2022 VW Tiguan
The stiffest competition for VW’s Tiguan may be . . . another VW. That one being the one VW introduced last year as the...
2023 Toyota Supra
We all could use some good news, given the news - so here is some very good news, for a change:
The previously automatic-only Toyota...
2023 Chrysler 300
Chrysler - the luxury division of Dodge - is down to just two models on offer. One of them probably won’t be around for...
2022 Jaguar XF
Jaguar - the luxury brand known for its cars - currently makes only two of them. And only one of them is a sedan.
The...
2022 Hyundai Kona Electric (vs. the Not)
Is it worth the extra spend - to the tune of $12,700 - to buy the electric version of Hyundai’s Kona rather than the...
2022 Infiniti QX80
There is a boundary layer - of iridium - above which there are no dinosaur bones to be found - because the dinosaurs were...
2023 Mini Cooper
Small, economical cars may soon be in vogue again - for the same reasons they used to be in vogue. Money’s tight - and...
2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness
There are two versions of the Wilderness version of two Subaru models - the Forester and the Outback.
Each are similar in that they both...
2022 Dodge Durango
The last of the V8 Interceptors - from the Mad Max movies - was a car. The real thing may be something like the Dodge...
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L
The Jeep Grand Cherokee has most of what lots of people want - as evidenced by the fact that the GC is Jeep’s best-selling...
2022 Ford Maverick
Trucks used to be affordable, practical things.
The new Ford Maverick resurrects that idea - and adds one more.
It is also easier on gas than...
A Small Truck Side-by-Side
Here's a first look at the Ford Maverick, which is nothing like the '70s Maverick but very much like the small pickups you used...
Classic Cars
Modularity
It's easy enough to make fun of the performance-plucked cars of the mid-late '70s, some of which - including this writer's '76 Pontiac Trans-Am...
The Compliance Song . . .
Volare!
Back in ’76, it wasn’t just a cruise ship lounge song. It was Plymouth’s new “compact” car - which by today’s standards would have...
The Off-Grid Car
The interest in tiny homes - and off-grid living - reflects a growing weariness with being carried along, unwillingly, by the rip-tide of "technology"...
A Case of the Heavies
This is a tale of two trucks, kinda-sorta. Both not really being trucks in that while they have beds, like trucks do, neither were...
Sleeping Bag . . .
It may not be feasible, soon, to drive my old muscle car - the Great Pumpkin, also known as the Orange Barchetta - courtesy...
How it Survived
As people who know me already know, I own a bright orange - technically, Carousel Red - 1976 Trans-Am. I have owned it for...
The Last Camaro . . . Again?
It looks like the Camaro is about to get retired - again.
This time may be the last time, though. And it’s different this time,...
Mechanical vs. Electronic Fuel Delivery
When I point out the various downsides of electric cars I am often accused of “hating” electric cars. Which I do - but that...
The First is Last . . . Again
In about two years from now, the Ford Mustang will be the last new car of its type still on the market - a...
Premature vs. “Planned” Obsolescence
You may have heard the term, planned obsolescence. It refers to the policy of General Motors (and others) back in the '50s and '60s...
Remember the Service Station?
We have gas stations now.
We used to have service stations.
These were places were you could buy gas and repairs. They had bays and racks...
Motorcycles
Helmets, Again . . .
I've tried several times to make clear my point of view regarding helmets, on both practical as well as philosophical grounds. Do they "work"?...
Air-Cooled vs. Water-Cooled Bikes
Lots of interest in motorcycles now - for practical reasons. They are a way of dealing with the doubling of the price of gas...
Helmet Laws Are Unsafe . . . and Worse
The other night, I went for an evening ride with my girlfriend - neither of us wearing a helmet, which is no longer legal...
Night Riding
Some things are better done in the dark. Riding a motorcycle, for instance.
At night, you do not have the sun in your face. You...
How to Double – Even Triple – Your Gas Mileage
There is not much we can do about the doubling-plus of the price of gas, which is a function of our money buying less...
The Art of the Ride
Why ride a motorcycle?
You are exposed to the elements. It requires concentration, involvement. You cannot text. You may get wet. You are fully in...
Motorcycles Are Next
We live in inverted times.
A “virus” that posed a significant threat to about 1 percent of the population was used as the pretext for...
Dumb – As Seen in the Rearview
We all do dumb things - which we thought at the time we did them were smart things. One of the dumbest things I’ve...
Drop Forged . . .
There’s an old joke you may have heard about tools made in (say it like Trump) . . . China. It says "drop forged"...
Nostalgia, Already . . .
We will sell no wine before it’s time.
So said Gallo pitchman Orson Welles, a long time ago. Nostalgia is like that. It takes time...
2022 BMW R18 Transcontinental
Time machines do exist. They are called motorcycles.
Like this 2022 BMW R18 Transcontinental, for instance. It’s brand-new - but it could be 1932.
Until you...
Another Culling?
It was only fifteen years ago that there were at least nine brands of cars that there aren't anymore. Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, Mercury, Plymouth,...
Time Efficiency
I see Teslas regularly - when I make a run downtown, which is about 35 miles away. I have yet to see one locally....
