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.
MYTH: GM Ruined Saab
I guess its Saab week on the blog. Contrary to popular opinion, especially among fellow Saab enthusiasts, General Motors did not destroy Saab.
Video: Saab’s Dubious Independence Day, 23 February 2010
Its a bit premature to call Saab independent.
Canadians Gouged on New Car Prices
Yet another example of corporations using big, intrusive government to screw over consumers
Dagmar Midcap’s Sunny Outlook
Dagmar loves dogs, sports cars, and motorcycles. Therefore, I love Dagmar. Also, the tailgate of a 2010 Nissan Titan fell off during her review.
Diesel Chevy Cruze for North America
GM Inside News says a North American diesel-powered Chevy Cruze may be a real possibility.
Gadhafi goes apeshit. Oil prices spike.
Expect regular unleaded gas prices to exceed $3.40/gallon soon and exceed $3.75 in the summer.
2011 Cadillac Owners Meet, Chicago
Every year, a couple dozen us Cadillac owners and enthusiasts get together in Chicago for the auto show and a metric ton of food. And every year, I seem to take anything but a Cadillac to a Cadillac meet.
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.
Off to Chicago. See you Monday!
Expect a big update on Monday or Tuesday with pictures from the Chicago auto show, my road trip, and the meet.
Vandals damage Toyotas at Chicago Auto Show
They were apparently upset about manufacturing jobs going overseas. They forgot about the millions of Japanese and German cars built in North America with US suppliers.
Crossing the state with an $80 bicycle.
At 40 miles across, I wasn’t exactly “crossing the state” since Missouri is 240 miles wide. Still, for me, with a cheap Wal-Mart bike in the middle of a humid midwest summer, it felt like crossing an entire continent.
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.
