$5 Gas This Summer?
The way things are going, gas prices will probably top $5 a gallon this summer. We may be lucky if it stops there. Some industry experts, including former Shell CEO John...
Another $200 “For The Children”
Well, here we go - again.
You can expect your next new car to cost at least another $160-$200 more than it otherwise would - now that back-up cameras are about...
The Ticking Time Bomb in Your Dashboard
Air bags - driver and front seat passenger air bags - have been mandatory in cars since the mid 1990s. That means there are now millions of older cars on the...
Pay it Down
You've probably heard about "paying it forward" and of course, we all know about paying it back. But what about paying it down?
Debt, I mean.
Sit in traffic and look around....
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...
Six Things You Should Never Tell a Car Salesman
When buying a new car, it's usually smart to let the salesman do the talking. Whatever you do, never tell him:
* That you really like the car -
Ideally, let him...
Inside Baseball About New Cars
There is probably a rule against what I am about to do. As a guy who makes his living writing articles about cars - and reviewing new cars - I surely...
No More Nitro … But, Hello Dart!
Chrysler is throwing two of its slow-sellers in the woods - the Dodge Caliber and its over-reachingly named cousin, the Dodge Nitro.
Will they be missed?
Not by Chrysler. Or Chrysler's new...
How Government Just Made Your Next Car Less Safe
I recently did a column about the burbling war between the Safety Nazis and the Mileage Mussolinis (see here). Well, here's the first casualty:
Your safety.
Because your next new car probably...
The Failure of Satellite Radio
Satellite radio - that is, SirusXM satellite radio - was supposed to be revolutionary, an end-run around the heavily censored, mostly commercials dreck of terrestrial FM and AM radio.
Well, they...