The No Longer Needed V-8 ….
They say that 40 is the new 30. I dunno about that.
But the modern high-ouptut/high-efficiency V-6 is arguably the new V-8. And you can make a case that the modern four...
2011 Ford F-150
Well, they fixed it.
The power situation, I mean. Mustang Sally has had her way with the F-150 pick-up truck - and the afterglow is something righteous!
Last year's F-150 was a fine...
The Fourth of July: Why Bother?
The Fourth of July is weeks away now - but what are we celebrating, really? Independence from Great Britain? Ok, that I'll buy. But the Fourth is also taken as a...
Reasons NOT To Finance Your Used Car Purchase
With used cars, should you buy outright - or finance?
The main advantage to buying a used car is (obviously) the lower purchase price. You have let the original purchaser absorb the...
Stu Monster and the summer of ’86
It was the summer of 1986 - and muscle was cheap.
My friend since elementary school, Stuart - whom we all called Stu Monster in tribute to his exploits with beer...
2011 Audi Q7 TDI
So, what's the real-world mileage of Audi's Q7 TDI diesel? I wish I could give you an exact number but while I was trying to get the Q's fussy trip computer...
Detroit’s Next Big Problem… And Japan’s, Too
Would you buy a Chinese car?
The "Western" automobile industry - our guys, the Europeans and even the Japanese - are praying to the Motor Gods you won't want to. Detroit ...
The F100 Millionaire
Most of the advice out there about dealing with the obnoxious rise in the cost of fuel advises you to spend yet more money - on a hybrid or on some...
How to Make Your Car Last Forever … Or At Least, For As Long...
There's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get at least 15 years and 200,000 trouble-free miles out of a new car today - putting off the day when you'll...
Big Business? Or Big Government?
Things are bad - and many blame Big Business, such as Big Banks and Big Oil, as they're styled, for turning the screws on average people. I've got no big love...