Jumbo Mini Prom-Mobile

"Understated elegance"... ...overstated intelligence. What next? A Miata limo? Maybe a stretch motorcycle? Update: Oops, found ...

The CAW Posture

I heard an interesting interview of the Canadian Auto Worker's president, Buzz Hargrove, on the Paul W. Smith show on WJR this morning. ...

Batman Called...

...and he wants his car back. This is a picture of the Maybach Exelero concept (HT: Autoblog ) I think it looks very... Teutonic. Kind of a...

Ramming the Iceberg

From the Detroit News, a report that GM is going to increase production at its full size truck plants, "in anticipation of a surge in...

New Mach 1?

Today while driving in to work, I saw a bright red M-plate (manufacturers plate) 2005 Mustang GT, with a functional "shaker" type...

Price Gouging

Some shoppers get upset when a dealer adds a "market adjustment" to the MSRP of a hot new car, such as the Toyota Prius or Ford GT...

NHTSA Shoots Down Fire Extinguisher Industry

Autoblog has an item about how NHTSA has denied a request from the Fire Equipment Manufacturers Association ( news story here ). The FEMA (...

They Are Listening

Here is a good reason to blog: the automakers are monitoring the enthusiast forums and blogs, looking for feedback, buzz, and mis-informati...

Putin's Ride

When foreign leaders visit George W. Bush at his ranch in Crawford, TX, he takes them on a ride in his F250. When foreign leaders visit Vla...

Polling the Customers

I saw a news item recently that Ford has posted a "build your Fusion" web site ( here ). What is new about this is that the Fusio...

Blog Ethics: Employers and Employees [Culture]

Aish HaTorah's "The Jewish Ethicist" has a fascinating article on the ethicss of blogging, specifically, if an employer can fi...

Thank You, Vietnam Veterans [Politics]

If anyone reading this blog is a Vietnam Veteran, let me take a moment to say: Thank you for our service to our country, and may God bless y...