2021 Hyundai Veloster
Sedans are more practical than coupes; the people riding up front don’t have to get out in order to let people riding in the...
The Cat Fish
Ford is having some trouble with its names.
Or its memory.
It named a five-door crossover SUV a “Mustang” Mach-E. And now it has bestowed the...
2021 Mazda CX-30
Sometimes, too close is not far enough.
It is why Mazda will stop selling the CX-3, its smallest crossover SUV, after next year - in...
2021 Genesis G80
Small things now come in big packages.
The Genesis G80 - which is a big sedan - used to be available with a big V8....
2021 Genesis G80 Rant
Here's a look at the '21 Genesis G80 - just updated. Unlike most of its immediate rivals - models like the BMW 5 Series...
2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing
Maybe Bigfoot is real.
Something almost as unusual has just been sighted: A Cadillac sedan with a manual transmission.
Plus 472 horsepower. Through the rear wheels...
2021 Acura TLX Rant!
Here's a look - and some thoughts about - the just redesigned Acura TLX, which is a sedan and a car, for once! Full...
Lightning Flashes – Briefly
Does a “low price” sell electric vehicles when the cost is short range? That appears to be what Ford is counting on to sell...
2021 Jeep Wrangler 392
Some of the highest-performing vehicles being offered lately are 4x4 trucks - and Jeeps, like this V8-powered Wrangler 392. They are quicker than all...
2021 Kia Sorento
Everyone wants to fit into the clothes they were able to wear when they were 20. Some try to put them on anyway.
Usually, the...
2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS
Lots of medium-large crossovers offer a third row. Almost all of them offer very little room in that row.
It’s the dilemma of room -...
2021 BMW X5
The main problem with electric cars isn’ the range.
It’s the wait.
Put another way, how far it goes is a less a problem than how...
Classic Cars
The Yugo and its Merits
The joke goes: How do you double the value of a Yugo?
Fill up the gas tank!
True enough.
And yet, nearly 800,000 of them were made...
Doomed: Li’l Red Express, 1978-1979
High-performance trucks are back - but they aren't new.
One of the first of the breed dates back to the height of the Disco era,...
Closing the Antique Vehicle “Loophole”
One way to save a lot of money - and avoid a lot of hassle - is to opt out of paying the annual...
Badge Funging
You used to be able to easily tell a Ford from a Chevy from a BMW from a Subaru. Now it's becoming hard to...
The Old Car Experience
If you’ve never driven an old car - as opposed to a used car - you have probably never experienced certain things that were...
What We’ve Gained . . and Lost Along the Way
When every new car comes standard with air conditioning - and an LCD touchscreen - such things become given things.
It becomes harder to make...
The TRX vs. The TA
The '21 Ram TRX I am test-driving this week has more than three times as much horsepower (702) as the 455 V8 in my...
The Americano Cubano
America may soon look a lot like Cuba - with lots of ancient cars on the road, kept on the road by determined owners...
A Tale of Two Idles
Before there were computers in cars, all it took to adjust the engine idle speed was a screwdriver and five minutes or so.
You turned...
Doomed: 1989 Ford Fiesta Shogun
You have probably heard about the Ford Taurus SHO - which was a Taurus equipped with a Yamaha-built 3 liter DOHC V6 engine that...
Parts Store Archeology
Once upon a time, oil came in cans.
They stacked nicely but made a mess when you tried to extract the oil, which you did...
Motorcycles
Reader Question: The Grom?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Zane asks: Wondering what you think of the Honda Grom/Monkey? Its been a decade, and tons...
New Wheels Without All The New “Features”
There is a way to get a new vehicle without getting all the new “features” such as an engine that turns itself off every...
The Deadwire Departs
Harley—Davidson just admitted that a Harley without an engine is like a beach without the ocean. Not many, apparently, want to go there.
So the...
Spring Bike Pre-Flight
Motorcycles have something in common with lawn mowers and weed whackers: It's common for them to just sit for months during the off season....
Why The King Died
No, not Elvis.
This old Kawasaki motorcycle I've got sitting in my office. It has a neat little engine of a type you don't see...
Indoor Motorcycle Storage
After my divorce, I realized I needed a new companion. The problem being, “she” was living in the garage.
I refer to my much-beloved and...
Reader Question: Mummified ’83 Silverwing?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kyle asks: I am having my grandmother ship a 1983 Honda GL650 Silverwing to me. It...
Enter the ZRX
I started one of my bikes yesterday after it had been sitting for the past six months - the time it took for me...
First Bikes
Bikes are not unlike shoes in that you want one that fits.
If you're a big guy, there are bikes that won't. And if you're...
No Helmet, no Diaper . . .
It's hard to not get down when you see what's going on all around. The poltroonish passivity of the populace. Stay safe!
Diaper up!
So I...
The DeadWire
People aren’t getting much of a charge out of Harley’s first electric motorcycle, the LiveWire . . . literally.
Owners - and there aren’t many -...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 6/15/21
Here's the audio of this week's gabble with fellow apostate of the Cult of Landru, Bryan Hyde - who hosts the Bryan Hyde Show...
