How to Buy a Great Cheap Car
A beater is not junk. A beater is the car or truck you use up; something cheap that works reliably and is easy to fix when it eventually breaks. Beaters can be brand new or worn to the point that...
View ArticleWhat Would Jesus Drive?
What would Jesus drive? I’m glad you asked. Reflecting on the birth and life of Jesus Christ is exactly what Christmas was supposed to be about. But it’s perilous to make almost any assertion about...
View ArticleDo Cars Have Souls?
Q: I know it’s only a machine, but sometimes I feel as if my car has a soul. You know, some sort of sentient, actual life force that gives it a personality. Am I nuts? Is it possible for a car to have...
View Article8 Reasons Why You Should Never Get a Sunroof
Q: Is there one option on a new car that you’d never ever, not even once, order? – Mrs. Y.R. Yousad, Pelham Manor, NY A: I am deep into a personal, passionate, years long, ongoing and likely futile...
View ArticleWhat Should I Keep in My Pickup Truck? Ask The Drive
Q: My truck’s cab is now overflowing with stuff. I know I should keep a flashlight, an air pressure gauge, some change for tolls and an ice scraper. But what else should I keep in my vehicle at all...
View ArticleThe Classic Pickup Truck Buyer’s Guide
Pickup trucks were never supposed to become classics. They were produced to work; to expend their substance in getting plumbers to jobs, ranchers to their livestock, and loads of often-unpleasant...
View ArticleWhere Are the Best Bathrooms on a Road Trip?
Q: When you’re on a road trip, how do you find a good, clean bathroom? I’m driving across six states—big states—this Christmas season to visit my parents.—Phan Tom, Morgan Hill, CA A: No guarantees...
View ArticleShould Apple Build Its Own Car?
Q: So, should Apple really build its own car? – Dan K. Eschoen, Newton, NE A: Apple is the most tight-lipped publicly traded company ever conceived. No one there talks about future product even when...
View ArticleAre Car TV Shows Doomed? Ask The Drive.
Q: The revamped, Clarkson-free Top Gear is supposed to hit all the various BBC outlets in May. Will it be any good? And generally, will there ever be a good American car show? – D.A. Funk, Whosgötthe,...
View ArticleHow to Buy a Great Cheap Car
A beater is not junk. A beater is the car or truck you use up; something cheap that works reliably and is easy to fix when it eventually breaks. Beaters can be brand new or worn to the point that...
View ArticleWhat Would Jesus Drive?
What would Jesus drive? I’m glad you asked. Reflecting on the birth and life of Jesus Christ is exactly what Christmas was supposed to be about. But it’s perilous to make almost any assertion about...
View ArticleDo Cars Have Souls?
Q: I know it’s only a machine, but sometimes I feel as if my car has a soul. You know, some sort of sentient, actual life force that gives it a personality. Am I nuts? Is it possible for a car to have...
View Article8 Reasons Why You Should Never Get a Sunroof
Q: Is there one option on a new car that you’d never ever, not even once, order? – Mrs. Y.R. Yousad, Pelham Manor, NY A: I am deep into a personal, passionate, years long, ongoing and likely futile...
View ArticleWhat Should I Keep in My Pickup Truck? Ask The Drive
Q: My truck’s cab is now overflowing with stuff. I know I should keep a flashlight, an air pressure gauge, some change for tolls and an ice scraper. But what else should I keep in my vehicle at all...
View ArticleThe Classic Pickup Truck Buyer’s Guide
Pickup trucks were never supposed to become classics. They were produced to work; to expend their substance in getting plumbers to jobs, ranchers to their livestock, and loads of often-unpleasant...
View ArticleWhere Are the Best Bathrooms on a Road Trip?
Q: When you’re on a road trip, how do you find a good, clean bathroom? I’m driving across six states—big states—this Christmas season to visit my parents.—Phan Tom, Morgan Hill, CA A: No guarantees...
View ArticleShould Apple Build Its Own Car?
Q: So, should Apple really build its own car? – Dan K. Eschoen, Newton, NE A: Apple is the most tight-lipped publicly traded company ever conceived. No one there talks about future product even when...
View ArticleAre Car TV Shows Doomed? Ask The Drive.
Q: The revamped, Clarkson-free Top Gear is supposed to hit all the various BBC outlets in May. Will it be any good? And generally, will there ever be a good American car show? – D.A. Funk, Whosgötthe,...
View ArticleDo Cars Have Souls?
Q: I know it’s only a machine, but sometimes I feel as if my car has a soul. You know, some sort of sentient, actual life force that gives it a personality. Am I nuts? Is it possible for a car to have...
View ArticleWhat Would Jesus Drive?
What would Jesus drive? I’m glad you asked. Reflecting on the birth and life of Jesus Christ is exactly what Christmas was supposed to be about. But it’s perilous to make almost any assertion about...
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