Every once in a while I get someone asking me for a recommendation on what car they should buy but they don’t have a whole lot to spend on it. These individuals are usually just looking for barebone wheels to get them from A to B, and they won’t be repair nightmares or money pits.…
The Saturn Sky is a roadster produced by General Motors from 2007 to 2010 alongside the Pontiac Solstice, which was essentially the same vehicle under the Pontiac badge. You see in the mid 2000s, General Motors decided they wanted to tackle the roadster market and get competitive with some of the European and Japanese offerings.…
But not for long. Seriously, first generation Audi TTs (1998-2006 model year) are hitting record low prices and are quickly becoming incredible bang for the buck deals. For those unfamiliar, the Audi TT nameplate comes from the successful motor tracing tradition of NSU in the British Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) motorcycle race. The…
The Ford Focus RS was the result of the merge of Ford’s North American Special Vehicle Team (SVT), the European TeamRS and the Australian FPV division. Basically, in 2011, the Ford leadership group decided they need to merge these teams to eliminate overlap, improve efficiency and cut costs. The team quickly began to focus on…
Tires are easily the most important piece of equipment, safety wise, on your vehicle. After all, your tires are the only thing physically connecting you to the road. As such how your car performs, and how other parts such as brakes and suspension, react all depends on your tires. Of course, if you get a…
Driving season is finally among us and trust me, the cops know it to. It seems like every spring, local police departments come out in full force to enforce the rules of the law (and so they should). Obviously, getting a ticket is no fun as not only does it hit the wallet, but it…
If you have seen supercars sitting abandoned in Dubai in spots like parking garages, impound lots and even the side of the road, you’re probably wondering why? I mean these are nice supercars, including the likes of Lamborghinis, Porsches, Bentleys, and even Ferraris. Current rough estimates put the number at approximately 2,500 cars being abandoned…
With the end of the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor in 2011, Ford began development on a police variant of the Ford Explorer. Thus the Ford Interceptor Utility was born in 2013! Although the Ford Police Interceptor Utility is based off the Ford Explorer it is not available for purchase by the public. However, you can…
The Pontiac Aztek may have been killed in 2005 with dismal sales but Breaking Bad would make it famous albeit too little too late in 2008. Since then though, the Aztek has developed a bit of a cult following, with more and more people trying to preserve them. Does that make it a future classic?…
If you are in the market for a used truck you are probably weighing the pros and cons of going for a diesel over a gas truck. Many people go diesel for the extra fuel efficiency, as the typical diesel engine truck gets about 20 percent more miles per gallon than a gas truck. Diesel…
