More Buzzers – And Costs
Just as it wasn't enough to force everyone who buys a new car to buy just one - or just two - air bags, it is no longer enough to force...
Chipped Tires
Tires are supposed to leave tracks - not track us.
Someone should tell the tire companies. Who aren’t telling us about the tracking devices they’re embedding in the tires they’re selling to...
Reader Question: Claymores to the Left… ?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Freak asks: Just wondering if you had seen this article (about apparently defective side-impact air bags) and if you had any thoughts?
My reply: More...
Reader Question: Warming up?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Jen asks: I like to let my car warm up on cold days before I drive it but have read that this is...
Reader Question: Diaper’d Dealings?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Sam writes: Ran into the first time where we were asked to actually leave a store today - an independent consignment shop of...
Dumberer and Dumberest
By Glenn Horowitz
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe.
-Albert Einstein
Not long ago I came across something that leaped out...
Defensive driving courses
Hi!
My friend lives in central Indiana, just south of Indianapolis - anywhere except the far northern part of the state is quite feasible. The courses geared toward average drivers would be...
Reader Question: Crosstrek Alternative?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Elizabeth asks: I very much enjoyed your chat with David Knight the other morning. The information about the electric car lithium batteries was...
Requiring What’s Already Standard . . .
The federal "safety" apparat intends to mandate - that word, again - that all new cars be fitted with automatic emergency braking "technology" within a few years from now, if not...
2011 Acura TSX Sportwagon
Why do they always do this?
And what is "this"?
No doubt you've noticed it, too. A new/updated version of an existing model comes out - in this case, Acura's 2011 TSX Sportwagon....