Review: 2013 Ford Focus sedan
I recently spent a few days in Alaska, and as sick as it sounds, one of the things I was …
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20 month update: 1996 Ford Mustang GT
It’s been almost two years since I bought my 1996 Ford Mustang GT (20 months to be exact), and I …
Review: 2013 Ford Focus SE hatchback
I wasn’t planning on doing a 2013 Ford Focus SE hatchback review, but here we are. How did this happen? …
Review: 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible
For automotive gear heads like me, this is a glorious time to be alive. The muscle car era has returned …
1996 Ford Mustang GT review
I don’t know what draws me so much to the SN95 (1993-2004) Mustang. They are relatively slow, the driving position …
Review: 2011 Ford Taurus
“I have a Ford Taurus or a Toyota Camry – which do you prefer”? Travelers are faced with questions just …
Review: 2010 Honda Fit
I never in a million years bought that I’d ever do a 2010 Honda Fit review, but here I am. …
Review: 2006 Hertz Shelby Mustang GT-H #169
The following review is a recollection of a day spent with Shelby Mustang GT-H #169 in Honolulu, Hawaii in January …
Road Trip: San Diego to Joshua Tree National Park (and back) in a rented 2006 V6 Mustang
In early September 2006, I decided to rent a Ford Mustang and drive to Joshua Tree National Park. …
Review: 1997 Ford Mustang GT
That 1997 Ford Mustang GT in 2004 was probably my most spontaneous car purchase ever. The night before, I cruised …
Review: 2004 Nissan 350z
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to write an unbiased 2004 Nissan 350Z review? I put 50,000 …
Review: 2002 Toyota Celica GT
It was the spring of 2002, and I was approaching my 28th birthday. For the previous four years of my …
Confessions of a lot boy at a large automotive dealership
The following is a recollection of my memories of working for a car dealership for several summers in a row …
1987 Detroit Auto Show at Cobo Hall
I could tell by the look on my dad’s face that he wasn’t totally thrilled with the idea. After a …
Review: 1996 Eagle Talon Tsi
It was May 1996, and I had just graduated from college. I consider myself very fortunate to have had a …
My second car: 1987 Pontiac 6000 LE
What were the odds of getting another Pontiac 6000 LE as my second car? Obviously pretty good, as my parents …
10,000 miles in my first car: 1983 Pontiac 6000 LE
I’m not going to lie – my parents spoiled my sister and I with the purchase of our very own …
Blurry pictures from the lot of Johnson Pontiac in Holly, Michigan 1987
The year was 1987, and I was 13 years old. My parents had been shopping for a new car for …