The Teenaged Car
Cars aren't just in short supply - they are getting older all the time. IHS Markit - which keeps track of such things -...
The Cost of the Jab(s)
Why the hard-push to get practically everyone - especially kids - "vaccinated" when relatively few people - especially kids - are in any real...
Diaper Report 6/13/21
It has to be the "news." What is heard - and read - by people who listen - and obey. It is the only...
Your Mobile Phone
It's been said - and there is truth to it - that new cars are a lot like cell phones. Or rather, they try...
Fauci is Science – and Science is Fauci!
It has a familiar ring - to those who've heard it before.
Rudolf Hess said it of his boss, many years ago. Hitler is Germany...
Why Used Car Prices are Going Up
An unprecedented thing is happening - and it isn't the attempt to inject every healthy American with "medicine" (sic) their health doesn't require.
It is...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED Oregon 6/9/21
Here's the audio of this week's gabble with Bill Meyer over at KMED Radio in Oregon! We talked about the best way to keep...
Fixing the Game
Does it make sense to play by the rules when the rules no longer apply? Well, when they only apply to you?
If you own...
The Cat Fish
Ford is having some trouble with its names.
Or its memory.
It named a five-door crossover SUV a “Mustang” Mach-E. And now it has bestowed the...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 6/8/21
Here's the audio of my weekly gabble with Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about the Universal Transportation...
How to Fast Charge a Dead Electric Car
A company called Blink Charging has found a solution to the problem of electric cars running out of electricity.
It is called gasoline.
Internally combusted.
The Miami-based...
Cycles
New Wheels Without All The New “Features”
There is a way to get a new vehicle without getting all the new “features” such as an engine that turns itself off every...
Spring Bike Pre-Flight
Motorcycles have something in common with lawn mowers and weed whackers: It's common for them to just sit for months during the off season....
The Electrocution of Motorcycles
A car is fundamentally an appliance.
While a few are bought and kept for the fun of it or because the buyer likes the looks...
Why The King Died
No, not Elvis.
This old Kawasaki motorcycle I've got sitting in my office. It has a neat little engine of a type you don't see...
Reader Question: Mummified ’83 Silverwing?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kyle asks: I am having my grandmother ship a 1983 Honda GL650 Silverwing to me. It...
Give ‘Em an Inch . . .
The problem with giving an inch is they always take a mile. This is why it is so important to never give them the...
Enter the ZRX
I started one of my bikes yesterday after it had been sitting for the past six months - the time it took for me...
Reader Question: Some Bike Advice?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Sam writes: On Wednesday I saw a guy riding a green and white Kawasaki Super Sherpa...
First Bikes
Bikes are not unlike shoes in that you want one that fits.
If you're a big guy, there are bikes that won't. And if you're...
Reader Question: 1980 Harley Starting Problem?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Jon asks: I hope you can point me in the right direction. I saw your video...
Two-Wheeled Post-Corona
Old motorcycles, like old cars, are probably going to experience a resurgence in interest as people become interested in low-cost transportation again.
There may be even...
New Car Reviews
2021 Hyundai Veloster
Sedans are more practical than coupes; the people riding up front don’t have to get out in order to let people riding in the...
The Cat Fish
Ford is having some trouble with its names.
Or its memory.
It named a five-door crossover SUV a “Mustang” Mach-E. And now it has bestowed the...
2021 Mazda CX-30
Sometimes, too close is not far enough.
It is why Mazda will stop selling the CX-3, its smallest crossover SUV, after next year - in...
2021 Genesis G80
Small things now come in big packages.
The Genesis G80 - which is a big sedan - used to be available with a big V8....
2021 Genesis G80 Rant
Here's a look at the '21 Genesis G80 - just updated. Unlike most of its immediate rivals - models like the BMW 5 Series...
2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing
Maybe Bigfoot is real.
Something almost as unusual has just been sighted: A Cadillac sedan with a manual transmission.
Plus 472 horsepower. Through the rear wheels...
2021 Acura TLX Rant!
Here's a look - and some thoughts about - the just redesigned Acura TLX, which is a sedan and a car, for once! Full...
Lightning Flashes – Briefly
Does a “low price” sell electric vehicles when the cost is short range? That appears to be what Ford is counting on to sell...
2021 Jeep Wrangler 392
Some of the highest-performing vehicles being offered lately are 4x4 trucks - and Jeeps, like this V8-powered Wrangler 392. They are quicker than all...
2021 Kia Sorento
Everyone wants to fit into the clothes they were able to wear when they were 20. Some try to put them on anyway.
Usually, the...
2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS
Lots of medium-large crossovers offer a third row. Almost all of them offer very little room in that row.
It’s the dilemma of room -...
Reader Question: Follow-Up Pilot Replacement Question
Here's the latest reader question, which is a follow-up question to a previous question regarding whether to fix an old Honda Pilot or replace...
Reader Question: Renault Oroch?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Brent asks: Do you know anything about the South American Renault Oroch? We live in Uruguay...
Reader Question: The Grom?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Zane asks: Wondering what you think of the Honda Grom/Monkey? Its been a decade, and tons...
