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Prediction from 2015: High tech won’t be reliable
“The more electronic stuff automakers put into cars, the more and more people have to treat them like really big cell phones. Show of hands — who WANTS to visit their carrier store? That’s what […]
Drive-By Musings
A car show host with a rip-roaring sense of humor
A few years ago I went to an old car show that included teardrop trailers (Wikipedia, 2018). I’d never paid much attention to these so stopped to ask questions of a trailer owner. This older gentleman said that […]
Photo Essay
Automotive deaths: Where are our memorials?
We don’t like to talk about how automobiles can be deadly. This is most obviously seen in the car buff media, where a “boys with toys” mentality prevails. Hey, don’t spoil our fun by bringing […]
Quotes
Should the Lincoln Continental get suicide doors?
“Suicide doors didn’t make the Lincoln cool. It was already cool. The doors made it even more cool. You can’t relive the past. Come up with something new. An all new cool that hasn’t been […]
Quotes
Marketing lacks original thought
“It’s not just a plague; it’s standard operating procedure, something that permeates car company marketing enclaves all over the world. I am convinced that there is a secret automotive marketing boot camp buried underground somewhere (perhaps […]