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2012 Toyota Prius – 700 Miles of Misery

May 04, 2013   jesda   3 Comments

To Chicago and back in a four-wheeled insect.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2012, fuel economy, hybrid, mpg, prius, review, sucks, toyota
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2012 Rental Cars Compared: Volkswagen Passat, Ford Fusion, Chevy Malibu

November 04, 2012   jesda   No comments

Three rental cars. Three states.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Comparisons, Featured, Reviews, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2012, chevy, compared, comparison, ford, fusion, malibu, passat, review, volkswagen, vw
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Review: 2012 Chevy Malibu, Long Beach California

September 26, 2012   jesda   No comments

Touring Los Angeles while bidding farewell to Chevrolet's best mainstream car.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2008, 2012, 2lt, beach, california, chef, chevrolet, chevy, hertz, houstons, irvine, jccs, long beach, lt, malibu, orange county, rental, review
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Shopped for a Hybrid, Bought a Dodge Ram Instead

August 27, 2012   jesda   No comments

I set out to bring home a small hybrid car. Instead, I gorged on barbecue and brought home a Dodge Ram.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 1500, 3.7, dodge, half ton, magnum, pickup, ram, review, v6
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For Sale: 1976 BMW 2002, $7,950

July 24, 2012   jesda   No comments

Got eight grand burning a hole in your pocket? Here's an everyday classic.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, Miscellaneous, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2002, bmw, classic, for sale, iowa
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2012 Chicago Auto Show Part 11: Greek Dinner, Portillo’s, Ikea, Conclusion

February 19, 2012   jesda   No comments

I bought a cow from some Swedes.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: greek, ikea, islands, portillos, restaurant
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2012 Chicago Auto Show Part 1: 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5, Deep Dish Pizza

February 19, 2012   jesda   No comments

It’s that time of year again. A dozen or more of us Cadillac owners convene from around the country for America's biggest auto show.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, News, Road Food, Road Trips, The Auto Industry, Travel   Tags: 2012, acura, army, aston-martin, audi, auto show, booths, buick, cadillac, chevrolet, chicago, chrysler, Classic cars, classics, deep dish, dodge, ford, gmc, greek, green man, honda, hyundai, ikea, illinois, italian beef, jaguar, jeep, kia, lamborghini, land rover, legacy, lexus, lincoln, maserati, mazda, mccormick, mclaren, meet, mercedes, nissan, owners, pizza, portillos, range rover, restaurant, retail, scion, subaru, suzuki, volkswagen, volvo, vw
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Review: 2001 Honda Accord Coupe, St Louis to Denver Road Trip

February 09, 2012   jesda   2 Comments

Colorado snow, chicken and waffles, and a 2001 Accord Coupe.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2001, accord, Boulder, colorado, comparison, coupe, denver, honda, lexus, lx470, review, v6
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Are you an honest seller?

January 23, 2012   jesda   1 Comment

It's too easy to screw someone on a car deal.

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Posted in: Featured, Miscellaneous, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2001, 92, buying, car, craigslist, honest, new york, ripoff, sales, selling, seville, STS, used
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PART 19: 2011 Western American Road Trip, Boulder CO, Denver CO, show at Cervantes, heading home

January 19, 2012   jesda   No comments

Venturing far outside my comfort zone.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2011, anansi, Boulder, cervantes, denver, dubstep, electronica, freq nasty, road trip, show
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