Regrettably I’ve had to fly SouthWest 2X in the last two years and the line situation sets the tone: You are cattle to them, that’s it. So I don’t agree with your statement at all, or any statement that SouthWest know’s what they are doing “Southwest has the right idea when it comes to boarding: control where the line…

Maybe it was to get people like Bob Lutz a chance to say to the government once again that “people don’t wan’t electric cars...see...we tried again, they wan’t trucks with V8's.” in the mean time a small California electric car company sold 50,000+ units last year alone. I hope GM keeps having failures in the…

As a self proclaimed car guy living in SoCal I see just about every exotic in production on the road...regularly (except for a Koenigsegg) and most look ridiculous in the less than ideal setting of LA’s concrete jungle. Seeing exotics with regularity makes you blind to it after a while which is why Ferrari makes so…

Having seen first hand the quality of commercial aviation in Africa (East, West, North, South... it doesn’t matter) from ATC to Maintenance to Flight Crew, if its an African Flag carrier (South Africa being the exception) you are likely taking your life in your own hands stepping onto that aircraft. Sketchy doesn’t…

So your saying that that if I was a bratty kid in the back seat, like I was back in the 70s, that my Dad could unbuckle his seat belt, turn around and deliver an effective smack down thanks to the autopilot instead of relying on my mom in the passanger seat to do it.? Hmmm...its not looking good for kids these…

How about we let Doug write about Doug’s experience with Doug’s British car? Instead of you writing a story about someone else’s popular subject?

“Blackbird’s legend has only grown since its retirement in the 1990s...” Has it been a month since the last SR-71 story already? You know i’m a fan Ty...but, i’m so tired of this attention whore. There has been many advances in aviation/engineering since “the sled” was put to bed, but they just aren’t as sexy, fast,…

Ohhhhh...great, now the exact car i’ve been eyeing for the last 3 years is going to be even harder to get in the used market now that people realize theres a 510 hp sleeper out there. Yes, there’s plenty of used cheap XKRs on the internet...but try to find a 2010 and newer with the 510hp engine, and the availability…

In no way am I surprised that there’s a big clunky parking brake pedal similar to that in my 60's muscle car and current 7 passenger people mover. There are things I really, really hate about nearly all Dodge (and Chrysler) products that seem to be present in one shape or form in everything from a bottom line Dart to…

Here in SoCal we seem to be exempt from taking advantage of the lowest oil prices in over a decade. Here in the LA metropolitan area we are still paying $2.79 -$2.99 a gallon for what the rest of the country is paying a dollar or more a gallon less for. Personally, my theory is that gas stations are just saying “F*&^…

These type of conversions are nothing new, exciting or dangerous in my view. Just as others have said, there are many VW’s, Dodge Colts etc. running around these days, especially in the NorthWest, with this type of conversion. However, all of these converted cars all suffer from a “good news”/ “bad news” outcome. The…

I’m just glad Tesla isn’t a company that is happy selling 50K cars a year,or just $100G cars, and I don’t think we’ll be having this conversation 5 years from now. I suppose my perception is different because Tesla’s are everywhere in SoCal; maybe if I lived in Oklahoma I wouldn’t perceive it as a threat in a market…

I’d take the BMW i3 any day. 100+ mile range, and a range extender isn’t the same as GM’s half-ass attempt at a EV car. You ether want to sever the pump or you don’t. If your not too sure, but still want the gas station experience...buy the Volt its half a solution.

Yes, and Lee and Bob Lutz will continue trying to convince people that EVs are a bad idea to their grave (that argument is starting to get laughable). However, over 50,000 people bought new Tesla’s last year alone which was 50K people who didn’t buy a GM, Chrysler or Ford product and probably will never own a ICE…

I guess it depends on what part of the country you live in weather or not the Chevy Volt would be on your buying radar if 95% of your driving is close to home. Here in SoCal, we have the greatest selection of full blown EVs in the country, which is great. Consequently, I view the Volt as GMs attempt to still keep me…

“Crisis” ( I would suggest “Revolution” instead) is hardly a word I would use to describe a move in a direction towards vehicles that emit zero emissions and would allow me to sever my relationship with gas stations, and foreign oil, forever . Sure, “a gallon of unleaded is about $1.97 at the moment” but we’re not all…

Nothing to see over here GM...just stay your combustion engine course to the end. Remember big GM wants you to believe that “knowbody wants an electric car” afterall, their to slow, don’t look/sound cool, don’t have enough range, and gas has never been cheaper etc. etc. etc. Really? 50, 580 new Tesla owners in 2015…

SR-71...the undisputed attention whore of all things aviation. Sorry, I’ve been around the maintainers, pilots and especially the stories way to long, I’ve reached saturation.

It may look like a “riot on wheels” but a grown man on a 3 wheeler doesn’t in any way look cool to me...sorry. Besides reminding me of BBC Top Gear testing the Reliant Robin, it looks about as cool as two dudes riding in a convertible with the top down. The fact that with enough finesse you could make these reasonably…

Anything Corvette can do to start massaging its image away from its current one as the car of choice for primarily Male, Caucasian, 55+, with age related baldness who are seen obtaining speeds reminiscent of a 4 of July parade is a move in the right direction. For many Corvette’s are a Sunday driver Corvette fever…