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It’s been said that life is all about second chances. Well, I’m here to contend that. Sometimes, things are better off one-and-done. There’s some stuff in this world, cars included, that don’t deserve a second lease on life. That idea is what led me to the question I asked you all last week. Happily, you…

As I’m sure many enthusiasts will relate, one of my favorite pastimes is to go carspotting. Whether I’m just casually scanning the streets while running errands or hanging out with friends, or if I’ve left my apartment with the explicit purpose of spotting things out and about, my eyes and brain are constantly on the hunt…

Remember the Brooklyn Trar? The bright green Mini body atop a Chevy truck frame that our dear departed Raph Orlove introduced you to all those years ago? That trar has been sitting in largely the same place all these years, as a decoration outside New Millennium Motors in Gowanus, Brooklyn, delighting all who pass by. At least,…

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Datsun relates in the ad having driven the car from Santa Cruz to Pasadena for an AC/DC concert. That’s pretty metal for a car with, albeit fake, wood on the sides. Let’s see if we think its price tag rocks our world.  When Walt Whitman wrote…

Are you a switcher? More and more drivers are shopping around and switching their auto insurance companies when they find a better deal. Consumer Reports surveyed 40,000 policyholders last year and found that 30% had switched carriers sometime in the last five years. JD Power reported that well over half of policyholders in 2024 shopped around.…

Child car seats make car travel so much safer for little ones they’re legally required by all 50 states in the U.S. and controlled by federal law. New rules governing them go into effect this December, adding standards for side impact protection to updated rules for frontal impacts.  Many child seats available in the U.S. already…

Buying, running, and maintaining a car is an expensive game, regardless of whether you’re behind the wheel of a flash Lamborghini, or your uncle’s old Accord. And there are only so many ways in which you can make the whole process cheaper. Rising insurance costs are making motoring on a shoestring budget a thing of…

I’m never going to judge someone for trying to save a few bucks, especially as gas prices continue to spiral out of control. However, might I suggest driving around for a bit and looking for lower prices or paying in cash to avoid credit card fees, rather than doing what these five jabronis in Florida…

Buying a car is almost always a miserable process; car salesmen are known to be predatory, slimy, and not actually on your side. As a result, very few people in this economy are excited about spending several thousand of their hard-earned dollars upfront — or going through with the alternative of getting a potentially lengthy or…

Andy Didorosi is one of those esoteric Detroiters that everyone in the Midwest knows, if not personally at least by reputation. He’s raced and won in regional rally championships, he’s attempting to revive an ancient car factory to build electric pickups, he buys old school buses to help supplement the city’s access to public transportation,…