Dancing With Clovers
Kevin Costner danced with wolves. It is my fate - and yours - to drive with Clovers. They are everywhere - and increasingly unavoidable. Like a virulent bacillus, ineptitude and passive aggressive behavior...
2014 Toyota RAV4
Toyota's got these TV commercials featuring the Muppets, who assert the vehicles aren't boring.
But is boring bad?
What if boring works?
I've owned (and driven) a lot of vehicles that didn't work -...
What Might That Smell Mean?
You can guesstimate with some accuracy what might be wrong with your car just by using your nose. If you're hip to what various smells suggest. Let's have a look -...
Motorcycles Afflicted by The Car Sickness
Have you gone shopping for a new sport bike lately? Try and find one that's not encrusted with layers of electronics . . . just like any new car.
ABS and linked brakes; traction...
2015 Cadillac Escalade
Cadillac may be having trouble selling its ELR electric car (see here) but no such worries selling its anti-matter opposite, the Escalade.
It's not hard to understand why. The ELR is very...
The Beetle as Speedster
VW has changed New Beetle back to just "Beetle" again. I think both names are the wrong names for this car. A much better name would be Speedster.
Perhaps New Speedster.
Just not Beetle...
What Libertarianism isn’t . . .
Just when you think you've heard (and read) it all, something like this falls into your lap. It's a Bloomberg News critique of Libertarianism that equates it with - of all...
If You Hear This Sound . . .
If your car's engine starts making a "funny noise," should you be worried?
It depends on the noise!
Some noises are harbingers of real trouble. Others are usually nothing to worry about. Let's...
2014 Buick Regal GS
When the Regal GS came out back in 2011 as a new 2012 model, it had two very un-Buick (but extremely cool for a Buick) features: A screamin' mimi turbocharged 270...
Volt Double Down
The Volt electric car has been a fizzle for GM - and that's putting it kindly. Only a small handful have sold - and that's putting it euphemistically, given the massive...