Maybe Those Old 85 MPH Speedos Made Sense….
What's the point of all these 160 mph speedometers?
Almost every new car I test drive (including four-cylinder economy cars) has a speedometer that reads to at least 120 mph.
140 is common;...
Crappy TV & Movie Cars…
Steve McQueen's Highland Green "Bullitt" Mustang is a pop culture icon. But how about the automotive Omarossas? Which movie and TV cars were the worst ever?
Here's a list of possible nominees:
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GM To Sell Stock Again – Should We Be Cheering?
Someone help explain this to me...
GM has paid back not quite $7 billion of the $50 billion tab it sandbagged taxpayers with last year - and we're supposed to cheer the...
Why Satellite Radio Sucks….
Satellite radio - Sirius and XM - was supposed to be a breath of fresh air. Freedom! No FCC censorship; wide-open programming.
Well, sort of.
There's no censorship - but lots of commercials....
2011 Ford Fiesta
Since at least the late 1970s, most people came to accept that if you wanted a really good small car, you had to shop for a Japanese small car. The stuff...
DMV “points” for non-moving violations?
Many drivers are unaware that state DMVs now assign "points" for more than just moving violations.
In Virginia and Maryland, for example one can get points - as well as a beefy...
2011 New Car Preview
2011's shaping up to be a pretty good year for cars, even if the economy's still got a hangover. Here's a look at what's on deck.
And here's to hoping we can...
In the rearview mirror: 1960-1969 Chevy Corvair
Here's an irony of automotive history: Ralph Nader never actually drove a Corvair - the car he claimed was as "unsafe at any speed."
Too bad for him - and, of course,...
Life in the Slow Lane….
I think the Flouride in the water is doing its thing...
Almost every time I go out, I come up on a car - or an SmooVee - that's doing either just...
2011 Kia Sorento
Kia did really well with its Sedona minivan - which was more affordable than many and better-built than most. But the traditional minivan is on the endangered species list; GM and...