How Not to Save Money
Hybrid vehicles are many things, some of them positive. I tested an Infiniti M hybrid recently that had so much right-now torque (an electric...
2012 Honda Ridgeline
Honda's take on the old Chevy El Camino (and Ford Ranchero) probably came along a few years too soon.
In 2006, when the first...
Road Clovers
Charles Darwin categorized the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands. My job is to provide a taxonomy of Cloveris Americanus - the various...
Get a Ticket – Get a Date?
This one registers a solid 10 on the Creep-o-Meter:
A woman (I'm leaving her name out on purpose) was recently pulled over for "speeding"...
Suing Honda . . . Watch Out, GM!
Heather Peters (no relation to this writer) is hopping mad at Honda. She says her '06 hybrid Civic's actual mileage more than just varied:...
Before You Buy a Bike….
Motorcycles are a lot of fun. They're also relatively inexpensive to buy - and they get great gas mileage.
But if you've never ridden...
Going Old?
I've begun noticing a lot more older cars on the road. And they are not headed to an antique car show, either. Almost every...
Cop Types. . .
Bad laws attract bad people to enforce them - while pushing out the good (and semi-good) people. It's a sort of Gresham's Law as...
Fiat’s Got Troubles
History may be about to repeat itself - for Fiat.
The Italian automaker's first U.S. model since 1987 is apparently a flop ... so...
That Word…. Progressive
Progressive insurance is a lot like public education. Both are euphemisms that sound happy enough but mask a number of not so-smiley-faced realities.
In...