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 -...
Takata Air Bags Bad… Government Air Bags Good!
Probably the most interesting thing about the (can't help myself) exploding Takata air bag scandal is the doublethink it exposes.
On the one hand, we are told - in the literal/parental sense...
The Used Car Sweet Spot
Buying a new car is always a bad decision - financially. It doesn't matter which brand or make or model. You will always lose money.
It's just a question of how much.
All...
Can They Detect Your Radar Detector… ?
The article I wrote a few weeks back about the value of buying (and using) a radar detector (http://ericpetersautos.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15792) prompted several replies pointing out that in Virginia and DC - where...
Does it Ever Make Sense to Buy a New Car?
I'll probably get in trouble. After all, I write new car reviews. Advising people not to buy new cars is not what you'd probably expect. But, here's the fulsome scurvy truth:...
A Practical Guide For Dealing With Cops
There are two main schools of thought when it comes to dealing with a cop during a traffic stop (or "safety" checkpoint). One of them is disgustingly obsequious, unworthy of a...
A Great Time to Buy a Used Car . . . But Not Because...
You might want to buy a used car while they’re cheap - but not just because they’re cheap.
And cheap they are.
Because of unprecedented desperation tactics to sell new cars - including under-bid...
Know Your Cop
Traffic cops are becoming ever more dangerous to our wallets - and all-too-often, our persons. Since we can't properly defend ourselves against their depredations, avoidance is therefore becoming all the more...
Avoid a Harvey Hooptie
As the waters recede from Houston, thousands of flooded cars will be aired out - and shipped out - to unsuspecting used car lots all over the country. Their titles as...
Thank Uncle For The New (and $40k) COP-Spec Taurus SHO
It's getting harder to pick out cop cars in a crowd - and very soon, it's going to get much harder still.
Also, a lot more expensive for us - ticket-wise...