The Corona Car!
There actually is a Corona - not the virus, the car.
Toyota sold it as recently in as 2001, in Japan - and before Corona acquired other connotations. It was slightly larger...
Sit Back And Enjoy The Ride?
I know that the PDK automated manual in the Porsche 911 GT3 (and other PDK-equipped Porsches like the Cayman S I reviewed recently; see here) delivers quicker - and consistently quicker - acceleration; that...
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 after that) - are going to be...
Reader Question: AWD Coupling?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Josh asks: Do FWD based AWD have a center differential or a viscous coupling system, because I thought that only RWD based AWDs...
New Car “Buyers” . . .
Who can afford to spend $30,000 - the average purchase price paid as of 2013 - on a new car?
The answer is ... very few.
Most new car "buyers" are in fact debtors....
A Measure of the Obsolescing
Once upon a time, the car industry was accused of planning obsolescence - i.e., designing cars to be replaced, ideally as soon (and as often) as possible. The accusation was true,...
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,...
Long Lived Car
There are two pretty simple things almost anyone can do - no tools required! - to keep almost any vehicle running reliably for many years after the warranty expires.
Don't abuse it.
And:
Use...
Dealer Douchebaggery
It really can happen to anyone - even someone who is pretty hip when it comes to cars. Hell, it recently happened to me!
About six weeks ago (the date's importance...
Reader Question: ABS Light?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Mika asks: My "ABS" light is on and I'm wondering what that means? Is the car safe to drive?
My reply: It depends on...