Don’t Ever Do This….
Owner's manuals are like "Moby Dick" - we might have a copy someplace, but few of us ever made it through the whole thing. For those who didn't, here's a short...
A Two-Wheeled Hedge Against Inflation
Ho ho ho. Your Christmas present from Ben Bernanke - $3 per gallon gas - is coming a couple of weeks early. "Qualitative Easing" - printing money, lots and lots...
Missing Crappy Small Cars?
Anyone else miss underpowered, stripped-down, fast-rusting, blown-into-the-next-lane-by-passing-semis Shitboxes?
They don't make them anymore - not really.
There are economy cars, of course. But these are of a different species, much evolved from their...
2011 Chevy Impala
Now that Ford has retired the Crown Victoria, pretty much the last large (5-6 passenger) sedan you can buy for less than $25k is the 2011 Chevy Impala.
If you're looking for...
The Powerful Pleasure: 1979-2002 Celica Supra
Nissan's Z-car may have been the first Japanese sports car to make a real splash in the United States back in 1969 - but crosstown rival Toyota wasn't going to sit...
2011 Toyota Avalon
The Toyota Avalon is still the best Buick a Japanese car company ever made:
It's a plus-sized, hugely likable lug of a car. Limo-roomy back seats, relaxed feel up front. Quiet/powerful engine...
The Question…
The question isn't whether you're a liberal or conservative.
Who can say what either of those labels means anymore? Like "Christian," a liberal (or a conservative) can be anything he wants to...
Gas Tax Gouging
Imagine a 40 percent tax on food - or some other essential.
People would be out in the streets.
Such a tax would be two things that Americans generally don't like - disproportionate...
Almost Fast: 1983-1988 Monte Carlo SS
If you were a kid in high school (or college) during the '80s - and into fast cars - you probably remember the last full-frame, rear-drive/live axle, carbureted, cast-iron pushrod V-8...
The Virtue of the Turnout Lane
Why can't all states have turnout lanes?
Well, they can of course - but most don't. Somehow, the simple solution of providing extra room on the shoulder of a two-lane road to...