Archive for June, 2008

The Return of The Hatchback!

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

I personally think this thing is slick. Now, if they could just make an Evolution Hatchback. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/11/paris-pre-preview-mitsubishi-to-unveil-production-lancer-sportb/

Volvo Museum

Friday, June 6th, 2008

I went to the Volvo Museum in Göteborg, Sweden back in November, and I took a few pictures. [gallery=2]

Why that Prius in front of you is going so damn slow

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

From: Edmunds Inside Line Extreme Driving Techniques for Extreme Fuel Economy Jim Kelly plods along a back-country road, hugging the right side of the right lane. He constantly looks for traffic, both behind him and far ahead. "That red light's not likely to change in the next couple of minutes," he says, ...

G.M. Shifts Focus to Small Cars in Sign of Sport Utility Demise

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/business/04motors.html?ref=business I have to give kudos to General Motors for recognizing this and taking action. Hopefully this will speel a real change on our roads in the next few years. High gas prices have achieved what no amount of legislation ever will, it has forced us to think bout more economic vehicles, ...

I hadn’t driven my Hairdressermobile For over 2 weeks

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

So, I figured it might be a good idea to start it up and take it for a spin. You could tell it had been sitting for a while because the battery was almost dead, but, as soon as it started up, a huge grin came across my face. I was going ...

The F-150 is King no more!

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

From Jalopnik Civic Pries Best-Seller Crown Away From Ford F-150's Cold, Dead Hands After an eleventy-billion year reign as the nation's top seller, it looks as though the Ford F-150 has stumbled for at least one month.The month of May saw the Honda Civic overtake the F-150 in sales putting the Ford ...

Back from The Northwest

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Drove all over the place in my not really that bad Pontiac G6 Rental. Except for when  the tire pressure warning light kept coming on, even though there was plenty of air in the tires But man, I wish I had my Miata on some of these roads.