Alternatives to the Tiger in Your Tank?
Instead of putting a "tiger in your tank," how about squeezing gas from a cow? Either can power your car; but one is homegrown - and entirely renewable.
Bio-gas is methane produced from...
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
I think I know how they felt.
You know, the guys reviewing the final cadre of muscle cars in the early 70s. They knew the show was almost over, the lights about...
The Bamboozled American Driver
Just the other day I saw a TV commercial for the new 2011 Infiniti M56. This uber-luxury sedan has a 420 hp 5.6 liter V-8 engine and can reach 60 mph in...
Remember These?
If you can't get the tune out of your head, does that mean you'll end up buying the car? Rich, corinthian leather will only take you so far. It usually comes...
It Never Ends…
Gawd. Will it ever stop - or even slow down a little?
The latest: NHTSA and the insurance companies want to see fines for not buckling up jacked up to as much...
Shaft Drive Service
This is the next installment in a series of How-Tos covering some basic routine service procedures on an old motorcycle. As before, the guinea pig will be an '83 Honda GL650.
The...
Sticker Shock is Only the Beginning
Buying a new car can put you one step closer to living in a van down by the river.
New cars cost about $25,000 on average for the typical family sedan -...
2011 Mazda RX-8
If a car doesn't need a major redesign every three or four years, you know they got it right the first time. When a car stays in production largely unchanged...
What Not To Ride…
Here's the deal on that:
As a new rider, you do not want a sport bike, period.
Sport bikes typically have plastic covers ("fairings,") high footpeg clearance for cornering, stubby, steeply raked "clip...
Your Money’s No Good – On The Roads, That Is…
It says on our Fed Funny Money that "this note is legal tender for all debts, public and private." Except for paying tolls on government roads.
In which case, it's not.
They won't...