Check out the Scott Burgess’s auto review of the 2008 Audi R8 at Detnews.com. This futuristic looking beauty will make you forget the price of gas, at least for a moment, anyway. This is a 2 seat mid engine machine that will make you want to find the nearest track. Danika, here I come! This […]
Monthly Archive for May, 2008
Toyota is increasing production of batteries for hybrids, according to Yuri Kageyama of the Associated Press. The auto giant announced plans to build its second battery plant for hybrids in Japan last week and followed it with an announcement of a third battery plant. The Toyota Prius, a hybrid has been a hit and sold over […]
President Bush, where are you?
Posted in Gas Prices on May 27th, 2008
I turned on the TV last night looking for our President’s address to the nation on the American Oil Crisis. Gee, I got “What Not To Wear” instead. Our nation has had leaders since Roosevelt and his “Fireside Chats” who were there for the people in times of fear. Kennedy… Reagan…, even Bush after 911. […]
What a week for the driving public!
Posted in Gas Prices, Oil on May 23rd, 2008
The oil ghouls feel that they have license to disembowel America. $135 a barrel and Boone Pickens says it’s okay to go to $150. Goldman Sachs says $200. Bush says nothing. Boone, on a CNBC interview, then tells us that he was short oil up to $100 after saying it would go to $100. What […]
Chip Foose
Posted in Muscle Cars on May 23rd, 2008
I am a Chip Foose fan. If you haven’t ever seen his TV show, “Overhaulin”, on TLC, you have to catch it on Thursday nights. Chip is an automotive designer with extraordinary talent. The show restores a wide variety of vehicles but Chip loves to do 60’s muscle cars. The guy is brilliant! He creates […]
Surf’s Up!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2008
Surf’s Up! But where did the Woodie go? I dug up a wonderful article by Sara Green, Men’s Vogue, June 2007, that likened the Woodie to a pre-war “Green” car. Although the engines were by no means eco-friendly, the bodies were largely constructed of biodegradable wood. The 2008 Doheny Wood Show was held on 4/19 […]
Oil Speculation = Evil Empire
Posted in Oil on May 20th, 2008
Interesting Oil Contortions! Each of the talking oil heads that CNBC brings on has quite a repertoire of comments, not that these people are all the bad guys. But what it seems to boil down to is that few want to come clean and say for the record that Speculation is the primary cause for this […]
2008 Dodge Challenger
Posted in Dodge, Muscle Cars on May 19th, 2008
Muscle Cars Are Not Dead YET! Larry Hall, MSN Autos, presents a nice piece on Dodge’s 2008 Challenger SRT8. This is not for the gas saving public. This boy only comes with a 425 hp HEMI V8 – what else! In fact, it’s only offered in orange, black and silver. The body style is quite […]
Chick Magnets
Posted in Green Cars, hybrids on May 16th, 2008
Are “Green” cars the new chick magnets? Is a hybrid a must for a young social climber? Wow, am I getting old! A recent survey by Challenge X, a national collegiate engineering completion sponsored by the Dept. of Energy and General Motors, revealed new American attitudes towards the more eco-friendly autos. Here are a few: […]
Oil Prices
Posted in Gas Prices on May 15th, 2008
After reading Jad Mouawad’s article in May 7th’s New York Times about oil prices, I become more confused, skeptical and almost despondant. Every day it seems some new number, projection, percentage, excuse and supposed justification over this massive slaughter of the American public comes out. This happening at the same time the credit industry has […]