Don’t think you need a radar detector?
It's been almost exactly two years since I bought my V1 radar detector. It's also been almost exactly two years since I last got a speeding ticket.
Coincidence?
More like a reprieve.
No longer...
Ethanol Assault
Remember those '80s-era PSAs that warned, "this is your brain on drugs" - cue video of an egg frying in a pan? Well, here's your old car's engine on ethanol.
I...
What The Automatic Transmission Has Done To Us
It's easy to get suckered by the convenient, the easy. We're all susceptible. It is human nature to take the path of least resistance. Present almost anyone with a quart of their favorite...
What to Look for in a Drive it Forever Car
Some people like to clip coupons - I like to shave my car ownership costs to the bone. Note that I didn't say car buying costs. Because that's only half the...
Are Car Dealers . . . Evil?
Is the place where you go to buy a new car a kind of Dark Church where very bad things happen?
Not necessarily - and if it turns out to be so,...
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...
It’s Not Just Gas That’s Getting Unaffordable
I got a bit of a shock today when I made the run into town to buy some oil for one of my vehicles. I use synthetic, usually Mobil 1 or...
Accidents Happen . . . Are You Ready?
The thing about accidents, of course, is they're unpredictable. They just kind of happen - usually at a time (and in a place) that's not convenient. They are also stressful -...
Oil Alert For Older Cars
In order to comply with federal requirements that key emissions control components on new cars such as catalytic converters work (and can be warranted to work) for at least 120,000 miles...
Appreciating Then – And Now
There's Ford vs. Chevy. Import vs. Domestic. And of course, Old vs. New.
Some people, for some reason, have difficulty accepting the bad - along with the good. That no car...