automobiles
The Diesel Devil
Through the entirety of fall 2009, one thing filled a lot of my spare time: waiting for a new car. After owning several vehicles I bought “off the lot” I was finally in a position to order something I wanted and wait for it to be built. In this case, it was quite a long [...]
hot tail, but oy … the face
The current issue of AutoWeek really caught my eye because of the hot tail shown on the cover: Ferrari’s F30 Spider. Bold, sleek, charismatic, elegant … this is beautiful design. Unfortunately, this car has the face of John Kerry: long and boring. I’m not a fan of pushing the headlamps (eyes) so far back on [...]
new wheels
It’s not quite the enthusiasm I experienced when I got my first car at age 16, but it’s pretty darn close. I’ve posted a few photos of the new car on this week’s photologue page.
who am I to tempt fate?
I think I need a psychic advisor. My stars, both good and bad, seem to be aligned in a clear path to something: a PT Cruiser. (I know, you’re saying “oh no, he’s going to whine about his dead car some more” but follow me on this one.)
On May 3 this year, my car died. [...]
the day my car died
Yeah, I know I wrote in the last entry I wasn’t blogging again until next week. So sue me. That was before my car died, before I found out my AAA membership was expired, before I rented a car under fraudulent circumstances, and before I ran a toll booth (just to put an exclamation point [...]
to GM's CEO: give me a call … let's talk
When someone at General Motors wants to get the company’s act together, they can give me a call. Recently the company announced the death of the Oldsmobile as well as production halts at 11 plants in the US and Canada while some of their huge inventory is reduced.
Why are GM-built cars sitting on the lots? [...]
lining the pockets of the local Acura dealer
I’m in the wrong line of business. I should be a grease monkey for a premium automobile dealership.
What they don’t tell you about buying a premium automobile is that they have secretly embedded a nag light in the dashboard under the pretense of alerting you when it is time to get the car serviced. What [...]
early nominee for ugliest car of the decade
Marlin’s new AutoWeek arrived today. During dinner tonight we browsed through photos of new and concept cars from this year’s Paris Auto Show.
I am delighted with the resurgence of roadsters. I’m not sure when it started, but it certainly caught my attention in a big way with BMW’s Z3. And then came the Audi TT. [...]
