Inflation Plus….
Inflated car prices are a great way to gauge how much we've being gouged by the private banks that control (and relentlessly devalue) the currency of the United States. But we're...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Eleven
I almost have a motorcycle again - vs. a pile of unsightly parts!
My rebuilt crank (fresh seals, new rod bearings - the works) arrived about two weeks ago all the...
Not Even Your Backyard is Safe From . . .Them
Robert Biel, 57, of Brevard County, Florida, is going to spend the next year in prison. He must have done something pretty bad, right? Beat someone up, maybe? Steal a car?...
2012 Nissan Murano
Almost ten years ago, I drove one of the first Nissan Muranos. In 2003, it was Dennis Kucinic to Barak Obama - or Ron Paul to Mitt Romney.
Something genuinely different.
At...
Don’t Be Afraid…
This column is inspired by a reader, a college kid who wants to learn to work on cars but doesn't know where to begin. There are probably millions of kids -...
One of Two Outcomes
It may be that the biggest single problem confronting the liberty-minded is the existence of a large (and growing) American proletariat. There have always been poor people, of course. But the...
What’s Next? Airbags for Pedestrians…
The air bag thing is about to get really out of hand.
And really, really expensive.
Apparently, it's not enough that most cars now have four (or six) air bags inside. Volvo...
2012 Kia Rio
At first, I thought something had to be wrong.
The window sticker that came with the new Kia Rio I've been test driving said 30 city, 40 highway. The car's mileage...
Obama Math
Obama can read a TelePrompter pretty well - but math is apparently not his strong suit. Responding to questions about the rising cost of gas (really, the falling purchasing power of...
$5 Gas This Summer?
The way things are going, gas prices will probably top $5 a gallon this summer. We may be lucky if it stops there. Some industry experts, including former Shell CEO John...