By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Honda’s take on the old Chevy El Camino (and Ford Ranchero) probably came along a few years too soon. In 2006, when the first Ridgeline appeared, real trucks (body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive with real 4WD, not AWD) were like the pre-Chicxulub crater T-Rexes of the late Cretaceous era: Abundant and dominant.
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 18, 2012
January 18, 2012 • 0 Comments • Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, January 18, 2012 New Jersey: Camera Company Uses Deceptive Crash Footage A red light camera company (American Traffic […]
Lying Black Boxes And The Truths They Tell
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Last November, Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray was out surveying storm damage when his car hit black ice on I-190 and slid off the road. It was just an accident. He was sober and obeying the speed limit and police agreed there was nothing he could have done. Some […]
Bye-Bye Saab
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There will be no bailout for Saab – and so, no bailout for Saab owners. Sweden’s other automaker, formerly an appendage of GM, recently filed for bankruptcy liquidation – not reorganization. It no longer builds cars and no longer intends to build cars. There will be no 2013 Saabs – […]
2012 Audi Q7 TDI Review
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist So, what’s the real-world mileage of Audi’s Q7 TDI? I wish I could give you an exact number but while I was trying to get the Q’s fussy trip computer to spit it out, I inadvertently cleared the memory. Hulk smash! But, I can tell you this: I have driven […]
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