable cars that are known to depreciate less...
2019 VW Beetle Final
In 1979, VW stopped selling the Beetle - at least, in the United States.
Uncle would not allow it.
The car designed back in the 1930s...
Saaaaaaaaaaaafety-Free Beetle. . .
Well, almost.
The VW Beetle, which is being retired after this year, is one of the few new cars you can still buy without all...
2019 BMW M35i
Why sell the same basic car two different ways?
Well, first of all, you make it not quite the same - in order to appeal...
2019 Mercedes G63
A Corvette getting to 60 in 3.7 seconds is kind of meh at this point. A Mustang GT can almost do the same.
It’s just...
Classic Cars
Leaving Well Enough Alone
I could improve the reliability, traction, handling and braking of my antique muscle car - update the thing - but that would miss the...
Tempus Fugit
The other day, I found myself behind what - to me - is a relatively new and certainly modern Mustang GT from the mid-'90s...
Insurance That Isn’t An Offer You Should Refuse
There is a form of vehicle insurance that’s not a moral outrage - because you’re not forced to buy it.
Classic car insurance.
Ordinary car insurance...
Old Car Pre-Flight!
Pilots usually don’t fly before they make sure the plane will. Or rather, that it will probably continue flying once it’s up in the...
Classic Cars and Classic Owners
Are old cars for old people?
It seems to be so - if you go by what one typically sees at an old car show....
Why You Can’t Afford to Not Buy a Classic Car!
If you like cars, you probably like classic cars. Like looking at them, at least.
But if you’re like most of us, you probably don’t...
Doomed: Pontiac G8 (2008-2009)
There are many examples of too little, too late in the automotive world. The 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 is perhaps the only example of more-than-enough ...
Heartbreaking – and Heartwarming
I came across something on YouTube that brought back memories of a car I once owned - and which someone else just found.
Well, he...
Life is Short
Local guy - a guy I know - got killed last night (news story here) driving his rat rod VW Beetle. No one knows...
Gearing Matters
Weight - and gearing - have a yuge effect on fuel economy. Even to the extent of almost eliminating 40 years of “advanced” technology, including...
High Water Marks: 1973 Pontiac SD-455 Trans-Am
As a guy who reviews new cars, I am often asked which cars are my favorite cars. Almost all of them are old cars...
Motorcycles
Cycle Therapy
There are sound, practical reasons for owning a motorcycle that transcend fantastic gas mileage and low buy-in cost. I speak of the therapeutic aspects of...
Little Stinker Emerges!
Yesterday was one of the first warm/dry days we've had up here in The Woods of southwest Virginia, so I decided to step away...
Motorcycles in the Saaaaaafety Crosshairs
Motorcycles are the last vehicles still largely free from Uncle’s asphyxiating grasp. That is about to change.
The unelected regulatory apparat known as the National...
Does Biker Deserve Death Sentence?
You may have seen the video below that documents a road rage incident which occurred the other day in California.
A motorcyclist is riding adjacent...
2018 BMW K 1600B
Motorcycles aren't subject to Uncle's fuel-efficiency fatwas.
Not yet.
Which explains why BMW is putting its sixes in its bikes . . . while removing them...
Motorcycles Can’t be Automated
What happens to motorcycles in a world of automated - not autonomous - cars?
Don't you hate that slippery shuck and jive? "Autonomy" means independent;...
The Not-Disposable Bike
Just as there was a sweet spot for cars - a moment in time when they were just modern enough to start perfectly every...
VW May Dump Ducati
Apparently, Volkswagen Group is considering selling off Ducati as the automaker seeks to streamline operations to fund a strategic overhaul after the emissions-cheating scandal, two people...
App Before You Wrench
Back in the day, when your bike wasn’t running right, you had to wrench to figure out why. Now, you can tap an app...
Two Wheeled Red Barchettas . . .
Motorcycles will probably prove to be the real-life Red Barchettas.
You may remember the great Libertarian anthem by the classic rock band, Rush. It depicts...
A Slingshot Around Uncle
There is a way out.
Of half a dozen (or more) air bags and seat belt buzzers and back-up cameras and narc-you-out black boxes and...
HOTCARS Are Coming
A beast is slouching out of Bethlehem - disguised in swaddling clothes.
Several Israeli companies with ties to the Israeli national security apparat are developing...
The Consequences of the Intended
Kids didn’t used to roast to death, forgotten in the back seat of cars, because it was hard to forget your kid when he...
Hut! Hut! Hutted! For Wheelies on Bicycles
Here's local news coverage about a teenage kid in Hollywood, FL Hut! Hut! Hutted! by armed government workers for popping wheelies on his bicycle....
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show (KMED Oregon) 8/14/19
Here's the audio of this week's chat with Bill Meyer over at KMED radio in Oregon!
The Lee Harvey Oswalding of Epstein
It was surprising to see Lee Harvey Oswald silenced on live national TV by Jack Ruby. Lee had just (supposedly) murdered the president. Precautions...
