Sayonara, Suzuki
Cue Taps. There goes Suzuki.
On Nov. 6, the company (American Suzuki) announced it would stop selling cars in the U.S. after current inventory peters...
85 MPH: Almost a Speed Limit
On a stretch of road near Austin, Texas there is an actual speed limit. Or at least, close to one.
You can drive up to...
A New Car? Or Maybe a Used Car?
Here are some good - and some not-so-good - reasons to buy a new car.
Or a used car:
* Higher interest rates on used car...
Don’t Drink (or Eat) These….
When we were kids, some of us wondered what a Milk Bone dog biscuit tasted like - and a few of us (me) went...
A Four-Wheeled Measure of Inflation
Uncle says inflation is only robbing us of 2 percent of our wealth each year. (That is what inflation does - it undermines the...
50 MPG Then – and Now
Getting 50 MPG out of a gallon of gas has gotten a lot more expensive over the past 20-something years.
Back in 1990, it...
How “Safety” Requirements Make Your Car Less Actually Safe
The government enacts laws - or issues regulatory fatwas - requiring that new cars comply with various "safety" standards. Ironically, the result of these...
Tata vs. Uncle
We may soon have access to affordable new cars once more - if Uncle will allow it.
Tata Motors - a major automaker in...
Ethanol Anecdote
If you own an older car, be advised. The high ethanol-content "gas" in use today can cause problems when fed to engines not made...
It Might Be Time to Stock Up…
On a good used car.
Because the new ones - the ones coming online now and on deck for next year (and the years...