Reader Question: Volvo XC60 Sunroof?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Chris asks: You mentioned that the full-length sunroof is standard in the new XC60 (review is here) and reduces headroom. Do you know...
Reader Question: Aviation Clovered?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
T asks: After the Lion Air 737 MAX crash, we were assured that Boeing’s new plane was safe and the pilots were all...
AGW and Open Carry
What's the point of obeying the law when you're still liable to being treated as if you'd broken one?
Here's yet another video of a man abiding by the law who finds...
Chrysler New Yorker, 1955-1982
There's a reason it's known as the Empire State.
New York is outsized and audacious - not a place for the timid. So is the car named after the Big Apple. It's...
Latest Radio (July 21, 2017)
Here's the audio clip of my Thursday appearance on Bill Meyer's show (KMED) in Oregon. We talked about this business of putting people in prison for the High Crime of having...
Not Groveling with Thanks.
WAR is a racket. It always has been.
It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the...
The Bamboozled American Driver
Just the other day I saw a TV commercial for the new 2011 Infiniti M56. This uber-luxury sedan has a 420 hp 5.6 liter V-8 engine and can reach 60 mph in...
2012 Mini Coupe
Who doesn't like the original Mini? It's cute, but not girly. Sporty - but not overbearingly macho. A six foot man can drive it - and not look (or feel) silly...
The 2013 Mazda CX-5 I Won’t Be seeing
I just got invited by Mazda to attend a press event for the 2013 CX-5 in CA. I used to attend such events regularly, and I'd love to attend this one-...
Latest Reader Qs (6/21/2017)
Here are the latest Reader Qs, along with my Answers!
Mario asks -
I want the best value used pickup truck (light duty-1/2 ton) I can buy for $10,000. Any suggestions?
My answer -
How...