Guerrilla Car Buying
It’s never been easier to buy a new car; the harder part is not paying too much for it. "Easy" financing obscures how much you’re really paying, by spreading out the...
Much Better Than an Electric Car
Here's a use for lithium-ion batteries that makes sense - economically as well as functionally: It's a battery pack for jump-starting your car (as opposed to using a battery pack to...
Carburetors and Battlestar Galactica
If you're a fan of the rebooted Battlestar Galactica series, you will remember what made it possible for the Galactica to escape the Cylon attack which destroyed the rest of the...
Chilling Out. . . Before it Gets Hot!
Air conditioning has become standard equipment because there's no longer an alternative way to cool off the passenger cabin. Cars used to come standard with under-dash vents you could open up...
Stolen Valor 4×4
Have you heard about Stolen Valor? It’s when a guy who spent a year or two working as The Army Guy in a Village People cover band claims he did "three...
The Used Car Sweet Spot
Buying a new car is always a bad decision - financially. It doesn't matter which brand or make or model. You will always lose money.
It's just a question of how much.
All...
So Easy Even a Caveman Can Do It…
Oil changes are still pretty simple. But easy is another thing. If you haven’t done one in awhile - to a new car - you might be surprised by how much...
The Four-Wheeled FRN
A used car is an unknown car. Even with receipts it’s hard to know for sure whether required maintenance was done - and done correctly.
That second part being the intangible part.
A...
The Ride-Along Mechanic
Cars built since the mid-late 1990s have a kind of ride-along mechanic in the form of the OnBoard Diagnostics (OBD) computer which not only runs the show but lets you know...
Ubering is a Bad Idea
How does anyone make money using their car as a taxi?
Well, we’re not supposed to use that word, for openers. It’s ride-sharing. That’s just a dodge, of course. And there’s nothing...