It’s the Dose . . . Not the Source
Did you happen to see the picture of the electric car "fast" charger being charged by the diesel generator? It's Kodachrome evidence of the...
Another AGW Pummels Another Handcuffed Victim
Another video has surfaced of another armed government worker punching out a victim - a woman - with her hands literally tied (manacled) behind...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 8/13/19
Here's the audio of today's chat with Bryan Hyde, who hosts the Loving Liberty Show! We talked a little about the Lee Harvey Oswalding...
Latest Radio: David Knight Show 8/12/19
Here's the audio of my chat earlier today with David Knight. We talked about Jay Leno, the out-of-touch "car guy" and auto-immolating Teslas, among...
Turbocharging Hits the Wall
You may have noticed the odd - and entirely artificial - juxtaposition:
Cars have been getting bigger - and heavier - while engines have been...
The Mongoloid From Hidalgo
Have a look at this armed government worker from Hidalgo, TX - who is no longer "serving"after having been arrested for sexual assault.
Of another...
Range Reduction
All electric cars come standard with range anxiety - having to think about how far you can go before the car comes to a...
Cycles
1975 Kawasaki S1 Saaaaaaafety Ride!
Here's a quick thumb in the eye to Uncle - the government - which demands I wear a helmet for saaaaaaaaaaafety, on the bizarre...
MOCs and Conceptual Thinking
When someone does something wrong, punish everyone who hasn’t done it yet.
This is the new American legal doctrine - which seems to be based...
The Fleeting Feeling of Freedom
Every now and then, I do something "risky" and illegal, to remind myself what it was like when we were still relatively free.
I roll...
Little Stinker Emerges!
Yesterday was one of the first warm/dry days we've had up here in The Woods of southwest Virginia, so I decided to step away...
Reader Question: Obscure Honda Bike Parts?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
John asks: Do you know of a source for the four hard chrome plated "collars" in...
Spandex Harleys
There's a classic episode of the TV cartoon series South Park lampooning Harley riders. Not bikers, the young guys who used to ride Harleys....
The Electric Suicide of Harley-Davidson
Imagine a Harley that doesn’t vibrate. No bark through the straight pipes when you push the starter button. No nothing through the pipes -...
Rat Bike Cleanup!
Here's a video of "after"... the result of several days' worth of OCD scrubbing and polishing my poor ol' 1983 Honda GL650 Silverwing.
This is...
Motorcycles in the Saaaaaafety Crosshairs
Motorcycles are the last vehicles still largely free from Uncle’s asphyxiating grasp. That is about to change.
The unelected regulatory apparat known as the National...
If You Don’t Ride Your Bike . . .
One of the things I learned after getting divorced has nothing to do with women. My small herd of bikes sat for a long...
Video Rant: Rotted Fork Seals & OCD Chain Cleaning
Here's a quick ran about leaky fork seals and a neater/easier way to clean a bike's chain:
Look for a new rant - tomorrow, hopefully...
New Car Reviews
2019 VW Jetta GLI
You may remember the commercial for the 1984 VW GTI, which was backtracked by a modified version of the Beach Boys’ classic '60s song,...
2019 VW eGolf: Electric Boogaloo II
I made it home - without a flatbed!
And without having to plug the eGolf in - and wait - before I could get home.
But...
2020 Kia Soul
Kia has made the box bigger - but mostly on the inside.
This includes the boom inside the box!
The just-updated Soul is bigger under the...
2020 Nissan Altima
For a long time, Nissan’s Altima and Maxima sedans have been so similar it’s been hard to tell them apart - and not just...
2020 Dodge Charger
Just because it's new doesn't mean it's not old.
And that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad.
In fact, it can be very good.
But you'd better get...
The Me Too Corvette
Where should a Corvette’s engine be?
Historically, it has always been up front and usually under a rear-opening hood - which made it easier to...
2020 Lincoln Corsair
The Ford Escape is one of the best-selling compact-sized crossovers on the market. But what if you’d like an Escape with a bit more...
2019 Toyota 86
Many people buy Toyotas because they are Toyotas - which have a reputation for being durable, reliable cars that are known to depreciate less...
2019 VW Beetle Final
In 1979, VW stopped selling the Beetle - at least, in the United States.
Uncle would not allow it.
The car designed back in the 1930s...
Saaaaaaaaaaaafety-Free Beetle. . .
Well, almost.
The VW Beetle, which is being retired after this year, is one of the few new cars you can still buy without all...
2019 BMW M35i
Why sell the same basic car two different ways?
Well, first of all, you make it not quite the same - in order to appeal...
Reader Question: Tech for its Own Sake?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Richard asks: Your recent column reminded me of something that happened - either because I no...
Reader Question: Fiero Musings?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kevin asks: Great show on Freedom's Phoenix (here). Thanks for reminding me about the Fiero. My...
Broken Tail Light Hut! Hut! Hut!
A 65-year-old woman in Oklahoma named Debra Hamil didn't respond appropriately when an armed government worker used the pretext of a broken tail light...
