July 2009

Why CARS (Cash For Clunkers) Won't Come Back

Mark Tapscott, over at the Examiner ( http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-12977-Cars-Examiner~y2009m7d31-How-long-before-CashforClunkers-beco...

Here is a video from a CARS program engine disablement (sodium silicate solution instead of oil) of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The engine fight...

A rich kid gets a surprise birthday present--a beat up pickup truck. He gets mad because he'll look like a "poor kid" if he d...

I was looking at Mahindra's North America web site ( http://www.mahindrana.com/indian-cars-and-trucks.html ) , which advertises its two ...

Joe over at MyFordDreams2 was talking to a Mercury salesman about the CARS (aka cash for clunkers) program, and the guy tried to tell him t...

With GM out, Toyota has to decide if it wants to keep NUMMI going. Here are a few reasons why they won't. NUMMI is the most expensive, ...

In addition to the already released rules, some additional details have been posted by NHTSA at the www.cars.gov web site: Only one voucher...

The NHTSA has released instructions for dealers on how they must destroy the trade-in car's engine. Dealers are to replace the engine o...

After studying the issue, Bob Lutz says on GM Fastlane Blog that there isn't a business case for the G8 after all, sorry to get your ho...

I love Bob Lutz. From the recent web chat on GM's Fastlane Blog. Italics are my, er, interpretation. 2:13 [Comment From Guest ] What ...

Yesterday, a 19 year old idiot with a suspended drivers license tried to beat an Amtrak train, and lost big. His Ford Fusion was struck in ...

Updated: I re-did the table with the new data from Edmunds, after NHTSA updated some of their mileage numbers. Use my handy applet below to...