Anyone Remember. . . ?
Time passes - things change. Here's a quick look at some of those things, for instance:
Once upon a time, you had two car keys - one to unlock the doors,...
Perpetual Payments
New cars are becoming so unaffordable people are going to subscribe to them in the future.
The idea is perpetual payments - for everything. The car, plus insurance and maintenance - all...
Dead Pool II
I keep reading stories about how healthy the car industry is. If that's true, how come so many car brands have croaked recently? Since '08 at least seven have gone wheels...
Keep it … or Ditch it?
A solid-running used car - a paid-for car - is almost as good as gold these days. Unlike new cars - whose value drops almost as soon as you sign the...
A Bit Less for Luca
Insurance against potential damage usually costs more in actual damage - to your wallet.
The insurance company is betting on this being true. Insurance - from the perspective of the insurance company...
Some Good News
Thanksgiving's not far off, so I thought it would be a good time to take stock of some of the good things going on in the car industry right now. For...
Better Ways to Save Gas
"We" (as the statists always style it) waste a lot of fuel in this country. No doubt you've heard that one before. But let's examine the cliche from a slightly different...
Traffic Stop Cautions… For Women
Traffic stops are more stressful for women than for men - especially at night and especially when the stop takes place on some not-well-traveled road... and it's just you and the...
Ancient Cars vs. Modern Cars
Modern cars have been around a long time - at least three decades, since the mid-late 1980s. This was the period when the first electronic fuel injection systems and ECUs (the...
Moore’s Law as Applied to Cars
Moore's law applies to cars, too.
Ok, the pace of change is not quite as rapid - but it has upticked tremendously over the past 20 years. Even more so over...