I’ll probably get in trouble. After all, I write new car reviews. Advising people not to buy new cars is not what you’d probably expect. But, here’s the fulsome scurvy truth: I – and every car journalist I know – drive used. Because we know. And now, I’m gonna spill the beans, give you...
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Is it harder – or easier – to work on “new” cars? Many people have been intimidated into submission – and don’t even check their car’s fluids anymore. This is too bad – because while it’s true new (and recent vintage) cars are more complex than cars have ever been, in some ways, they’re...
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It’s said – and it’s absolutely true – that one can save a great deal of money by avoiding new cars and buying used ones instead. Thirty-plus percent (sometimes more) off MSRP “sticker price” after just two or three years on the road. Much lower property taxes (where applicable). Usually much-reduced insurance costs –...
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If you go new car shopping, your main worry is price. You don’t have to worry about the particular car. The red one sitting next to the silver one that’s parked next to the yellow one on the dealer’s lot . . . they’re all the same. It doesn’t really matter which one you...
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What is it about not doing things for oneself that’s so appealing to so many people? Here’s the latest – something I’ve been dreading for years: The first production driverless car: The 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The thing can be set on what amounts to autopilot, at which point a combination of cameras, servos and...
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Mac Slavo January 5th, 2013 SHTFplan.com What we are hearing from bloviating gun control advocates in America is nothing short of emotionally driven irrationality. According to statistics assembled from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Center for Disease Control and the Federal Government, firearms related homicides are minuscule in comparison to other the other “big killers”...
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I’m probably gonna get bagfuls of hate mail for this one – but the truth is that most of the muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s were slow. At least, compared with what’s considered quick today. Very few ’60s and ’70s muscle cars could do 0-60 in less than seven seconds. Most were...
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If you want your car to last as long as possible – and cost you as little as possible along the way – the following tips may be of interest: * Regularly (at least every three years) change the brake/clutch fluid - People (most people) understand the importance of regular engine oil changes. And...
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It’s not well-known, but AMC’s Rambler line actually surpassed Plymouth as the number-three brand of car in America (in terms of total sales) by the early 1960s, under the inspired leadership of George Romney—father of 2008 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney. It was also a performance brand—though few remember this today. For example, the...
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One of Buick’s greatest early Dreadnoughts was the short-lived but extremely memorable Invicta series, which made its debut in 1959 as the replacement for the Century. The unusual name derives from the Latin for “invincible,” or “that which cannot be conquered.” The full-sized Invicta rolled on the same 123.3-inch wheelbase as the LeSabre and...
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