By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Should you buy a rear-wheel-drive car, a front-wheel-drive car — or an all-wheel-drive car? The answer depends on what kind of a driver you are, the conditions you typically drive in — and what you expect the car to be able to do best. Here are the main pros and […]
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Ford’s 5 Biggest Flops Of The Past Twenty Years
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Selling cars is easy — if you have cars to sell that people want to buy. Unfortunately, America’s Big Three have had more than their share of bad ideas over the past 20 years. Let’s look at some of Ford’s flops. Lincoln Mark VIII (1993-1998) This car killed what had […]
Trucks Like They Used To Build ‘Em
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Trucks have become frou-frou. Most of them are useless for work and can’t be driven off-road. You just don’t do that with a $40,000 Lariat or whatever. They might be capable of it, but you don’t want to scratch the thing. And while underneath all that fluffery, the 4×4 system […]
Is Your Garage Secure?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist This is an unpleasant subject — but reality often is. As the economy worsens, crime goes up — and that means your tools, classic vehicles and everything else is at greater risk of being ripped off. What can you do? First and probably most important, be sure you are fully […]
The Cars Were Never Better — But It Probably Doesn’t Matter
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The collapse of the U.S. auto industry would be easier to take if the cars were junk. That’s how it was the last time one of the Big Three (Chrysler) went belly up back in 1979. If you’re old enough to remember the Cordoba, you know what I’m talking about. […]
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