A Clover Encounter!
Yesterday, I encountered a Clover on the way home.
I was driving on a backcountry road I often take because it's scenic and lightly used; you usually have the road to yourself....
What Speed Limits Aren’t . . . But Should Be
The main problem with speed limits is they're not.
In a legal sense - yes. You are not legally allowed to drive faster than whatever the number on the sign is. But...
Proletarianizing the Populace via “Mobility as a Service”
Toyota just announced it would be “investing” $500 million in Uber, the ride-sharing service, to further development of “autonomous” - that is, automated - vehicles and “mobility as a service.”
The reason...
Why Aren’t Sedans Selling?
Sedans aren’t selling well anymore - but it’s not really because buyers have lost interest. They have lost interest in undersized sedans - which are effectively the only sedans still available...
He is Gone – And I am Glad
It is said that it’s bad form to exult in anyone’s death. This is obvious nonsense, of course. No one really practices it.
They do practice hypocrisy. If it is politically correct,...
Interest on What I “Owe”
Well, I just got my "second reminder" about my "shared responsibility" payment - which I have not paid and do not intend to pay. The letter states that " . ....
Your “Safety” Doesn’t Matter . . .
A reader asked me about dealing with the known-to-be-dangerous - the defective - air bag in her vehicle. Since there are more than 40 million vehicles "affected," her questions - and...
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in
A sound sales strategy is to sell something no one else is selling. Ideally, that something being something people need and want . . and can afford.
How about a plug-in hybrid...
The No Fly License
The Orwellian spin cycle is picking up speed.
From “parking services” - i.e., the government worker who puts parking tickets under your car’s windshield wiper - to the “shared responsibility payments” being...
2018 Hyundai Elantra
Something worth knowing about today’s “compact” sedans is that some of them have more room inside than some mid-sized sedans do.
Another thing worth knowing is that some of these “entry level” compact sedans...