By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
I guess everyone gets to that point in life where they start to say, "I remember when... . " Here's some from me:
Economy cars were rear-wheel-drive
Today, only a handful of cars -- most of them ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
It's amazing they haven't outlawed the Wrangler.
"They" being the dumbing-everything-down busybodies in DC who operate on the principle that most people are too stupid to deal with any situation on their own and therefore must be ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
Americans' love affair with the car may be headed for divorce court. The Pew Research Center did a study recently that says the number of people who still enjoy going for a drive has dropped from ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
The 2013 Chevy Malibu is the first "normal" car to come standard as a hybrid car. Two non-hybrid versions will be arriving later this summer, but for the moment, if you want a Malibu, you're looking ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
I miss glass headlights.
They didn't yellow and haze over like a 90- year-old man's rheumy eyes -- like modern plastic headlight "assemblies" always do after just three or four years. Then your car looks old, too. ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
If you go test-drive a new economy compact -- any new economy compact -- you will discover something the car industry would probably prefer to keep quiet: There are no latter-day Chevettes or Pintos. There's nothing ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
After a certain point, it's not paranoia.
The latest brick in the wall is the predictably named "Moving Ahead For Progress in the 21st Century Act," also known as Senate Bill 1813. (See here for the full ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
As a gauge of how much has changed in the car market in just the space of two or three years, consider the following:
Toyota -- Toyota! -- is playing catch-up.
To the Hyundai-Kia combine, as well as ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
Old bikes, like old cars, are neat. But also like old cars, owning one involves some challenges. If you've never bought an old bike before, here's a Thought List of things to consider before you take ...
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist
This one's pretty easy.
Because there's only one.
One compact crossover SUV with a four-cylinder engine and a $15k starting price that's available with a two-speed transaxle and Low range gearing. One small SUV that has the gear ...