Goodbye, Number Five
Next time you get pulled over by a cop - or stopped for absolutely no specific reason at one of those random "sobriety checkpoint" - you might want to remember the...
2011 Camaro Convertible: Finally!
The first factory-built Camaro convertible in two - no, three - generations is finally here and just in time to catch up with the Mustang convertible and put some distance between...
Wouldn’t it be nice….
Many of us have come to view traffic cops as little better than armed tax collectors deployed to fleece motorists for the benefit of state/local government.
Fixing the system - and...
What That IIHS Report Really Meant….
Have you read this new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report about the crashworthiness of "SUVs"? Apparently, not many of the reporters who've been covering it have. More likely, they just...
We’re Watching You… But Don’t You Dare Watch Us
We are told by cops - and the courts - that the rapidly metastasizing police state is "for our safety" (always for our safety) and that we shouldn't worry if we've...
Classic Cars and The Smog Police
It's been more than 40 years since the federal Clean Air Act went into effect, which among other things means there are quite a few "antique" and "classic" vehicles (usually...
2011 Nissan 370Z: Your Sports Car Dollar Won’t Go Farther
Since its 1969 introduction, Nissan's famous "Z-car" has appeared in many forms - some better, some not so much.
During the '90s, in particular, it got ever-heavier . . . and also...
This Fiat Thing…
Well, what about this Fiat thing?
The Italian automaker now owns - well, controls - the remnant of Chrysler Corp., formerly the third of America's Big Three.
Is it a bad thing? A...
2011 Corvette – Can’t Touch This
If you don't like the Corvette, you don't like cars.
How can you not love a $49k (to start) sports car that can match moves with $100k exotics? And which for a...
Five Things to Consider Before You Buy a New Car
Never buy a car on looks alone.
A sexy shell may hide a rough ride - or seats that make your back ache after 15 minutes of driving.
Just as you'd (hopefully) take...