Should you even consider buying a used car that’s not “warranted” or “certified/pre-owned” (CPO)? Many people won’t because we live at a time when people have been conditioned to dread risk, however remote, and it’s not an accident because it’s very profitable to sell “warranted” and “certified pre-owned” (CPO) cars. There is no free lunch. […]
An Update for an Old Car
One of the things about new cars that are inarguably fantastic is how they sound. Not their engines, of course—for that, you need an old car, one without catalytic converters and with a carburetor! Nothing fuel-injected will ever sound better than the sound of a big four barrel’s secondaries opening up. Listen my children and you shall hear the […]
Road Trip ’95
Almost everyone enjoys a good road trip, but not many road trips are like the one I made in two hours and 23 minutes back in the late summer of 1995 in a brand-new Mustang Cobra R. The trip from the DC suburbs to downtown Manhattan normally takes about four hours, but I was in […]
Who Gets The Ticket?
• March 3, 2020 • 0 Comments • DRIVERLESS CARS, Eric Peters, NHTSA, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology, Traffic Tickets
What happens when the driver isn’t “speeding,” but the car is? Who gets the ticket? It’s a question bound to come up soon in traffic court given the fact that some new cars—like Sammy Hagar back in the day—can’t drive 55. Or rather, a driverless car can be tricked into driving 85 when the speed limit is […]
Don’t Need to Worry, Usually
When your car starts making a strange new noise or emits a strange new smell, it’s not necessarily something major. The first thing to do is calm down and not assume the worst. The second thing to do, if you’re not mechanically inclined, is to find someone you trust to have a listen. Or sniff. […]
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