A Tale of Two Idles
Before there were computers in cars, all it took to adjust the engine idle speed was a screwdriver and five minutes or so.
You turned in - or out - a screw...
Huskeroos
Ah, the people of Wal-Mart.
The kids, too.
According to an article in the peer-reviewed journal, Pediatrics, about one out of every six children ages 1 to 6 is too beefy to...
The Electric Car Imbroglio is About to Get Even More Expensive…
In just a few months from now, it will be $2,500 easier to "buy" a new electric car. I put "buy" in quotes because in fact, other people will be paying...
Insurance & Extended Warranties
I get asked about extended warranties, which I regard much the same as I regard health insurance. Both are mostly of psychological value only and - often - of negative value,...
“Revenue Collection” … in Reverse
It's not possible to do much about income taxes, or the taxes we're forced to pay on "our" property in order to maintain the fiction we - rather than the government...
Try Not To Get All Fired Up . . .
Forget about the American Express card - there are more important things the classic car owner should never leave home without.
A portable fire extinguisher. Do you have one for your antique/special...
At the Crossroads . . .
Nostalgia is more than just fondly remembering what was. It is a kind of lamenting what is. Sometimes, it can be both at once, as when what was and what is cross...
They Keep Making Cars Safer…
But what about us?
Air bags and crumple zones make a car more crashworthy. But they don't make it less likely we'll crash the car.
That's still up to us, to a great...
The Used Car Market is Crashing But Another is Booming
Well, that headline needs a qualifier.
The private sale used car market is crashing. Very few people are buying that way, though information about this is being suppressed by not separating out...
Plug n’ Play
One of the great things about old cars is you can selectively update them with modern technology without them turning into modern cars.
An overdrive transmission - but not air bags. Better...