Revisiting (Defending) the PT Cruiser
Here I am, putting my credibility on the line, coming to the defense of the Chrysler PT Cruiser, the most-hated wagon in America.
Category: Reviews
Volkswagen’s North American Growth Plan: Mediocrity
Volkswagen’s master plan for conquering America is to offer cheaply built, uninteresting mass-market cars at a reduced price. Unfortunately for VW, The Koreans are already five steps ahead.
Chrysler 300 vs Hyundai Genesis
Lincoln and Cadillac lost interest in building rear-drive luxury sedans, so the job is left to the underdogs in Detroit… and Korea.
Review: 2008 Cadillac DTS Platinum
This is the end of the line for American comfort cruisers. The Lincoln Town Car and Cadillac DTS will cease production later this year. Here’s a review of the DTS Platinum.
$25/mo: Unlimited minutes, unlimited data. Here’s how.
Car guys are wasteful cheapskates — I cheerfully drove a Lincoln Navigator when gas was $4, but spent hours figuring out how to make free calls to save $600 a year.
Quick Drive: Cadillac XLR-V
Marvin brought his Cadillac XLR-V to the 2011 Cadillac owners meet in Chicago. After dinner, he generously allowed me to take it for a spin.
Noisy steering? Here’s a fix.
The moment temperatures drop below freezing, suspension components creak, tires harden and vibrate, lubricants turn to gel, and soft rubber bushings turn to stone. And every morning I hear at least five of my neighbors’ cars and trucks whining like howling cats, usually because of power steering issues.
Review: A mom takes the 2011 Nissan Quest for a test drive.
What a mom thinks of the new Nissan Quest, a luxury minivan that’s a minivan that’s hardly mini.
Book Review: “Taken For A Ride – How Daimler-Benz Drove Off With Chrysler”
This book was heartbreaking. In a few short years, Chrysler went from being an example of what Detroit could do with a can-do attitude to a child chained to a bedpost and left to starve by Daimler.
See The USA In A Chevrolet – Using Patriotism to Sell Cars
GM calls on the cast of Glee to sell Volts and Cruzes, recalling Campbell-Ewald’s 1952 ad campaign. Despite market share below 20%, GM insists that “Chevy runs deep.”