As if the auto industry didn’t have enough problems already, the Obama administration is planning to up the fuel economy requirements on cars to 35.5 mpg. I can’t even begin to comprehend the logic in this move. In one breath, Obama is touting government involvement to save the dying US auto industry and in the [...]
Continue Reading...This has to be the stupidist thing I have seen in a while. CNN news has picked up a story about a Twitter group that encourages people to “tweet” (I hate that saying) about bad drivers. “Why waste your time futilely shaking your fist at the driver who cut you off on the country road [...]
Continue Reading...General Motors will announce today the end of the Pontiac brand. As part of their restructuring, they will kill off the “we build excitement” nameplate. “Two people briefed on GM’s plan confirmed that it includes the demise of Trans Am sports car brand Pontiac, 83 years after the first Pontiac car was introduced.” Could it [...]
Continue Reading...We’ve already seen that Obama really loves appointing special interests to his administration. He’s allowed Chicago style politics to invade Washington at an unprecedented rate. In the latest example of that, he has appointed Chuck Hurley (CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving) to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Now wait. Isn’t appointing the [...]
Continue Reading...For those of you who thought bailing out the auto industry (or anything for that matter) was a good idea, take a look at this. “General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, administration officials said Sunday. The news comes as President Obama prepares [...]
Continue Reading...I was really torn over the headline for this one… how not to.. or maybe how to pay a speeding ticket. Speeding tickets happen. Sometimes they are your fault, and sometimes they are just traps for the local governments to collect a “road tax”. More often than not, the latter is the case these days. [...]
Continue Reading...In the past few days, news of the first flight of a “flying car” has been splashed all over the headlines. Am I the only one to find this news laughable? When you first read the headline, images of the Jetsons pop in your head and you think “I will have a flying car in [...]
Continue Reading...I’ve heard about the plan to tax per mile by GPS devices for a while. From what I understand Canada has looked into this and a few US states have been researching the idea. However, it seems to be getting some traction now with the Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, endorsing the idea. What’s more disturbing [...]
Continue Reading...It’s amazing how efficient the government can be in wasting money and expanding their control into areas they know nothing about. Today, the all knowing One issued new rules on the already ailing auto industry in the name of being “green” and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. This is all well and good, but [...]
Continue Reading...It’s official. The auto industry has gotten a 17.4 billion (with a “B”) dollar bailout… and that is just for a start to hold them over until the new administration and congress gets in office. As our Ford Explorer starts to fall apart conveniently as the warranty expires and the dealer admits the extended warranty [...]
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