A Reader Asks….
A reader sent in the following questions (along with a generous donation - thank you!) which I decided to re-post here, along with my answers. I hope "the regulars" here will...
A Maverick, Literally
And the children shall lead us - since the adults, apparently, won’t.
One such is 17-year-old Maverick Stow of Long Island, NY. He decided to lead by example - and go back...
It’s Happened to Bikes, Too
Almost exactly ten years ago, I bought the last new bike I'll probably ever buy. The new bikes - like new cars - just don't do it for me.
Or rather, they...
2016 VW Golf R
Here’s an irony for you:
When VW launched the hot hatch Golf R last year, it came only only with an automatic transmission. This year, Ford has launched the even hotter hatch...
A Four-Wheeled Measure of Inflation
Uncle says inflation is only robbing us of 2 percent of our wealth each year. (That is what inflation does - it undermines the value of the cash you have -...
Just Trust ‘Em! . . . Because You Can’t Sue ‘Em
You can’t walk into a store without wearing the Holy Rag - because someone might get sick. But if you actually get sick as a result of being forced to take...
When it Snows…
I've done a lot of driving in all kinds of different conditions, from the sublime to the brutal, in thousands of different types of vehicles -everything from a UAZ Soviet military...
2019 Kia Stinger
If you want real Coke, you have to go to Mexico. Well, you have to get it from Mexico. That’s the only Coke still made with sugar rather than high fructose...
Blame Nixon
The American automobile industry has loved Uncle long time now. But it was not always so - at least, not to the extent we've come to accept as normal. There was a...
Some Random “Car Stuff”
You probably know all about checking the air pressure of your car's tires to make sure it's up to spec - columns like that are as inescapable as "news" stories about...