The Selectively Closed Eye of Sauron
Our sssssssssssaaaaaaaafety matters . . . but only when it suits.
No other conclusion can be drawn from the cognitive disconnect that, on the one hand, the merest assertion of potential risk...
Ex Post Fatwa’ing
One way to avoid having Big Brother ride shotgun is to buy a ride built before Big Brother came with the car - or the truck.
(Italics for a reason; bear with.)
It...
The Mafia is Disappointed . . . in Millennials!
The insurance mafia just conceded the obvious - that sssssssaaaaaaaaaaaaaafety systems are dangerous - and then faulted people for disabling them.
A PSA created by the Liberty Mutual “family” - listen to...
Getting Bigger – But is it Better?
FiatChrysler is now FiatChryslerPeugot . . . or something along those lines. But is it a good thing?
Or an ominous thing
The combine is now the world's fourth largest automaker. Automakers, really,...
2020 Jeep Gladiator
The Jeep Wrangler has always been its own thing - and that’s probably the main thing which accounts for its enduring popularity as the times we live in become ever more...
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World?
Is it bravery - at last - or desperation?
Both sometimes conspire to the same effect, the instinct to survive being overpowering.
GM, FiatChrysler, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru and Hyundai/Kia apparently want to...
Schumer’s Electric Escort Service
If you have to pay a girl to go out with you, there’s probably something wrong with you. Especially if you let yourself believe she is going out with you because...
Raced a Tesla
I raced a Tesla yesterday. It was a tie - but I won.
If that sounds contradictory, allow me to elucidate.
I was in a brand-new Mustang Bullitt GT - which Ford sent...
Mafia Profiling
Have you noticed that what you're forced to pay in car insurance premiums - an outrage in itself - also bears almost no relation to what you’ve actually done as a...
2020 Mercedes A Class
There's a leveling going on. A good one, for once.
Entry-level new cars are expected to come standard with features that used to be available only in luxury cars - AC, power...