The price of gas is falling across America. Now that the new year is underway, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was at $3.09 this week, according to AAA. But that average takes into account the high prices that folks in California, Hawaii and Washington are paying. Meanwhile, most people in … Read more
While nearly 40 years old, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Maserati has apparently only covered a little more than 20,000 miles. Let’s see if its price proves just as appreciably low. Jon Cryer’s First Car Came From A Film Set Based on the comments, there was little discord surrounding the desirability of yesterday’s impeccably … Read more
Image: Ford The Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang rivalry is one of the oldest in the automotive world. These cars have traded blows for decades, be it on the street, on the racetrack or in yearly sales. 2023 saw the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger drive off to the great dealership in the … Read more
Image: Chevrolet As a few of our recent posts have mentioned, many GM cars of the 1980s and ‘90s were subpar, but Chevy’s slogan at the time absolutely slapped. In that time period, Chevrolet was “The Heartbeat of America,” complete with retro scripts and designs that only could have come from the glorious ‘80s. My … Read more
Photo: Toyota The A90 Toyota Supra is a good car. A very good car, in fact, with some of the best styling and engine sounds on the market today. Yet, according to Toyota’s year-end sales numbers, none of you have actually gone out and bought one. This is a travesty, and I won’t stand for … Read more
Los Angeles is a pretty amazing place to live as a car person. I regularly see ultra-rare cars driving around or parked on the street, from homologation specials and cool high-end models to shitty old cars that were just plain flops. It helps that LA isn’t plagued with the bad weather that causes other older … Read more
Screenshot: SidetrackAdventure/YouTube This bit of highway was built in 1919, only to be abandoned in 1952 with the opening of a safer, modern tunnel straight through the the craggy Arizona mountain. It runs 21 miles from Superior, Arizona to Miami (Arizona, not Florida). This road must have been fairly dangerous back in the day due … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Tesla Recalls Every Car It Has Sold In China Safety issues with Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance … Read more
2023 Ram 1500 ClassicImage: Ram There’s a strange automotive tradition of keeping old models around while the new generation of the same model goes on sale. Often its because the old model is still selling pretty damn good. Nissan did it with its Rogue Select; Chevy has done it a few times with Classic models. … Read more
Photo: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg (Getty Images) A couple were forced to rebook an airline ticket at the check-in counter over a seemingly small error—a nickname used to book a boarding pass. Jon Cryer’s First Car Came From A Film Set The rebooking cost an additional $3,000, according to Business Insider. Phil and Kate were traveling from … Read more
