Category Archives: Car and Truck Reviews

2018 Chrysler Pacifica – 3,000 Miles, 9 States, 1 Pandemic – PART 1

December 31, 2020   jesda   No comments

Touring pandemic-stricken America during an outbreak of riots.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, Planes, Trains, and Cycles, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2018, austin, baton rouge, bourdain, chrysler, galveston, hill country, houston, louisiana, miata, mississippi, mopar, nc, new orleans, ohio, pacifica, publix, road trip, san antonio, texas

Flexing on Ohio

August 14, 2019   jesda   No comments

Taking the 2018 Ford Flex Limited on an Ecoboosted weekend trip.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: cleveland, crossover, cuv, ecoboost, flex, ford, limited, ohio, review, road trip, suv, wagon

2018 Infiniti QX30 – A weekend in Toronto

November 17, 2018   jesda   No comments

Visiting America's hat in a sporty crossover

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, News, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: barbecue, blackberry, canada, canadian, cn tower, crossover, infiniti, korean, noodles, ontario, qx30, ramen, toronto, toys r us

Review: 2018 BMW 430i Convertible

April 13, 2018   jesda   No comments

The not-so-ultimate driving machine.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, News, Reviews   Tags: 328, 328i, 430, 430i, bmw, cabriolet, convertible, e93, electric steering, erhard, f30, f32, fire, four cylinder, recall, review, service, turbo

Farewell to the old Camry

December 04, 2017   jesda   No comments

I rented a 2016 Camry, a fitting end for an aging, outgoing platform.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured   Tags: 2016, camry, review, spokane, test drive, toyota, washington, wedding

2017 Detroit Auto Show – A Snoozer

January 30, 2017   jesda   No comments

A quiet year for a quiet show.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, News, Road Food, The Auto Industry   Tags: 2017, auto show, cadillac, chevrolet, chevy, cobo hall, continental, corktown, detroit, distillery, downtown, escala, lexus, lincoln, ls500, naias, people mover, traverse, two james

Briefly: 2016 Cadillac CTS 2.0L

January 11, 2017   jesda   No comments

A break from tradition, a step into the future.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews   Tags: 2014, 2016, awd, cadillac, cts, cts4, review, sedan, test drive

Briefly: 2015 Lexus CT200H

August 16, 2016   jesda   No comments

The Prius puts on a suit.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews   Tags: ct, ct200, ct200h, hybrid, lexus, luxury, prius, review, synergy, test drive, toyota

2015 Ford Fiesta – One Week, 1500 Miles

March 19, 2016   jesda   1 Comment

A rental, a week on the road, and a lot of eating. Too much eating.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2015, economy, fiesta, ford, hatchback, rental, review, test drive

Stranded: 2014 Chrysler 200C

September 18, 2015   jesda   No comments

Nice car. Bad gearbox.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews   Tags: 200, 200c, 4 cylinder, automatic, breakdown, chrysler, gearbox, problems, review, test drive, transmission, zf
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