Classic Car “Accessories”
Last weekend I took my old Pontiac to a car show. It's a pretty reliable beast given it's pushing 40 years old. But it is pushing 40 years old and stuff...
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...
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...