In the Rearview Mirror: 1987 Renault Alliance GTA
The death rattle of American Motors Corp. came in the early 1980s, with the “alliance” between the tubercular American automaker and French automaker Renault....
The Chiiiiiiiiiilllllllllldren
Maybe this bugs you, too?
There's a "school zone" ahead and - clearly, obviously - there are no kids about. But the DANGER! DANGER WILL...
The best $1,500 I ever spent
If gas prices hold at their current $3 or so per gallon, most of us will be paying an extra $240 or so per...
Not So “Smart” Air Bags
Will your car's air bags work when they're supposed to? Probably - but not necessarily.
They may have become too "smart" for their own...
2011 Nissan Cube
The Joker's famous line, "why so serious?" could be directed at new cars - or a lot of them, anyhow. $200 a piece tires...
Cash For Everyone…
There's a federal cash giveaway for almost everything on four wheels - except things that make economic sense.
Two years ago, the government paid people...
2011 Honda Odyssey
Minivans started out as inexpensive family trucksters. A 1984 Plymouth Voyager - the grand-daddy of them all - had a sticker price of about...
Drunk driving and “pre-crime”?
Pre-crime used to be a sci-fi literature concept. But it's already our everyday reality. The fallout from the shooting in Tucson is going to...
Cloveritis. . .
I think the Flouride in the water has done its thing... .
Almost every time I go out, I come up on a car that's...
Rambler American Cross Country Wagons, 1954–1969
It's not well-known, but AMC's Rambler line actually surpassed Plymouth as the number-three brand of car in America (in terms of total sales) by...