Two Guys and a Sheep
That headline sounds like the title of a raunchy joke. It's actually about VW's new commercial - which involves two guys, a sheep and the company's small crossover, the Tiguan.
They "make...
Do Buy an Old Car – Better Yet, an Old Truck
For several sound reasons, political as well as economic, the purchase of a new car in this new environment is arguably a very bad idea.
For more on that, see here.
For several...
Up on Blocks . . .
Want to know why used cars cost so much?
It's because new cars cost too much.
The industry trade magazine Automotive News reports that the number of new cars you can still buy...
The Orange Car Guy
Some people are single issue voters; if a candidate is in line with them on guns, for instance, they’ll support that candidate even if on other topics they’re as far apart...
Cash for Clunkers II…
Cash for Clunkers “stimulated” demand for new cars in the manner of digging holes - and then filling them up again. It reduced the available supply of good used cars -...
2016 Jeep Renegade
Fun cars that don't cost a small fortune are getting hard to find.
Especially if they're not cars at all.
Like this Jeep Renegade.
How many small SUVs are there out there with a starting...
Desperate Solutions to Made-up Problems
Desperation brings out the worst in people - including engineers. But then, you can’t really fault them. The government issues its fatwas - which aren't suggestions - and it is the...
A Few Questions to Ask….
Debating the merits of a particular government policy or proposal with authoritarian-minded political opponents is pointless - if you're hoping to persuade, at any rate. Far better to ask them a...
Know Your Tire
The invention of the wheel was a pretty big deal - rolling stuff being a lot easier than carrying (or pushing or dragging) it.
The invention of tires was the next great...
Some Therapy
Sometimes brakes stop you - from going.
It happens when the brake calipers clamp onto the rotors and don't let go. This happens, typically, because the pistons inside the calipers have gotten...