For planned obsolescence to work, you’ve got to keep the conveyor belt rolling. And most of all, prevent anyone from getting off. It is a problem if people “cling” to their old cars instead of regularly trading them in — ideally, to be crushed — for new ones — hopefully, heavily financed. But how to […]
Old School Economy: Chevy Chevette (1976-1987)
In some ways, the Chevy Chevette had a lot in common with a new Mercedes — or similar high-end luxury car. It wasn’t, for openers, front-wheel-drive. Like the Benz, the ‘Vette was rear-wheel-drive. Theoretically, it could do a burnout. And if the road was wet, you could! Or, if you put something else under the […]
How Uncle Killed Volvo
Volvo — the famously Swedish car company now owned by the Chinese — was famous once upon a time for the crashworthiness of its vehicles. You may recall. They were built heavy and boxy, specifically designed to withstand rollovers (the roof would support the weight of the car) and to be survivable in wrecks that […]
The Compliance Car
There’s a new model out you may not have heard about — the compliance car. It’s a car that, for one reason or another, almost no one is willing to buy — and so must be given away at a loss. Well, that part isn’t new. From the Edsel to the Pacer to the Aztek, […]
Old Muscle Cars Ruled… When New Cars Sucked
Muscle cars — the original-era muscle cars from the ’60s and ’70s — don’t seem to be as popular now as they were when I was in high school and college back in the ’80s. Millennials don’t seem particularly interested. You mostly see 40-something/50-something Gen Xers like me (and Keanu Reeves in John Wick) driving […]
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