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...
The Jesus Hoover…
Are people who are fervently religious - cocksure that their religion is the right and only true religion - mentally ill, sloppy thinkers, or just a bit on the dumb side?
I'm...
Retro-review: 1974 Pontiac GTO
The original muscle car era lasted about a decade, from 1964 to 1974 - just before the industry-wide adoption of catalytic converters. After '74, power plummeted for a decade and even...
Who Misses Oldsmobile?
Does anyone miss Oldsmobile? Not what Oldsmobile was in its heyday back in the '50s, '60s and '70s - the era of the Rocket 88 - but what it had become...
When Decent People Start to Fear – and Loathe Cops…
Most everyone has witnessed cops speeeeeding - not on a call, just driving somewhere . Yet they can do it with impunity.
Case in point: A few months back, the wife and...
Don’t Do’s When Do-it-Yourselfing
These are basic, common-sense things - but sometimes, some of us don't do the proper, safe - or right - thing.
Don't let it be you... .
* Getting rid of worn-out tires...
1983-1988 Monte Carlo SS
If you were a kid in high school (or college) during the mid-late 1980s - and into fast cars - you probably have a place in your heart for the last...
2011 VW Jetta
They say you can't go back - but sometimes, maybe, you can.
VW's trying, anyhow.
A few years ago, the "people's car" company decided to see whether it might become the rich people's...