Remember These?
If you can't get the tune out of your head, does that mean you'll end up buying the car - or even liking it at all? Rich, corinthian leather will only...
When it Snows…
I've done a lot of driving in all kinds of different conditions, from the sublime to the brutal, in thousands of different types of vehicles -everything from a UAZ Soviet military...
We Have Crossed the Rubicon
Do you suppose cows have any idea what's coming as they're marched down the chute? Or do they stare with bovine indifference at the tail and hind quarters in front of...
2012 Nissan Rogue
In 2008, when the Rogue was launched, it was a kind of poor-man's BMW X3. It had more power and better performance - especially in the handling department - than other...
The CAFE Catch-22
The pending (2016) 35.5 MPG CAFE requirements – which for the first time apply to trucks as well as passenger cars – are going to make it very difficult for any...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Eight
There is light at the end of the tunnel - in fact, I can almost hear the spitting and popping of my soon-to-be operational S1's two-stroke engine. But first, a segue...
No More Compact Trucks… For US
Here's the first known victim of the latest CAFE (government fuel efficiency) increase to 35.5 MPG: The compact pick-up truck. And the American truck buyer.
Ok, that's two victims.
I've just discovered...
Girlie Cars of the Recent Past
There are manly cars and there are not-so-manly cars. And then there are cars that Liberace would have loved. Back in the '80s, such cars included the VW Rabbit cabriolet -...
Newtie and Mitt and the Obama Re-set
Let's hope Obama wins a second term.
Because otherwise, we'll have merely hit the "re-set" button again - and can expect a much worse situation - from the standpoint of liberty...
The Used Car Checklist
It's always a good idea to have a used car you're thinking about buying checked out by a mechanic before you buy it. But you don't have to be a mechanic...