Conspiracy . . . or Merely Convenient?
Many new cars are optimized for ethanol - "flex-fuel" compatible is how it's usually described. The problem, of course, is that a majority of cars in service are not optimized for...
2013 Dodge Dart
Pontiac learned - the hard way - that bringing back a name is sometimes not enough. In the early 2000s, the late (and once great) GM division resurrected the iconic GTO...
Another Measure of How We’ve Been Gypped (and Fooled)
Before I write a new car review, I like to do some background research - which helps provide context and hopefully makes the published review informative. Well, I found some interesting...
Fork Oil Change How-To (and Why-To)
A fairly simple, fairly easy-to-do routine maintenance chore that's sometimes not done routinely is changing out the fork oil in a bike's front forks. It's a job that's easy to neglect...
To All Republicans
The Chimp pursed his pouty lips and announced that he'd "decided" - and you Republicans (you conservatives) didn't object. Many of you actually cheered. So, please - don't complain when Obama...
Avoiding The Ethanol Blues
Ethanol-laced "gas" (10 percent ethanol today, 15 percent soon) isn't all bad.
Just mostly bad.
It reduces fuel economy noticeably (because there's less energy in a gallon of 90 percent gas plus 10...
Eat Your Veggies… Or Else!
NHTSA and the insurance Mafia want to see fines for not buckling-up jacked up to as much as $100 in order to "encourage" higher compliance with mandatory seatbelt laws.
Apparently, the $25...
2013 Jeep Compass
Playing catch-up sucks - because you almost never do.
The Jeep Compass, for instance.
Launched in 2007, it was originally intended to be nothing more than a Jeep alternative to metrosexual FWD/AWD compact...
Two Wheeled vs. Four-Wheeled Worries
You may know all about buying a used car - the things to look for (and watch out for). But how about a used motorcycle? Lots of people who've never ridden...
Speed Limiters, Too?
Most people - including people who favor what they call "gun control," would probably not support the idea of fitting all cars with speed governors. But why? Isn't the principle exactly...