No More Compact Trucks… For US
Here's the first known victim of the latest CAFE (government fuel efficiency) increase to 35.5 MPG: The compact pick-up truck. And the American truck buyer.
Ok, that's two victims.
I've just discovered...
Tesla All Fired Up…
Tesla is all fired up.
Literally.
At a demo for media in Paris, a Model S went up in smoke. Caught fire, burned itself to a smoldering slag heap.
At a media event (see here). Where...
Imagine
Imagine if you actually owned your car once you paid the seller for it in full.
Did not have to put little stickers and metal plates on it owned by other people...
People Who Like to Boss Other People
People who like to tell other people what to do (aka, Clovers) are an interesting study.
Well, they're odd at any rate.
Perhaps disjointed is the better word.
They will, for example, talk sententiously...
149 Miles of Range for Just $36,000!
Fiat used to sell a cute little car called the 500 that last sold new (back in 2019) for just under $15k to start. It was the perfect city car, being...
Papier Mache Cars
Flimsy construction used to be one of the defining attributes of a cheap car - along with the absence of even basic amenities like air conditioning, which was a defining attribute...
What Corvette Was – and Should Be, Again . . .
A 2023 Corvette costs almost twice as much - in real terms - as a 1969 Corvette cost. The latter listed for $4,781 when it was new - a sum equivalent...
Automated Cars – And Dumbed Down Drivers
One of the arguments used by automated car pushers (I use the term deliberately, to convey the fact that the market isn’t asking for automated cars any more than it is...
What We Can Do…
Until enough people's minds are changed about coercion and collectivism, resistance is futile. The debate will continue to be about how much should be stolen from whom and for what purpose...
Don’t Be Afraid…
This column is inspired by a reader, a college kid who wants to learn to work on cars but doesn't know where to begin. There are probably millions of kids -...