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,...
2025 Nissan Rogue
The Nissan Rogue is an unassuming small crossover that is also Nissan's best-selling model. More finely, Nissan sells so many of these unassuming small...
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...
“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...
Diaper Report: 03/31/2025
That there are still people "masking" is obvious. You'll probably see at least a couple of them if you go to any supermarket or...
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...
Trump Pardons EV Grifter
People who supported Donald Trump's candidacy for president did so for probably five bullet point reasons and one of them was their disgust over...
Driving Us to 15 Minute Cities
It is no longer possible to find a new car for less than $20,000. Soon it will probably be difficult to find one under...
“The California EV Driver Experience”
The current governor of California - and likely top-tier contender for the presidency as a "Democrat" (as Communists prefer to style themselves) come 2028...
The New Prius vs. the OG Prius
Times have changed. Remember when the Toyota Prius was a car that got great gas mileage - and made you pay for it with...
Latest Radio: Wheels Up With Bill Meyer/KMED FM 03/27/2025
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM inMedford, OR. We talked about the stench of...
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 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,...
2025 Nissan Rogue
The Nissan Rogue is an unassuming small crossover that is also Nissan's best-selling model. More finely, Nissan sells so many of these unassuming small...
“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...
Diaper Report: 03/31/2025
That there are still people "masking" is obvious. You'll probably see at least a couple of them if you go to any supermarket or...
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...
