Changing a car’s oil is pretty simple — so it’s surprising it gets done wrong so often. Sometimes, by “professionals” . . . who actually aren’t. See that part above about “simple.” Many places that do oil changes (such as tire shops and quick-lube joints) do not pay trained mechanics to do them. Because trained […]
Fungible Laws – Variable Speed Limits
• November 21, 2017 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Eric Peters, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Even better — from a certain point-of-view — than a radar trap based on an under-posted speed limit is a radar trap with a changing speed limit. One that can be dumbed-down at random and with no prior notice, at the whim of the same government workers who enforce the limits and profit from that […]
No More Keys for You!
BMW is the first major car company publicly talking about eliminating car keys entirely. Instead, an app would be installed on your smartphone to unlock — and start — the car. “Honestly, how many people really need it?” That’s BMW’s Ian Robertson — referring to traditional physical keys, including electronic key fobs, which have become […]
Automotive Inanities–Tires
The other day, I was visiting my friend’s repair shop. He was working on a late 1980s Subaru wagon. I noticed it had 13-inch wheels and four-lug hubs. You never see this anymore. That’s too bad. The smallest wheel/tire you’ll find a new car riding on is a 15-incher. My ’76 Trans-Am, a big (and […]
The Kids Don’t Wrench
Working on cars has become part of America’s cultural past, like so many other things which used to define American culture. Which was, above all, a car culture. What you drove was very important and — especially for young guys — it was almost as important to know how it worked and to at least […]
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