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The Cars We Know and “Love.” Is it Time for a Rethink?
When it comes to cars, Americans love their tradition. Ours are some of the oldest carmakers in the world, with the rich histories of Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Plymouth, AMC, Eagle and Mercury adding to the culture of their parent... read more
Three Cars I am Glad Did Not Survive the ’90s
The last time I wrote, I chose to take a bit of a nostalgic track, discussing three cars that, if I had my druthers, would not have died off in... read more
Three Underrated Enthusiast Cars of the ’90s
The ’90s were an interesting time for me as an automotive enthusiast. It was in 1996 that I first developed a more-than-passing interest in cars. It was in 1998 that... read more
Car of the Week: 2003 Acura CL Type-S
Just your luck! It’s Friday and so I bring you, without further ado, a brand new car of the week. 2003 Acura CL Type-S Why? In February of 2006, one... read more
Car of the Week: 1999 Honda Civic Si
Okay, I have gone long enough without a Honda in this spot. I am a major Honda-phile and it has taken some serious restraint up to this point to choose... read more
Car of the Week: 2012 Ford Focus
This week’s COTW might not seem like one of my usual enthusiast-focused choices. I guess it’s not really, but auto enthusiasts, like sports enthusiasts, come in several varieties. Some like... read more
Car of the Week: 2008 Volvo C30
No joke: this week’s Car of the Week was very nearly the 1993 Acura NSX. Yes, another car from ’93. Since that would have been the third car in a... read more
Car of the Week: 1993 Ford Probe SE
No, I am not developing a trend here. At least, not intentionally. I promise that next week’s car will not be from 1993. This week, though, I bring you an... read more
Book Review: Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure
You have probably figured out that I have something of a fascination with cars. What probably doesn’t come through, though, is an interest in history that is more than passing.... read more
Top 5 Road Trip Cars
I have been pondering this piece for quite a while now. As the cost of travel — well, the cost of everything, really — has gone up, more and more... read more
3 Ways to Drive a Car, Not an Appliance
Every year around this time we find out what the best selling cars of the past year were and every year, we see the same thing. Americans, it seems, love... read more
Car of the Week: 1993 Mazda RX-7
When I started my blog last year, I wrote a number of “tips for drivers” and “tips for owners” with limited success. I got almost no feedback and eventually I... read more
7 Small Business Tips for Choosing the Right Social Network
Small business and social networking were made for each other. Social networks give businesses a means to communicate directly with their customers in a way that was never possible before.... read more
Good Things Come In Threes: Why Losing The Clutch Pedal Is Bad For Everyone
It has been quite a long time since Ford’s Model T made the automobile widely available, and even longer still since Gottlieb Daimler stuck a motor on a stage coach,... read more
Auto Recalls: The “We don’t know” Factor
4During the Great Toyota Recall of 2010, as I have begun calling it, I was solidly on record as saying that Toyota was getting a bad rap and everyone needed... read more
