The Unnatural Automatic
In the FX series, The Strain, there is a character who is not quite human and not quite vampire. He battles the vampires on behalf of the humans. He is Mr....
What’s Coming for Our Cars
We still don’t know who won the election - but now we know what will happen to the car industry if the one the consolidated corporate media says won the election...
Payin’ Paper and Payin’ Apps
The problem with traffic fines as for “speeding” is you pay serially. First for the fine itself and then again - and again - via the higher insurance premiums you’re compelled...
2021 Hyundai Venue
Really small crossovers are the new in thing - chiefly because bigger things can come inside taller packages.
The new Hyundai Venue, for instance, is nearly a foot shorter than Hyundai's smallest...
Letter from an Unmasked Man
Like most Americans, I have accepted being forced to hand over a large portion of all I earn to people who did not earn it but who have acquired the power...
The Car World Coming
Elections have consequences, especially this one.
A decision has been made - never mind who made it - to make owning and driving a car much more expensive in the very near...
If Face Diapers Work . . . How Come They’re Not Working?
As this country faces Mandatory Face Diapering - because the cases! the cases! - it's interesting to note what's happening in another country where Face Diapering has been mandatory for months.
The...
2021 Mazda3
The Mazda3 just got speedier.
In addition to its standard 2.0 liter and optional 2.5 liter engine, you can get it with another engine. A turbocharged version of the 2.5 liter engine...
When Your Vote Doesn’t Matter
I spoke yesterday with Bill Meyer, who hosts the Bill Meyer Show in Oregon. We talked, among other things, about the explosive fact that in states like VA and CA, a...
The Fix It to Value Ratio
Probably the single best thing about modern cars is how long they last and how little trouble they usually give while they last.
Until they break. And then it’s often time to...