Lexicon
Speech codes are no fun when they're used to stifle thought. But they can be fun when you're in on the lingo's meaning and others aren't - especially when those others...
2019 Ford Ranger
The name’s the same - but a lot has changed since Ford last sold a Ranger pick-up in the United States.
For openers, the new Ranger is mid-sized; the old Ranger (last...
Riding Dirty Daydreams
Lately I have been giving serious thought to "riding dirty" - without insurance. Just cancelling all of it.
The savings would be considerable - equivalent to eliminating my monthly electric bill as...
Perpetual Payments
New cars are becoming so unaffordable people are going to subscribe to them in the future.
The idea is perpetual payments - for everything. The car, plus insurance and maintenance - all...
A Peck on the Neck
A vampire’s continued existence depends on the continuous flow of the blood of the living. The same principle animates Tesla and other purveyors of electric cars - who are about to...
Speed Limit “Assist”
I just got some first-hand experience of what many of you soon will - speed limit "assist" - in plainer language, automated speed limit enforcer - which is a new feature...
2019 BMW M850i
Ultra high-end cars are easier to buy - assuming you can afford one - because there are fewer choices at this altitude.
The BMW 8 Series coupe/convertible, for instance.
It pretty much has...
Why You Can’t Afford to Not Buy a Classic Car!
If you like cars, you probably like classic cars. Like looking at them, at least.
But if you’re like most of us, you probably don’t own one - because you’ve probbaly never...
The Commuter (and Privacy and Other Things) Tax
If you don’t wan't your dog to run away, you leash him. The government doesn’t want you to run away, either - but has a different kind of leash in mind.
The...
Our Former Right to Travel – And How to Reclaim It
Control mobility - free movement - and you have controlled the population. Their other rights are automatically cheapened into functional irrelevance if the right to come and go without permission and...