I know someone who is dead broke and living in a small apartment on the government dole despite having earned and inherited many hundreds of thousands of dollars in her lifetime. In part, this person is broke because she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on new cars throughout her lifetime. Five expensive new cars, starting with […]
A Tale of Two Idles
Before there were computers in cars, all it took to adjust the engine idle speed was a screwdriver and five minutes or so. You turned in or out a screw that moved the throttle arm on the side of the carburetor slightly forward or slightly back, the engine idle speed going up or down correspondingly. Easy peasy! […]
New Truck vs. New Truck
How much would you pay for a heavy-duty (2500 series) pickup with a 7.5-liter V8, AC, an eight-foot bed, and no airbags? How about $17,000-ish? That’s what it cost to buy a Ford F250 regular cab with an eight-foot bed and the optional 460 (7.5 liter) V8 paired with a five-speed manual transmission back in 1995. Today, […]
Doomed: 1989 Ford Fiesta Shogun
Editor’s Note: This post is an excerpt from Eric Peters’ forthcoming book, Doomed. You have probably heard about the Ford Taurus SHO, a Taurus equipped with a Yamaha-built 3 liter DOHC V6 engine that went a lot faster than a Taurus with a Ford engine. Ford made many of them over 11 years, from 1989-1999, and Ford sold […]
The Danger of Digital License Plates
• January 28, 2021 • 2 Comment • Digital License Plate, DMV, Eric Peters, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, LICENSE PLATE, SAFETY, SEAT BELT, Technology, TICKET FINES
Soon, your car will not only track you in real time and make sure you’re paid-up on your insurance and have all your “papers” in order, it will also try to sell you something. Digital license plates, approved for use in California, Arizona and most recently, Michigan, will replace the old metal plate that you controlled with an […]
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