This week in automotive news

Dec. 3, 2009   7 Comments  

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The latest car headlines

The 2009 Central Florida Auto Show

Nov. 29, 2009   1 Comment  

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2010 may not be most talked about year for model changes

Affordable safety

Nov. 26, 2009   Leave a Comment  

A desire for quality and safety remain strong when purchasing a new vehicle these days despite our limited budgets. The sensible approach in the quest for economical and affordable safety has taken over in our bigger ticket item purchases. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released their reduced top safety choices for the 2010 model [...]

The Autonomous Audi TTS

Nov. 18, 2009   1 Comment  

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The “I, Robot” car may be coming way before 2035

Here’s to driving (blog)

Nov. 16, 2009   Leave a Comment  

It’s putting the key in the ignition after the day hasn’t gone as planned. It’s the urge that overcomes you to go somewhere other than where you are. It’s those cool Sunday afternoons that beg you to open the windows so your hair can blow in the wind. It’s the longest way down winding roads [...]

How do we get there?

Nov. 3, 2009   Leave a Comment  

How do a majority of us end up with the vehicles we drive every day? We look at practicality, affordability and then the logical need to have some form of transportation. All of which translate into mundane reasons. Then there is status, trend and a reflection of who we are. I somehow missed out on [...]

Barrett-Jackson Super Saturday highlights

Nov. 3, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Between watching Game 5 of the series, I caught a few Barrett-Jackson Super Saturday highlights. 1956 Ford Thunderbird VIN #5 — first released to public sold for $600,000 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda so clean you could eat off the under carriage of the car $125,000 1996 Buick Custom with a Stage 1 that runs in [...]

Four-way stop

Oct. 31, 2009   Leave a Comment  

My aggravation with the way other people drive started in high school when the main road to campus consisted of three 4 way stops within a mile. We all read the DMV handbook in order to pass our driving tests and we’ve all been at a four way stop at least a couple times in [...]

Who is the Diva of Driving?

Oct. 23, 2009   Leave a Comment  

From an early age, the love for all things powered by horsepower pumped through my veins. I was the baby in stroller at the drags, the toddler at the car shows and the young girl with pigtails on a Saturday night surrounded by muscle cars at a local hang out. I could point out each [...]