By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist With used cars, should you buy outright — or finance? The main advantage to buying a used car is (obviously) the lower purchase price. You have let the original purchaser absorb the depreciation hit, which can amount to a mountain of money. But when you finance the purchase of a […]
New, Fuel-Efficient Cars That Don’t Suck
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Gas is at $4 per gallon already – and it’s just barely spring. By summer it could easily be $5 (or even more) and that reality is is behind a reboot in the popularity of small, fuel-efficient cars. In the past, though, most small, fuel-efficient cars sucked — even if […]
Bad Public Policy: Turning Police Into Tax Collectors
This is an excellent editorial by Judge C. Victor Lander, an administrative judge in Dallas Municipal Court. It originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News titled as “Are traffic fines a punishment or a fundraiser?” and has been republished here with his permission. Let the punishment fit the crime. That has been a basic principle […]
Even If You Don’t Change Your Own Oil…
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist What if you don’t do your own oil and filter changes? Is there anything you ought to know about beyond how much will it cost — and how soon can they get it done? In a word, yes. You’re shopping a service, just like any other — and being informed […]
Traffic Best Practices: A NMA Member Editorial
We wanted to share this excellent editorial (also published in the Grand Forks Herald) by a long-time NMA member. Let North Dakota Lead Way On Traffic “Best Practices” From the beginning of time, people have been building and improving roads; and as needs, resources, and ability increase, roads become smoother, wider and straighter. The single […]
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