2011 Toyota Tacoma
Maybe you're like me and like trucks but don't need a super sized truck. But you don't want one that's too small, either (that would be Ford's Ranger, the only true...
Buick Riviera, 1963-1985
Non-Buick people may not know it, but the Riviera nameplate goes back many years before the introduction of the now-famous '63 coupe. Buick used it to designate the pillarless hardtop coupes...
How to Find a Good Body Shop
Your car's got a wrinkled fender - who are you going to get to fix it? If it's not done right, the car will look wrong - and then you won't be...
Why Are The Roads Full Of Rage?
That old nag Dr. Joyce Brothers says that during a road rage confrontation, "men are at the same mental level as an ape," a being who "... protects his space, at...
Fast Cars We Can’t Use…
In the '70s, when cars were slow, you could drive fast and mostly get away with it. Yeah, you'd get a ticket if you got caught, but speeding was just that...
2011 Volvo XC60
Buying a car was a lot easier when there were just three or four models in any given segment. It was feasible to test drive each one, compare the equipment offered...
Do You Remember When?
You can date yourself by the president who was in office when you were in high school - or by what was happening in the car business when you first learned...
AMC Marlin Fastback coupe, 1965-1967
Pontiac's GTO, which appeared in 1964, had every other American automaker rushing to cash in on the emerging youth market for big-biceped intermediate coupes - including AMC.
AMC, however, decided on a...
2011 Nissan Rogue
In the '90s, it was SUVs.
As the wave crested, everyone - even Porsche - sold one. Sometimes several. Then SUVs began to sour as people got wise to the not-so-sporty driving...
Coots on the Loose
Teen drivers have lately been in the crosshairs of ranting moms and rat-faced politicians looking for an easy issue to ride into office on. There's some legitimacy to it, admittedly. Teen...