It Might Be Time to Stock Up…
On a good used car.
Because the new ones - the ones coming online now and on deck for next year (and the years after that) - are going to be...
2013 Chevy Malibu “Eco”
The new Chevy Malibu was one of the earliest 2013 models to become available during early 2012 (I drove one back in April). It's new in another way, too: It's no...
The Double Yellow Prison
This country is painted over with double yellow bars - a sort of rolling-ribbon prison, from which escape is not possible. Or at least, very difficult. Legal passing zones - always...
The Bad News About Good Hybrids
I'm more than a little bit concerned the latest generation of plug-in hybrids (and all-electric cars) might actually work out. Because if they do, you can bet your bippie the government...
2013 Plug-in Prius
"Car guys" hate the Prius. I am a car guy. Therefore, I ought to hate the Prius, too.
But it is winning me over. God help me.
It all began the day...
Dead Pool
How many car brands have died-off over the past ten years? How many will die off during the next ten?
Among the dearly departed: Pontiac, Saturn, Hummer, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Daewoo, Isuzu, Saab,...
Legal Tender… Except When It’s Not
It still says, "legal tender for all debts, public and private" - but it's becoming clear the powers-that-be would much prefer you used something else. Besides cash money, that is.
Increasingly, they...
2013 GMC Terrain
GM's GMC division is an interesting animal in that it's one of the small handful of "middle" brands still left on its feet. You remember middle brands: A notch above the...
Pretty Flashing Brake Lights!
My pal Dom alerted me to a new annoyance - inevitably touted (and likely, soon to be mandated) as a "safety" measure: Third brake lights that flash or blink instead of...
Heroes … Not
Cops are the enemy.
A harsh - and global - statement, certainly.
But: Is it true?
Consider the nature of the job. It is to enforce the law. By definition. It is not...