One Thing Leads to Another
Kevin Bailey, 22, got into a fatal shootout with Solon, Ohio cops the other day. It all began over a minor traffic violation - failure to signal before changing lanes. Once...
GM’s $9,800 Car . . . The One We’re Not Allowed to Buy
How much is the EPA and DOT costing you?
One way to quantify this is to consider a car GM builds - but which you can't buy. Well, not unless you move...
Bring Amberlamps
You may remember the viral video, "Epic Beard Man" - in which an old bearded guy was assaulted by a street thug and proceeded to teach the thug a lesson. The...
The One Good Thing About Tesla
Tesla's $60,000-plus electric car is a terrible idea - as a commercially viable consumer product. But the way Tesla sells (well, tries to sell) its cars is a fantastic idea. A...
Be Careful About This . . .
If you like to buy used cars, you may also like to pay cash. It's a great way to convince a seller you're serious - and ready to deal. Unfortunately -...
Where Do Cops Come From?
Ever wonder how come there are men (and women) in costumes "policing" the rest of us?
Most people accept this relationship as both given - and eternal. That there have always been...
EcoBoost Blues
Back in the late '70s, engineers over at Chrysler came up with a way to help their existing engines - which had been designed back in the 1950s and '60s -...
Drives Me Up The Wall
Some people are mad at GM (and Chrysler) over the bailout bucks. I'm not happy about that, either. But lately, I'm mad at Ford - which bequeathed unto us the idiot...
Seatbelt Laws Can Be Deadly
Not "buckling up for safety" can get you killed all right. By a cop.
That's what happened to Deland, Florida resident Marlon Brown about a week ago. Brown was killed - run...
Nine Speeds, Ten Speeds: All To Keep Up With CAFE
In a few years, six-speed transmissions will probably seem as dated as Powerglides or threes-on-the-tree do today. Several current model-year cars already have seven and even eight-speed transmissions (Porsche 911, Chrysler...