Clovers… On the Road (and Otherwise)
I'm often asked - what's a Clover?
Technically, it's a specific person - an incredibly persistent troll on these pages who identified himself (herself?) using that handle. After awhile, it stuck -...
Vampire Cops
Apparently, our money's not enough.
They want our blood, too.
You may have heard about this. In Texas - one of America's, uh, "freest" states - the cops have got the power to...
Warrants? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Warrants!
America is becoming unrecognizable. The landscape is still familiar; the flag looks the same. But it is a changed placed.
And some places are more changed than others.
In New Jersey, the state...
No More Affordable Diesels
VW was the only major automaker selling affordable diesel powered passenger vehicles in the United States. You could, for instance, buy a diesel-powered Jetta sedan, Golf or Beetle for about $22k.
Not anymore.
At...
Another Car We’re Not Allowed to Buy
Would you be interested in a brand-new, fully warranted, five-door crossover SUV built by a major, name-brand automaker that gave you 50-plus MPG with a gas (not diesel or hybrid) engine, that has a...
It’s Not Just VW’s Problem Now
It's not just VW's problem now.
The company may go the way of the Dodo because of brutal fines and crippling lawsuits and media demagoguery that's turning the VW brand into the...
Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain
Most of us have at one time or another received what amounts to a ransom note demanding money, which we must "stand and deliver" (under duress) else various nasty things will...
The VW “Scandal”
This could kill VW - until recently (until last week) the world's largest car company.
But unlike say the exploding Pinto fiasco this is not a story about defective cars. It is...
“Representation” … and “Consent”
Democracy is an incredibly successful long con. It works because of the illusion of consent. People actually believe they are "represented."
And so, they accept impositions that would otherwise be intolerable, if imposed...
What They’re After… And What’s Coming
They want us out of our cars, that's the bottom line.
"They" being the California General Assembly - which just passed a bill (SB 350, the "Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act...