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Little Brothers

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Every new car is infested with Little Brothers - in the form of code and programming that “corrects” outright or thwarts whatever it is...

The One Electric Car That Makes Some Sense . . .

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It’s interesting about the Chevy Volt. Uniquely, it carries around its own recharger - so it’s not tied to a corded umbilical like other electric...

Cuba in America

28
Everyone knows about the ongoing classic car show in Cuba. Cars from the ‘50s and ‘60s being used as everyday drivers - by almost...

No More Keys For You!

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Many new cars have push-button ignitions - no need to insert a key into a lock anymore. But you still have a key. Well, a fob. An...

Another Reason for the Electric Car Push?

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Whenever the government is rabidly enthusiastic about something you can be reasonably sure you shouldn’t be. Electric cars are being pushed for all kinds of...

Fungible Laws

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Even better - from a certain point-of-view - than a radar trap based on an under-posted speed limit is a radar trap with a...

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em . . . Ban ‘Em

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Since they can’t sell electric cars - not enough of them, anyhow - and not without subsidies so huge they amount to outright bribes...

If Gas is Plentiful and Cheap . . . Make Cars Cost More 

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Whenever a problem is solved, the solution never seems to go away - or even get dialed back. If anything, the government - or...

The Four-Wheeled Patriot Act

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Whenever Congress does something unanimously (or nearly so) you can rest assured it’s in their interests, not ours. The USA Patriot Act comes to mind. Another...

The Kids Don’t Wrench

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Working on cars has become part of America's cultural past, like so many other things which used to define American culture. Which was, above...
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