Reader Question: Ram 1500 Thoughts?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Rick asks: I found out yesterday that my 2008 Ford F150 is pretty much done for. I was informed by my mechanic that...
5 DIY Tips…
If you mess around with cars long enough, you'll figure out ways of doing things that make the job easier. Here are five tips that have worked well for me over...
Road Trip … Or Moon Shot?
You don't have to be a cranky old fart to find yourself increasingly at odds with the multiplexed interfaces, mouse inputs and menus, touch screen displays and tyrannical computer "aids" that...
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...
We’re Almost There Already Anyhow
You have probably heard the mantra of the World Economic Forum (it sounds as if we're all part of it, doesn't it?) about how in the near future, you will own...
The Virtue of Pressure
How much would the average new car cost if the least expensive new car you could buy cost around $5,000?
Probably, a lot less than the current average (2012) of just over ...
Are Car Salesmen Dirtbags?
Car salesmen are dirtbags - right?
They're not well thought of, at any rate. But the truth is they're just salesmen and working the system - which is what it is. And...
If You’ve Never Bought a Truck Before . . .
Trucks, like high-performance sports cars - like minivans for that matter - are specialty vehicles. Which means they're compromised vehicles.
Some things, they're very good at - usually, much better at them...
The Return of the Triple
You may have noticed the general downsizing trend that's going on under the hood. V-8s gave way to sixxes - and sixxes, to fours.
Now, it's down to three.
For the first time...