2024 Mini Clubman
There will soon be one less Mini - and it's the one that's not as "mini" as the ones that will remain.
It's the Clubman...
2024 Chevy Camaro
It's a strange and sad thing when one of the most popular, best-known cars ever made is about to fade away.
Not because of anything...
2024 Infiniti QX60
Three years ago, a luxury-brand crossover like the Infiniti QX60 wasn't all that remarkable because there were lots of others a lot like it...
2024 Volvo S60
It's hard to sell what not enough people are aware is for sale - and that may be part of the reason why Volvo's...
2024 Cadillac CT4
Most of GM has stopped making cars - soon to include Chevrolet, which plans to stop making the Camaro after the end of this...
2024 Land Rover Defender
The Land Rover Defender is - and has - a number of things almost nothing else is (or has).
First, it's not just one thing....
2024 Nissan Ariya
While new car prices have been going up, the asking prices of electric vehicles are going down - because EV sales are going down.
For...
2024 Ford Mustang
Sixty years ago - the Ford Mustang's first year - the Mustang had no competitors to worry about. That changed quickly, due to the...
Classic Cars
Missing Two Strokes
There's only one kind of gas-burning engine we're allowed to have, which is a shame for reasons that go beyond the obnoxious effrontery of...
A Mustang Story
Not all the news is bad news.
Ford has not cancelled the Mustang, for instance. Nor are there plans to ruin it by turning it...
Goodbye, Camaro
Sixty years ago, Ford unveiled the Mustang - and it changed everything. Prior to 1964 - the year of the first Mustang's debut -...
Make the Conversion?
The manual transmission is being pushed off the market by the pushing of electric vehicles, which don't generally have transmissions at all (the motors...
When More Power’s Not Enough
It's interesting that - on the one hand - car manufacturers are making vehicles more powerful than any that have preceded them. GM, for...
OJ’s Bronco vs. Today’s
Now that OJ's in the news again, hopefully for the last time, it might be worth going back in time again - to remember...
Why Manuals Matter
The manual transmission has become something of a rarity, even in vehicles that used to commonly come standard - play on words intended -...
How Times Have Changed
Not only did cars used to have ashtrays - they often had several. My '76 Pontiac Trans-Am has three. One up front for the...
Motorcycles
Missing Two Strokes
There's only one kind of gas-burning engine we're allowed to have, which is a shame for reasons that go beyond the obnoxious effrontery of...
When There’s no Room Left in the Garage
Getting another bike is never a problem; it's all-too-easy to get another bike. They sometimes seem to just show up, like a stray cat...
Have Bike Will Travel
If you were to distill mechanized transportation down to its core essentials, you'd end up with something like the dirt bike - or its...
Insurance Incongruity
Having to buy car insurance - motorcycle insurance, in the case at hand - is bad enough. No one ought to be forced to...
Anecdotal but Interesting
To use - or not to use - synthetic oil in engines made decades before synthetic oils were in common use . . ....
Helmet Laws
If you ride a motorcycle, "the law" - that is to say, busybody people who write them - probably requires that you wear a...
Motorcycle Clovers
Regular readers of this column already know what a Clover is. It is someone who - among other things - refuses to move over...
My Bike is Like an EV
I was out riding my motorcycle the other day and it occurred to me - as I glanced at the odometer, which you do...
Don’t Misunderestimate Her
Those who are looking forward to a Trump victory in the coming (s)election might not want to get too cocky just yet. The sudden...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 07/25/2024
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED GM in Medford, OR! We talked about John Gill's...
How Long Before They Charge Extra For Tires?
Henry Ford supposedly said a buyer could have his Model T painted any color he liked - so long as it was black. At...
John Gill Returns
Tonight - supposedly - the man who supposedly (and suddenly) decided he was not up to the rigors of campaigning for president will appear...
The Mustang GT Tax
The government just made the Ford Mustang more expensive - by eliminating (via its regulations) its competitors, the Chevy Camaro and the Dodge Challenger....
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 0/723/2024
Here's the audio of this week's talk with Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about Where's Joe? among...
Why no Charger?
It was supposed to be on sale by now. The Charger that needs to be charged. The device that is supposed to replace the...
Where’s Joe?
It's interesting that Joe Biden has not emerged since a letter was released stating he would no longer be running for president. It is...
Cycles
Why Helmet Laws are Silly and Tyrannical
I wanted to remember what it was like to live in a free country - remember when people used to say that? - so...
When There’s no Room Left in the Garage
Getting another bike is never a problem; it's all-too-easy to get another bike. They sometimes seem to just show up, like a stray cat...
Have Bike Will Travel
If you were to distill mechanized transportation down to its core essentials, you'd end up with something like the dirt bike - or its...
Insurance Incongruity
Having to buy car insurance - motorcycle insurance, in the case at hand - is bad enough. No one ought to be forced to...
Mad Max on Two Wheels
I am often asked what I think is the best kind of car to own if things get really bad. I think the best...
Anecdotal but Interesting
To use - or not to use - synthetic oil in engines made decades before synthetic oils were in common use . . ....
They’re Coming for Bikes Next . . .
Most people who ride motorcycles do it because they want to. A motorcycle is - usually - not the primary instrument of transportation. It...
A Casualty of Revenue Collecting
They say "speed kills." Here is a case-in-point.
A cop driving at very high speed struck and killed a motorcycle rider who had the bad...
New Car Reviews
2024 Mini Clubman
There will soon be one less Mini - and it's the one that's not as "mini" as the ones that will remain.
It's the Clubman...
2024 Chevy Camaro
It's a strange and sad thing when one of the most popular, best-known cars ever made is about to fade away.
Not because of anything...
2024 Infiniti QX60
Three years ago, a luxury-brand crossover like the Infiniti QX60 wasn't all that remarkable because there were lots of others a lot like it...
2024 Volvo S60
It's hard to sell what not enough people are aware is for sale - and that may be part of the reason why Volvo's...
2024 Cadillac CT4
Most of GM has stopped making cars - soon to include Chevrolet, which plans to stop making the Camaro after the end of this...
2024 Land Rover Defender
The Land Rover Defender is - and has - a number of things almost nothing else is (or has).
First, it's not just one thing....
2024 Nissan Ariya
While new car prices have been going up, the asking prices of electric vehicles are going down - because EV sales are going down.
For...
2024 Ford Mustang
Sixty years ago - the Ford Mustang's first year - the Mustang had no competitors to worry about. That changed quickly, due to the...
Don’t Misunderestimate Her
Those who are looking forward to a Trump victory in the coming (s)election might not want to get too cocky just yet. The sudden...
2024 Mini Clubman
There will soon be one less Mini - and it's the one that's not as "mini" as the ones that will remain.
It's the Clubman...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 07/25/2024
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED GM in Medford, OR! We talked about John Gill's...
