The Electric Car Albatross
Electric cars make sense at amusement parks and golf courses - and on the road, if the road is mostly flat, it's nice and warm out (but not too warm) you've...
Whatever Happened to the Spare Tire?
No, not the one around your middle. The one that used to be in your car's trunk.
Most cars (note: passenger cars, not just big trucks and SUVs) used to come...
2011 Nissan Juke
Lots of spunky compact runabouts out there. The inexpensive ones, though, are usually on the slow side - and the ones that aren't (slow) are (expensive).
Except the extremely cool Nissan Juke.
It...
The Little Things that lead to Big Things
The Big Stuff - mass arrests, openly lawless government - necessarily comes after the Little Stuff. When people tolerate the Little Stuff, or lose their capacity to be outraged by it,...
2011 Cadillac CTS-V: Release Your Inner Sheen
Those heavy-breathing '60s muscle cars? Not all that muscular, really. Not compared with what you can get now, anyhow.
This hit me as soon as I read the spec sheet of the...
On Selling Your Old Car…
There's typically 10-20 percent difference between what a dealer will give you for your old vehicle as a trade-in vs. its retail market value - i.e., what you could probably sell...
What Your Dashboard Isn’t Telling You
Televangelists promise to heeea-uhl you if you put your hand up against the TV - but that (usually) doesn't work with your car. The "check engine" light won't go out no...
We’re “Covered” – But We’re Broke….
Insurance - over-insurance, excessive insurance, really - is arguably one of the reasons why so many people are having trouble making ends meet.
When you add up homeowner's insurance, health insurance, car...
It’s All Lance Armstrong’s Fault…
There is an outfit called "Critical Mass" that seems determined to make motorists hate cyclists even more than many already do - if such a thing is possible.
Like Mothers Against Drunk...
2011 Volkswagen Eos
VW's Eos retractable hardtop coupe was launched about five years ago - in 2007 - when VW was ramping up an attempt to redefine itself as an upscale brand in...