Who was it that came up with the idea of putting $5,000 rims on cars that only a grandmother would drive? I have always been fascinated by the types of cars that end up with some of the gaudiest wheels imaginable. The fact that a cottage industry has formed surrounding the wheel is [...]
My personal favorite foreign car is the MGB. Something about its lines, its class, and most importantly, it’s charm, has always won me over. I was looking at Buy Classic Cars and found my favorite came in at #9 on their list of the Top 10 classic foreign cars.
The list contained the following [...]
Have you ever been driving down your local highway, happen to look out the window and uttered the words: “That is the ugliest car I have ever seen. Who would drive that thing?” I know that this thought has entered my mind on numerous occasions. Car designs are rarely unique, and those [...]
The United Auto Workers union is voicing their support (no surprise) for Barack Obama, while foaming at the mouth with anger at John McCain. It seems that the pro-union Obama is more than happy to take your tax dollars and subsidize the auto industry. Obama hopes to send $25 billion of our tax [...]
If you remember the onslaught of automotive ads from years past advertising “employee pricing,” prepare for round two. GM unveiled a new plan that sounds not-so-surprisingly old. All GM models will be featuring the employee discounted rates that helped transport units years ago. Jamie Lareau of Automotive News writes:
In a memo to [...]
The future looks a lot greener for those who are wheelchair-bound. Sometime this year, the UK will release the first ever electrically powered vehicle designed specifically for those who are wheelchair users. According to the website, the Kenguru is “the car [we] have all been waiting for”.
Some of its features include but are [...]
I used to live in a townhome community where there was a lot of traffic that would flow in and out. Eventually, the complaints started flowing into the townhome community about the number of speeders, which brought up the subject of speedbumps as a way to slow the drivers down. People wanted to [...]
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed; easy to get into and hard to get out of. This is especially true if you are a licensed driver. There is no better (or worse, depending on how you look at it) place to develop bad habits than on the roadways that you share with [...]
Despite the fact that gas prices have gone down a little in recent weeks, people are still bitter about getting their paychecks and then turning them right over to the attendant at the gas station. But not everyone is being affected so harshly by the high cost of gas. For instance, many of [...]
[special thanks to one of my readers, Steve Auger, for suggesting this topic!]
Have you ever used a roundabout and actually sat there rather than moved? The whole point of using a roundabout is to help traffic flow more smoothly. If this is the case, then why is it that so many of us [...]
