I’m amazed that there is still so much negativity towards Tesla and doubt that they will be successful. If they have proven anything its that if you are betting that they won’t be successful your taking a suckers bet. I’m pretty sure Bob Lutz thought Elon Musk was destined to fail; in the mean time, there’s currently…

I’m sure there are people that swear by their allegiance to GM/Ford for various reasons, which I can respect. Yes, I write about facts based only on my experience, all I have to go off of is 30 years of car ownership and buying various brands (GM (2), Toyota (1), Infiniti (1) Acura (2) Volvo (1) all with various…

“Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice shame on me.” I have yet to find a perfect car, but I’m done with buying certain brands they have fooled me more than once and since money means something to me I try and learn from my mistakes. Some people don’t care and still keep going back to manufacturers through brand…

In my experience with GM and Ford vehicles they are ticking time-bombs of quality and durability still that always seems to go off at the last payment or 100K miles whichever comes first so you (not me) replace your car payment with repair costs to the point that you get frustrated enough to buy yet another GM or Ford…

Yeah sure it'll last...providing you have a dedicated maintenance staff available 24/7 and the buying power and maintenance budge of the US Government behind you. I've driven new ford trucks in the Military that day after day rarely went above 30 Mph and idled around a flightline, and after 5K miles the turbo was…

I think a lot of Americans are realizing that they like NO car payment over a $40K car/truck payment every month so their hanging on to there paid off vehicles at all costs. New truck prices make me want to puke! they are absolutely insane and everyone knows it, personally there are so many things I would rather do…

Ohhh...its a 6 speed manual...that explains why you made it 200,000 miles without at least 1-2 transmission changes under your belt. I have a 98 CL with 260K on it that’s been a great relationship except for the elephant in the room which is a transmission replacement. You have no credibility to your personal…

I know you weren’t being sincere, no offense intended.

I love this statement...It has empowered many of the current generation to be happy loathing, and that’s fine in your late teens and into your 20's. However, by your 30's you need to get your financial life together even if your current occupation isn’t your “passion” in life. Doing something and contributing to…

Wow, great article and very thorough. I’ve experienced a family vacation to Disney World (DW) once in the off season in 2009 and at the time I had a lot to say about the experience since I’m a die hard Westcoaster who calls Disney Land (DL) my home park so I can give a fair commentary about the two parks. I too…

Coming from the Northwest I didn't realize that Orlando was in the South when I went there for a DW vacation 6 years ago. However, I realized it 10 fold when I was at the local WalMart and buying groceries for the week when there was an obvious lack of giving a S*** about anything which was quickly becoming obvious.…

I get nervous whenever Ford completely redesigns a platform. Historically its the consumer that discovers the short comings or where they cut corners. "Ohhh you bought the year with the poorly designed ...(transmission, front/rear differentials, diesel engine)." I'm sorry these trucks cost way too much for me as a…

Maybe...but Motorweek has had how many years to get better?...decades actually. I suspect that post-Clarkson TG will get substationally better soon. Its pretty tough to replace an iconic team that could draw 10's of millions of viewers weekly season after season right out of the gate.

Now if we could just see a video of an abandoned show formally called Motorweek...I can't make it past the first 5 minutes before I change the channel.

I appreciate your forward thinking, there is a lot to be said about how airports could be improved to make them a lot more customer friendly and less like holding pins for people. I’ve was fortunate to call Portland International Airport (PDX) my home airport for nearly all my life and I say “fortunate” because it’s…

“journalist standards of integrity...” that’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day. “Journalist’s” need to stop thinking of themselves as the defenders of the constitution like their some kind of protected class within this country, their part of the entertainment industry that’s it. INFOTAINMENT was born from their…

I think your advice is solid Doug, but it was kind of like saying “sure, you can afford to see the Rolling Stones as long as your willing to sit in the parking lot and listen outside the stadium.” First hand experience, if you really want to go to the Sunday event, it’s a gut check when you add up the ridiculousness…

OMG... I just had a flashback to how I spent a week this last December trying to replace a front left axle hub bearing on a 4X4 Suburban. So here’s was my choice 1.) pay a shop $500 to do the work and you just feel the pain of writing a check (followed by many Jack Daniels on the rocks when you get home to forget) or…

Hopefully it won’t be in the armpit of California again where they filmed the famous laser tag bit between some small military-like aircraft and sports cars trying to evade them around Willow Springs raceway. Clarkson also backed up at speed over the musical highway to see if it would play backwards there also. The…

"Near vertical climb"...not really...take a look at the 1:36.5 mark and you’ll see that its maybe 45° which is a lot more than the 3-5° that most passengers ever experience, but its a slick camera angle based illusion. Having spent years flying military cargo aircraft bigger than the 787, I can tell you that large,…