Is Alloy Your Ally?
You may have read about 2015 Ford F-150, which will have an aluminum rather than steel body. It will be significantly lighter than the same truck made of steel, aluminum weighing...
2015 Toyota Prius
The 2015 Prius is "new" - in the sense that it's not a 2014 Prius. But it is pretty much the same Prius as last year's Prius.
Meanwhile, there will soon be a...
Things Cars Ought to Have… But Don’t
I've ranted about stuff new cars come with that seem over-the-top, unnecessary - stupid, even. The obnoxious back-up buzzer in the Toyota Prius hybrid, for instance. Headlights that stay on all...
Dear Clover…
EPautos' resident authoritarian apologist - Clover - let fly with the following intellectually (and grammatically) palsied, ethically crippled commentary in defense of dragnet-style, random and arbitrary "safety" checkpoints:
Eric asking you to...
Long Lived Car
There are two pretty simple things almost anyone can do - no tools required! - to keep almost any vehicle running reliably for many years after the warranty expires.
Don't abuse it.
And:
Use...
Event Horizon
Here's perhaps the single most important thing to know about any modern car (computer-controlled and fuel-injected; so mid '80s and newer) no matter the make or the model:
It will probably last a long time...
Vidcast: But There’d Be No Roads!
Libertarians get hit with this dead fish all the time. Viz, that if coercive collectivism (take your pick, the Democratic variety or the Republican - or some other) were thrown in...
2015 Nissan Rogue
Sometimes, the name's just all wrong. But it doesn't necessarily mean the vehicle is.
Nissan's Rogue, for instance.
It isn't.
A rogue, that is.
Rogues are lovable but also raffish and untrustworthy; they tend to make...
Pay The Fine – Or Pay The Shyster
Why is it effectively impossible to contest a traffic ticket without a lawyer?
Emphasis on effectively.
Yes, it's possible to learn the legalisms and procedures; the dance steps that are required in order...
Oversold New Car Features
There isn't a new car on the market that hasn't already got all the basics covered.
And then some.
It's hard to find a new car - any new car - that isn't...