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What is Saint Patrick’s Day? Who was Saint Patrick?
Posted Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019
Shamrocks, green rivers, corned-beef and cabbage, pints of stout, and getting pinched. But what is Saint Patrick’s Day? In its shortest form, it is the celebration of Irish culture in general; in particular, it’s a celebration of one of three patron saints of Ireland, St. Patrick. Patrick died on March 17 (possibly in 461 AD), […]
South Carolina’s New Temp Tag Laws
Posted Wednesday, Jan 30, 2019
Last year, the South Carolina legislature adopted new temp tag laws which will go into effect May 15th, 2019, but won’t fully be implemented until November 11th (more on this later). The gist of the new law is that the plastic temp plates emblazoned with the car lots’ names and logos are going to be […]
Lexus RC F Track Edition specs
Posted Monday, Jan 21, 2019
Over the past few years, Lexus has been flexing its performance muscles in spite of having been birthed as a luxury brand. Although the standard RC is a plush, posh ride, the RC F Track Edition is luxurious in the way that a recliner bolted into a F-16 would be luxurious: it looks comfortable and […]
Toyota Supra is Back, Finally
Posted Friday, Jan 18, 2019
After a 20 year absence in the US market (and 16 year absence in Japan), the Toyota Supra is back, and the automotive world is all abuzz- both positive and negative. For those that are happy, the big deal is that it’s the Supra, and it’s back. And it has some great performance features that […]
2020 GT500’s Specs Revealed – Sort Of
Posted Thursday, Jan 17, 2019
For sixteen months, many of us have been anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the GT350’s big brother, and we’ve been especially interested in the 2020 GT500’s specs. Over the past year and a half, we’ve seen several leaked images, spy photos and spy videos, and possible leaked documents. Before the Detroit Auto Show, we were […]
Detroit Auto Show’s 5 Hottest Cars
Posted Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019
We’re only halfway through the North American International Auto Show (commonly referred to as the Detroit Auto Show), and we’ve already seen some awesome vehicles. But these are the Detroit Auto Show’s 5 hottest cars for 2019, in my opinion: 1. 2020 Ford Mustang GT500 2. 2020 Toyota Supra 3. 2020 Lexus RC F Track […]
Top Car Chase Scenes of All Time
Posted Wednesday, Jan 09, 2019
All action movies tend to have certain common elements: the bad guy, the double-cross, guns, explosions, choreographed fights, and car chase scenes. Each of these has its own place, but usually the well choreographed fights and chase scenes are most memorable, probably because we instinctively recognize the talent, practice, and execution that goes into making […]
Autonomous Vehicle Crashes
Posted Wednesday, Jan 02, 2019
Although autonomous “mules” (self-driving automobile test platforms) are being tested in several US locales, the majority are testing in California. And, there have been almost 50 autonomous vehicle crashes to date. However, the crashes appear to be the fault of the other cars’ drivers. So maybe robot drivers are better than humans, but the interesting […]
Ford GT500 Mustang Official Reveal Date
Posted Wednesday, Dec 26, 2018
The official revealing of the new Ford GT500 Mustang has finally been announced: January 14, 2019. Over the past year and a half, Mustang enthusiasts have been waiting for the reveal, but to no avail. However, there have been several leaked photos and documents, and there have been several spy photos; together, these have answered […]
When Depreciation is Your Friend
Posted Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
In the automotive world, depreciation is always used in a negative way, and, in most cases, rightly so. I mean, who wants to face the fact that your brand-new car is suddenly worth a couple thousand dollars less just because you’ve owned it a few months? If you decide to trade it back in or […]