The Best Kept Secret
The best-kept secret about new cars is how little you have to spend to get a luxurious car. The car industry doesn’t want you to know this, of course - so...
Florid Porker Demands ID – Fails to Get It
This video shows an interaction that turned out well - for once.
A guy is provocatively exercising his First Amendment right to film in public - in this case, the publicly visible...
Radio today (Dec. 21) at 10:35
I'll be on Bill Meyer's show in Oregon today at 10:35 east coast time; please tune in if you have time - and if not, no worries. The audio will be...
Building Cars For Which There’s No Market
Automakers with ambitious plans to roll out more than a hundred new battery-powered models in the next five years appear to be forgetting one little thing: Drivers aren’t yet buzzed about...
Old School Fahrvergnugen!
Well, the '72 Beetle is almost road-ready.
The mechanicals mostly are.
The Yeti-abused intake manifold has been repaired; new, non-leaking boots - the correct Solex carburetor installed and adjusted. Some shady electrical connections remedied....
Latest Reader Question (Dec. 20, 2017)
Here is the latest reader question, along with my reply:
Bill asks: Dispensing with all the compliments I originally wrote, I’d like to get right to my questions: I own a ‘92...
“Voluntary Compliance”
Here's a video of a motorist challenging a "hero" demanding ID at a "safety" checkpoint:
It's interesting how unaware these "heroes" are of the fact that they've become America's version of East...
We Like Bitcoin… We Think!
Ok, maybe it's not a scam. This Bitcoin thing. It appears one can actually use it as money - that is, to buy things with it.
It's just not easy.
The hardest part...
Latest Radio (Dec. 14, 2017)
Here's the latest audio clip - from my guest appearance onBill Meyer's show out in Oregon (KMED):
We talked about the pros - and cons - of electric cars!
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Got a...
Latest Reader Question (Dec. 14, 2017)
Here's the latest reader Question, along with my Reply:
John asks: I read your recent article comparing the pros and cons of battery powered vs. gasoline powered vehicles, but there is a third...