Dangerous New Car Features
New cars have become so “safe” they’re becoming dangerous. They have systems which make an accident more likely - while touting how much more crashworthy they are now vs. previously.
Arguably, the...
One Last Hurrah?
There is no shortage of things to bitch about these days, but a 9 second factory-built race car that’s street legal and fully EPA-DOT compliant isn’t one of them.
Especially since it...
Reader Qs (August 1, 2017)
Here are the latest Reader Qs - along with my answers!
John asks:
How do they warranty electric cars? I know with my lead acid battery I have to change it every 3...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show 05/24/2023
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels up! segment with my friend Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Oregon!
. . .
If you like what you've found here please consider supporting...
A “Breakthrough”
When Charles Kettering designed the electric starter motor more than a century ago, it was a breakthrough. From that moment forward, anyone could start a car - not just the mostly...
Florida Man Flees Seatbelt Stop on Foot, Cop Runs Him Over and Kills Him
Mike Riggs
reason.com
May. 8, 2013
Shortly after 12:30 a.m. this morning a Volusia County Sheriffs deputy saw Marlon Brown driving without a seatbelt, and attempted to pull him over. When Brown kept driving,...
Justice At Their Own Expense for Victims of Aurora, CO “Heroes”
Once again, it's the victims who pay for their own victimization (via taxes) rather than "heroes" themselves:
A total of 14 drivers in Aurora, Colorado have received a settlement of $325,000 for...
2012 Mazda3 SkyActiv
For a good time, don't call Jenny - call Mazda.
Its cars - even its family cars - are almost always more fun to take for a spin than competitors' cars, ...
Mazda’s Having Problems Also
Yesterday's dead pool article mentioned the dire straits Mitsubishi's in but wait - there's more.
Mazda Motor Corp.'s operating profit tumbled 71 percent in the latest quarter, as swinging foreign exchange rates...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Seven
I was hung up for a few weeks, waiting (after looking) for the parts I needed to rebuild the S3 donor bike's disc brake system, which was thoroughly gunked up thanks...