Should All New Cars Get Backup Cameras?
Posted on Jun 19, 2014 in Safety | 4 comments
If my SUV had a backup camera, I would have been able to sell it. I had no idea how popular these things were until I put my car up for sale, and the first question from everyone who contacted me about it was, “Does it have a backup camera?” Apparently this is even more important than mileage, tire condition, and whether or not the car has an engine....
Read MoreStop on a Dime – Upgrade Your Cheap-Ass Brakes
Posted on Jun 18, 2014 in Technology | 1 comment
Your brakes have one job and one job only – to stop your car. In theory, it’s a simple process – you depress the brake pedal, pads push against rotor, slowing rotor equals slowing wheels (if you’re lost already, stop reading and go shred your driver’s license. Please.) In reality, however, there’s a lot more that goes into the process. There’s all these...
Read MoreIs Old-School Rebadging Dead?
Posted on Jun 15, 2014 in Editorials | 1 comment
So I got up behind a Dodge Grand Caravan the other day and I started thinking about my youth. This is because, in my youth, the Dodge Grand Caravan was an acceptable vehicle to drive, and not something you were stuck with when Enterprise ran out of full-size sedans. There are two reasons for this: 1. Back in the day, the Dodge Caravan didn’t really have any...
Read MoreTerrafugia car / plane hybrid concept
Posted on Jun 9, 2014 in Concept | Comments Off on Terrafugia car / plane hybrid concept
There have been many crazy ideas over the time to enable vehicles to be even more versatile. We have plenty amphibious cars, a few submarine-cars and even plane-cars. But for some reasons, most of these ideas never took off. But the bright future where everyone rides in flying cars might be closer than you think. Terrafugia TF-X Concept Terrafugia announced...
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