Ever wonder how far you could go on a waning tank of gasoline before your car will completely give out? Given the current economic situation as well as the price of gasoline soaring up to new levels of being costly, increased numbers of people in the United States are driving around with dangerously low levels [...]
According to a recent article that was published in the Wall Street Journal, the House Democrats are putting their thinking caps on to come up with a new transportation spending bill that could cost approximately $450 billion over the next six years. However, the bill is just in the beginning stages and hasn’t quite come [...]
We all know how much it stinks to be driving down the road when you suddenly realize that you have a flat tire. Equally as annoying is when you stop in at a gas station to use the air to fill up your tires only to realize that the machine is “out of order”. Well, [...]
I own a Jeep that I purchased back in 2007, so when the news hit that Chrysler was going down like the Titanic, I naturally wondered how (and if) it would affect me. It turns out that it isn’t going to affect me at all. Secretly, I think I was hoping that Chrysler would cut [...]
A few weeks back, I remember looking on in awe as my boyfriend’s GPS system to gave us audible turn-by-turn directions to where we were going. For someone who is directionally-challenged, GPS systems are a godsend. I, myself, am still a little old fashioned and have my trusty oversized paper book of each of the [...]
The other day, something amazing happened- something which almost NEVER happens…I was driving in my car and stopped for a red light when another SUV pulled up along the left side of me with it’s radio blasting. Before I could even think to mutter anything to myself, the person actually turned the radio DOWN! I [...]
When I think about public transportation, I worry about whether or not the bus, train or taxi cab is a) going to be able to figure out where I live and b) get me to where I need to be on time. That being said, the last thing on my mind (as well as the [...]
I was in my car with the windows rolled up, the air conditioning on and some music playing in the background when this SUV pulled up alongside of me with the speakers blaring so loudly that I thought the glass on my car was going to shatter. I could actually feel their music shaking my [...]
According to a recent article, the people at Volvo are working on a concept car that combines a plug-in charged lithium battery with a diesel motor, technology which will supposedly be available by 2012.
According to a speech that was given by Volvo Cars chief executive Stephen Odell:
This is a significant leap compared to our earlier [...]
Despite the fact that bankruptcy is looming over their heads, the big 3 are still trying to lure car drivers and car buyers alike to the dealerships…but how? According to ABC NEWS, with nearly 2,000 dealerships selling off their inventory before shutting down, bargains are expected on retail lots from coast to coast. ABC News [...]