Taxation With Representation
Today, Americans celebrate their independence - from what, exactly?
From Great Britain? Why should that be cause for celebration? What have Americans gained thereby?
Was it...
Helmets, Again . . .
I've tried several times to make clear my point of view regarding helmets, on both practical as well as philosophical grounds. Do they "work"?...
“Tweeting”
Jordan Peterson just got his Tweeting privileges revoked - unless he apologizes for referring to a biological she (who had her breasts removed) as...
The Canary Just Chirped
Well, the canary in the coal mine just chirped.
Arnaud Deboeuf - who is Chief Manufacturing Officer at Stellantis, the automotive combine that owns the...
The Happy Divorce, Just Maybe . . .
Most people who’ve gotten divorced don’t regret it, after the fact - notwithstanding the unpleasantness of going through a divorce. Because the alternative is...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show 6/30/22
Here's the audio of this week's "hate-filled threat to our democracy," from an undisclosed location, somewhere in Occupied Oregon!
. . .
Got a question about...
Redefinitions Rebuked
Oh, the humanity!
Well, if only the Left were merely weepy - as opposed to rabid - whenever it meets with disagreement.
Most especially, official disagreement.
This...
Latest Radio: David Knight Show 6/29/22
Here's the audio of yesterday's talk with my friend David Knight; we talked about electronically enforced speed limits, among other things!
. . .
Got a...
Diaper Report 6/28/22
This is an update - about my friend the nurse, who got sick coincident to being pressured to take the Jab, else lose his...
How We Used to Drive
When you put your car in reverse, do you look back - or look down? The answer will date you.
If you look back, it...
Cycles
Air-Cooled vs. Water-Cooled Bikes
Lots of interest in motorcycles now - for practical reasons. They are a way of dealing with the doubling of the price of gas...
Helmet Laws Are Unsafe . . . and Worse
The other night, I went for an evening ride with my girlfriend - neither of us wearing a helmet, which is no longer legal...
Night Riding
Some things are better done in the dark. Riding a motorcycle, for instance.
At night, you do not have the sun in your face. You...
How to Double – Even Triple – Your Gas Mileage
There is not much we can do about the doubling-plus of the price of gas, which is a function of our money buying less...
The Art of the Ride
Why ride a motorcycle?
You are exposed to the elements. It requires concentration, involvement. You cannot text. You may get wet. You are fully in...
Dumb – As Seen in the Rearview
We all do dumb things - which we thought at the time we did them were smart things. One of the dumbest things I’ve...
Nostalgia, Already . . .
We will sell no wine before it’s time.
So said Gallo pitchman Orson Welles, a long time ago. Nostalgia is like that. It takes time...
2022 BMW R18 Transcontinental Walk Around
Here's a look at what I used to love about new cars... on two wheels:
Full review will be up in the next day or...
The Emergency Bike
I've written before about the soundness of owning - of getting if you don't already own - a motorcycle in order to remain mobile...
Don’t Forget to Remember
When you're down, it's time to get out.
I remembered this important axiom of mental health yesterday. Or rather, I was reminded of it, by...
Old Bike Asterisk *
Ever try finding a firing pin for an Iowa Class battleship's 16 inch guns? They probably didn't make very many - and the ones...
New Car Reviews
2022 VW Tiguan
The stiffest competition for VW’s Tiguan may be . . . another VW. That one being the one VW introduced last year as the...
2023 Toyota Supra
We all could use some good news, given the news - so here is some very good news, for a change:
The previously automatic-only Toyota...
2023 Chrysler 300
Chrysler - the luxury division of Dodge - is down to just two models on offer. One of them probably won’t be around for...
2022 Jaguar XF
Jaguar - the luxury brand known for its cars - currently makes only two of them. And only one of them is a sedan.
The...
2022 Hyundai Kona Electric (vs. the Not)
Is it worth the extra spend - to the tune of $12,700 - to buy the electric version of Hyundai’s Kona rather than the...
2022 Infiniti QX80
There is a boundary layer - of iridium - above which there are no dinosaur bones to be found - because the dinosaurs were...
2023 Mini Cooper
Small, economical cars may soon be in vogue again - for the same reasons they used to be in vogue. Money’s tight - and...
2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness
There are two versions of the Wilderness version of two Subaru models - the Forester and the Outback.
Each are similar in that they both...
2022 Dodge Durango
The last of the V8 Interceptors - from the Mad Max movies - was a car. The real thing may be something like the Dodge...
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L
The Jeep Grand Cherokee has most of what lots of people want - as evidenced by the fact that the GC is Jeep’s best-selling...
2022 Ford Maverick
Trucks used to be affordable, practical things.
The new Ford Maverick resurrects that idea - and adds one more.
It is also easier on gas than...
Fourth Thanks!
This is just a quick thank you - to you, the people who support EPautos - for helping to maintain our independence from the...
Helmets, Again . . .
I've tried several times to make clear my point of view regarding helmets, on both practical as well as philosophical grounds. Do they "work"?...
Reader Question: No-Start Accord?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Q asks: I have an '05 Accord that won't start. Or rather, it seems as though...
