By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The good thing about a bad car name is you’ve got no expectations; nothing to live up to — and so, little to disappoint you. But wasting a good name on a bad car is almost a moral crime. Like “American Idol,” for instance. Here are ten good car names […]
400 Washington D.C. Drivers Wrongly Convicted Of Drunk Driving
Thanks to increasingly strict drunk driving laws, a drunk driving conviction can easily ruin a person’s life. With those kind of stakes you would think that everyone involved in DUI/DWI enforcement would be especially careful about the evidence they use to charge drivers, but according to a recent Washington Post story, this apparently hasn’t been […]
The Color Of Trouble?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Red means stop and green means go — but what are the colors under the hood of your car trying to tell you to do? Engine Oil Fresh oil looks like honey, light to dark amber and translucent. This is how the oil should appear on the dipstick immediately after […]
Guilty in Ohio: Speeding Convictions by the Art of Observation
By Gary Biller, NMA Executive Director As outlined in an NMA email alert sent to Association members nationwide in early June, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a driver can be convicted of speeding based on a police officer’s observation of vehicle speed, aligning Ohio law with that of several other states that already have […]
Understanding Vehicle Depreciation
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist When people go car shopping, they tend to focus on the sticker price — and how to haggle it down. That’s important, but don’t forget to factor depreciation rates into your new car buying equation. The average new car loses about 10-20 percent of its value during the first year […]
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