The Ancient Debate: To Buy New . . . Or Used?
There are plenty of good reasons to buy a new car. . . and just as many good reasons to buy a used one.
Also, there are some not-so-great things about buying...
Oil & Filter… It’s a Start
Imagine if all you did for exercise was bicep curls with your right arm. Or tried to lose weight by eating one moderate-sized/lower calorie meal a week. It might do some...
Free at Last . . . And Headed to a VW Dealer Near You
A four-wheeled Shawshank Redemption is under way. About 240,000 wrongfully convicted diesel-powered VWs are about to be paroled. The doors of their cells open; the harsh light causes them to blink...
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...
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 Domino Effect
When most people can't afford to buy things outright, the cost of money - interest - becomes even more important than the cost of the things themselves.
For the past eight years,...
Servicing the Semi-Retired Car
New cars come with maintenance schedules that give you time/mileage intervals for things like oil changes, tune-ups, tire rotation and so on. Follow these recommendations and - assuming a decent/sound car to...
Avoiding The Ethanol Blues
Ethanol-laced "gas" (10 percent ethanol today, 15 percent soon) isn't all bad.
Just mostly bad.
It reduces fuel economy noticeably (because there's less energy in a gallon of 90 percent gas plus 10...
Sail Fawn Big Brother
I probably won't be able to write new car reviews come next year - or the year after. Because I probably won't be able to drive the damn things anymore. Maybe...
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,...