2015 VW Golf TDI
In theory, choice is good. In practice, too many choices can be overwhelming - especially when the choices between X and Y come down to little things (and the price is...
Stickers Have Arrived!
The "EPautos" stickers have finally arrived! We paid top dollar to get high quality/all-weather materials, including water-resistant vinyl facings (opposite side is sticky). They can be placed on your car -...
What Does Your Car’s Warranty Actually “Cover”?
Most new vehicles come with several warranties.
The one most people think of first is the new car "bumper to bumper" (or "basic") warranty. It covers just about everything except routine maintenance items...
2015 Subaru WRX
Sometimes, less is more.
The just-updated Subaru WRX, for instance. It has less engine than previously - but more power. Performance is better - and gas mileage has upticked noticeably.
Also noticeable is the...
New Car “Buyers” . . .
Who can afford to spend $30,000 - the average purchase price paid as of 2013 - on a new car?
The answer is ... very few.
Most new car "buyers" are in fact debtors....
If The Tesla D’s Such a Great Car…
My teeth hurt.
Over the past week, I've been assaulted by one "news" story after the next about the latest fruit of government motors. Not GM. Tesla. The Model D. It is...
2015 VW Tiguan . . . Manual No More
Some lament the passing of the manual transmission - me among them. But that puts me among the minority, because the majority seems to prefer the automatic, especially now that automatics are often...
Speed limits and Limited Government: Unlimited Nonsense
I view speed limits much as I do "limited" government. . .
Throw 'em both in the woods!
The premise underlying each is absurd. And imposing the absurd using violence?
That's just nuts
Why should anyone be...
2014 “Picks of The Litter”
Going for a test drive is smart policy. The problem for most people is that test-driving all the available cars is not unlike visiting every Starbucks in the country. It's not...
Rebalancing the Scales
We are peculiarly at the mercy of police. Which goes a long way toward explaining why police are increasingly merciless. After all, they can get away with it. Physically. Financially. Legally.
Consider:
You...