Category Archives: Featured

Buying a car near the end of its production run? Quality may be an issue.

Supposedly, as cars reach the end of their production cycle, leftover parts that may be of lower quality are used to put them together.

Road Trip: Roamed the Country Searching for a Cadillac

Loaded up the Volvo and headed east in search of my third Seville, winding through Indianapolis, Cleveland, Scranton, and Philadelphia with my dog.

Is General Motors up to the same old tricks?

Comparing the Chevy Celebrity and Oldsmobile Ciera of the 1980s to today's GM.

Review: 2011 Toyota Camry

In a word: blah.

Do you still read car magazines?

The death of editor and publisher David E Davis Jr corresponds sadly with the decline of automotive print media.

Comparing Cars With “Smiles Per Gallon”

A completely arbitrary measurement to save fuel without being miserable.

Quick Ride: 2001 Saab 9-3 Viggen Convertible

I had a brief lunch meet with a couple local Saab owners this afternoon and got the chance to take a ride in Scott's recently acquired 2001 9-3 Viggen convertible. Here's a review and comparison to the BMW 3-series and

Red Light Camera Company Uses Fake PSAs to Scare the Public

American Traffic Solutions is using its lobbying organization to run fake public service announcements under the guise of the “National Coalition for Safer Roads”, a group funded by ATS and revenue-hungry government officials.

Everyone’s Leaving Detroit

According to the US Census, the city of Detroit lost a quarter of its population over the last decade. Of the 237,000 residents who moved away, mostly to nearby suburbs, 185,000 were black and 41,000 were white.

Review and Road Trip: 1998 Lexus LS400 – The South and President Clinton’s Library

I came to admire a car I didn't like.