2025 Toyota Prius
Imagine going back in time to the heyday of the V8 muscle car in the late 1960s and early-'70s with a brand-new Prius hybrid...
2025 Chevy Malibu
At one time, you had multiple options if you were interested in a mid-sized family sedan and didn't want to spend more than about...
2025 Audi A4 Allroad
If you're interested in driving car that isn't like pretty much every other car (and crossover) on the road, you might be interested in...
2025 Kia K4
Kia's forte is undercutting its rivals (and then some) on price - without cheaping out. If anything, the new K4 sedan - which replaces...
2025 Nissan Murano
Practically every car company has been trying to maintain the power/performance of the smaller engines that have been replacing larger engines - in order...
2025 Mini Cooper
If you are looking for a small car, there are just a few left to choose among - and only one that's instantly recognizable...
2025 Subaru WRX
Finding a new car that comes standard with a manual transmission is almost as unusual as finding a new car that still comes standard...
2025 Kia Sorento
A couple of months ago, I reviewed the plug-in hybrid version of the Kia Sorento crossover and compared it with its Hyundai-badged fraternal twin,...
Classic Cars
If You Had $5,100 . . .
Here'a a trippy thing to do - and it doesn't require getting high to do it. Imagine you have about $5,100 to spend on...
An Analog Look Back
Here's a blurry look back at what it used to be like to sit behind the wheel of a vehicle - as opposed to...
The Unappreciated Greatness of the Aztek
People - at the time - made fun of the Pontiac Aztek. They made fun of it as recently as 2008, when Breaking Bad...
A New Camaro?
GM management has apparently thrown the kill switch - on a new Camaro.
The iconic pony car - it wasn't a muscle car - had...
When Turbos Were Power Adders
If you watched the Super Bowl, you probably saw the 1987 Buick Regal Grand National that was part of the show. This car was...
Post Peak Cars
There's not much else that can be done to make new vehicles better - given government constraints.
They cannot, for instance, be made lighter -...
The $33,000 Chevette
Would you pay $33,000 for a 1987 Chevy Chevette? Apparently, someone just did. It's got low miles - just 47 - so it's basically a...
Heater Core Part III
I finally got the leaking heater core out of my old Nissan Frontier ('02 model year, so now 23 years old) and found a...
Motorcycles
Some Therapy
One of the things we can do to mitigate the stress of everything feeling like it's spiraling out of control is to take on...
The Disposable Bike
A riding buddy of mine urges me to buy a disposable bike - though of course he does not call it that. He means...
Missing Two Strokes
There's only one kind of gas-burning engine we're allowed to have, which is a shame for reasons that go beyond the obnoxious effrontery of...
When There’s no Room Left in the Garage
Getting another bike is never a problem; it's all-too-easy to get another bike. They sometimes seem to just show up, like a stray cat...
Have Bike Will Travel
If you were to distill mechanized transportation down to its core essentials, you'd end up with something like the dirt bike - or its...
Insurance Incongruity
Having to buy car insurance - motorcycle insurance, in the case at hand - is bad enough. No one ought to be forced to...
Anecdotal but Interesting
To use - or not to use - synthetic oil in engines made decades before synthetic oils were in common use . . ....
Helmet Laws
If you ride a motorcycle, "the law" - that is to say, busybody people who write them - probably requires that you wear a...
Another Clover…
Twenty years ago, I moved away from the DC area to get away from drivers who can't. The best way to do this being...
Latest Radio: Angry Tiger 04/03/2025
Here's the audio (and video) of my talk the other day with the Angry Tiger! We talked about the Orange Man's taxes - which...
“Rims” and MPGs
If maximizing fuel economy is so important, why do so many new vehicles come standard with such enormous (and enormously heavy) "rims"?
Including what are...
Codpieces on Wheels
One of the strangest things about the strange times we're living in is how slowly people drive very quick vehicles.
The other day, I found...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/02/2025
Here's the audio of this week's talk with Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about buyer's regret, among...
The War Power
The thing about abuse is you get used to it. Eventually, it becomes normal - having been normalized. For instance, this business of the...
The Latest “Safety” Feature
Do the car companies believe people are handicapped in some way? It seems that way. Why else would they outfit every car they sell...
“I Don’t Care” Says Orange Pierre
You may be familiar with the children's book about Pierre- who doesn't care. Well, neither does Orange Pierre. He literally said so just the...
Cycles
The Last Thing Anyone Who Rides Needs
Would you believe - say it like Don Adams from Get Smart - that they are beginning to make hybrid motorcycles? Kawasaki, specifically. It...
When One is None
Every now and then you have to relearn a hard lesson. Such as always having at least one spare key for your old bike....
The Disposable Bike
A riding buddy of mine urges me to buy a disposable bike - though of course he does not call it that. He means...
Why Helmet Laws are Silly and Tyrannical
I wanted to remember what it was like to live in a free country - remember when people used to say that? - so...
When There’s no Room Left in the Garage
Getting another bike is never a problem; it's all-too-easy to get another bike. They sometimes seem to just show up, like a stray cat...
Have Bike Will Travel
If you were to distill mechanized transportation down to its core essentials, you'd end up with something like the dirt bike - or its...
Insurance Incongruity
Having to buy car insurance - motorcycle insurance, in the case at hand - is bad enough. No one ought to be forced to...
Mad Max on Two Wheels
I am often asked what I think is the best kind of car to own if things get really bad. I think the best...
New Car Reviews
2025 Toyota Prius
Imagine going back in time to the heyday of the V8 muscle car in the late 1960s and early-'70s with a brand-new Prius hybrid...
2025 Chevy Malibu
At one time, you had multiple options if you were interested in a mid-sized family sedan and didn't want to spend more than about...
2025 Audi A4 Allroad
If you're interested in driving car that isn't like pretty much every other car (and crossover) on the road, you might be interested in...
2025 Kia K4
Kia's forte is undercutting its rivals (and then some) on price - without cheaping out. If anything, the new K4 sedan - which replaces...
2025 Nissan Murano
Practically every car company has been trying to maintain the power/performance of the smaller engines that have been replacing larger engines - in order...
2025 Mini Cooper
If you are looking for a small car, there are just a few left to choose among - and only one that's instantly recognizable...
2025 Subaru WRX
Finding a new car that comes standard with a manual transmission is almost as unusual as finding a new car that still comes standard...
2025 Kia Sorento
A couple of months ago, I reviewed the plug-in hybrid version of the Kia Sorento crossover and compared it with its Hyundai-badged fraternal twin,...
Another Clover…
Twenty years ago, I moved away from the DC area to get away from drivers who can't. The best way to do this being...
Latest Radio: Angry Tiger 04/03/2025
Here's the audio (and video) of my talk the other day with the Angry Tiger! We talked about the Orange Man's taxes - which...
“Rims” and MPGs
If maximizing fuel economy is so important, why do so many new vehicles come standard with such enormous (and enormously heavy) "rims"?
Including what are...
