Glub Glub Glub
Buying a car that has been under water - literally, not in the sense that its previous owner had it repo'd because he owed more in remaining monthly payments than the...
It’s not “Four Wheel Drive” . . . Even Though it Also is
Definitions matter because without precise meaning it is difficult to know what you're talking about, exactly. Or even what's being talked about, at all. It is why talking about "vaccines" that...
Fixed Price Car Buying?
Buying a car is kind of like buying a house in that what the seller is asking isn't necessarily what you'll be paying. There is usually a negotiation before the sale...
Options
The nice thing about buffets is you get to pick what you want and how much of it. Buying a car was once a lot like that.
The car, itself, was just...
Sticker Shock
One of the things that shies many people away from buying a new car is the serial taxes and fees applied to the purchase of a new car. These can amount...
At the Crossroads . . .
Nostalgia is more than just fondly remembering what was. It is a kind of lamenting what is. Sometimes, it can be both at once, as when what was and what is cross...
They’re Still Doing It . . .
It's not enough, apparently, to sell you just the car. There is also the hard sell, once you've bought the car. The trying to get you to buy what you don't...
Looking for a Jump Box Stocking Stuffer?
Every once in awhile I get sent a gadget to try out and tell people about. Here's the latest - a 3000 amp lithium-ion jump box made by Fantikk that -...
What Can’t be Hacked
There are two great things about cars keys that aren't electronic keys. Three things, actually.
Wait. Four things.
The first is that they last decades, assuming you don't lose them. I still have...
Monkeywrenching
A few weeks back, most of my truck's exhaust system fell off. I decided to save back some money - a financial survival skill these days - by not replacing all...