Sometimes They’re Easy to Fix… and Sometimes Not!
Contrary to conventional wisdom, maintaining a modern car isn’t always hard.
Sometimes, it’s easier than working on an older car.
It depends on which car you’re working on.
Or, truck.
Some of you already know...
2017 Toyota Camry
The Toyota Camry is like the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. It may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid.
With the V6, the “Kessel Run” (0-60)...
Well, It’s Not Just Me . . .
Some of you already know about my spat with GM over “diversity mongering” at the world’s formerly largest car company (and lately, the largest recipient of crony capitalist “help,” courtesy of...
A Tougher Case to Make. . .
Is it still a good idea - from an economic point-of-view - to buy a diesel-powered car?
The answer’s no longer as clearcut as it used to be, when the answer was...
“Conservatism” is Limp Dicked and Useless
What is “conservatism,” exactly?
I was one once - and I can’t tell you. Not coherently, anyhow. Which got to bothering me when I was a “conservative.” Which is probably why I...
2017 VW Golf Sportwagen
Maybe you were a Boy Scout as a kid. If you were, you may remember the infamous Snipe hunt. The Scoutmaster would gather everyone around the campfire and tell the boys...
The “Jobs Creator”
The Russians never got to the Moon - because their Moon Rocket, the N1, had trouble getting off the launch pad in one piece. It’s the same problem Elon Musk’s Falcon...
Insurance at Gunpoint is Sick and Evil
There is nothing wrong with insurance ... provided you can say no to it. Then it's like any other thing you choose to buy.
Whether it makes sense to buy it - a...
Our Right to Ourselves
This business of varying rights – based on what’s between your legs (or where you put what’s between your legs or what gets put into what’s between your legs) or the...
2017 Cadillac Escalade
The Cadillac Escalade is ridiculous - but then, so is my orange Trans Am. Both are (or were, in the case of my ancient Pontiac) designed to meet emotional rather than...