A Practical Guide For Dealing With Cops
Never pick a fight with a superior opponent - especially if he has back-up and you don't. The over-riding objective in such a case ought to be evasion and obfuscation; getting out of the...
Sit Back And Enjoy The Ride?
I know that the PDK automated manual in the Porsche 911 GT3 (and other PDK-equipped Porsches like the Cayman S I reviewed recently; see here) delivers quicker - and consistently quicker - acceleration; that...
The Old Kaw
If you're into naval history, you probably know the story - and the significance of - HMS Dreadnought. The first big gun battleship, launched in 1906. She mounted 12 inch guns...
2014 Toyota Highlander
They've made it bigger on the outside - and the just-redesigned 2014 Toyota Highlander is more spacious inside than it used to be. It seats up to eight now vs. seven previously -...
What The Automatic Transmission Has Done To Us
It's easy to get suckered by the convenient, the easy. We're all susceptible. It is human nature to take the path of least resistance. Present almost anyone with a quart of their favorite...
2014 Audi Q5 TDI
Slowly - finally - diesel engines are becoming available in the kinds of vehicles that really could use 'em : crossover SUVs.
These vehicles are bought because they're roomy, versatile and useful. But...
Inflation and Oil Changes
They tell us inflation - the benign-sounding word used to euphemize the deliberate devaluation of our money by simply creating new money (pieces of paper) out of thin air and flooding...
2014 Porsche Cayman
The perfect car exists.
Well, the perfect sports car: The Porsche Cayman.
Yes, the 911 is quicker - and faster. But mere acceleration is not what a sports car is all about. The mid-engined Cayman is...
A Clover Encounter of The Third Kind
What we're dealing with here, is a failure to communicate.
No, it's much worse than that.
Clover thinks he's right - believes it, with the religious certainty of a Jesuit. Convincing him that...
But How Would Roads Get Built?
Why is it that some people - most people, unfortunately - short-circuit when the idea of roads built by other-than-coercive methods comes up?
McDonald's doesn't need to force people to buy Quarter...