Right now, it looks like the three hottest cars on eBay are the Dodge Challenger SRT, the Shelby GT500KR Mustang and … a 10-year-old Geo Metro. Paying seven grand for an old Metro to save on gas sounds self-defeating, don’t you think? Here’s why I think Metros are hot on eBay: people don’t know there [...]
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Small Car, Big Fun
Do MINI drivers have more fun? After participating in a dealer’s road rally in May, I’d say so. Prestige MINI of Mahwah, N.J. marked its sixth anniversary by hosting a road rally along scenic roads of New York’s Orange and Rockland Counties. Prestige hosts 4-to-6 such events a year rather than using conventional advertising. I [...]
Worst Case Scenario
Back in February, I interviewed Edmunds.com Senior Editor and Green Car Advisor John O’Dell for a story on Honda’s “sustainable mobility” initiatives. The article, entitled “Wheels of Destiny,” published in the spring issue of AIADA’s Auto Dealer magazine. O’Dell said that the reason so many American car buyers do not purchase for best fuel efficiency [...]
Automotive News Got It Wrong on Turbos
I’ve been in the automotive writing business for 22 years, and I, like probably everyone in this biz, have made the occasional mistake. Not typo, but mistake, as in not enough research or fact checking. Mea culpa. I don’t take any secret joy in spotting the mistakes of others, and I have the greatest respect [...]
