Archive for the ‘Cars and Trucks’ Category

How About 74 Mpg For $9000? (2010-7-13)

Would you buy the above car based on looks alone?
Probably not.
But what if it got 74 Mpg?
Got your attention yet?
How about if it were only $9,000?
This prototype, dubbed the T.25, meets those requirements, and then some.
It seats 3, although 2 average adults would probably find it a bit cramped. It weights only 1,200 Lbs, and [...]

Future Tech: The Future Of Cars Is Here, And Man, Is It Ugly! (2009-10-12)

Meet the Peugeot BB1. It is small, electric, ugly and oh yeah, French!
According to dailymail.co.uk:

And the rear-wheel driven car is powered by two electric engines which give it plenty of poke.
It can reach 0 to 19 mph in 2.8 seconds and 19 to 37 mph in an impressive four seconds, with a top speed [...]

Car Talk: Upgrade Your Truck (2009-8-17)

In an earlier post, we talked about whether or not to upgrade, fix or buy a new car or truck.
In this post, we’ll discuss upgrading your vehicle.
If you’re going to upgrade a vehicle, what are you going to upgrade? Tires? Rims? Get some darker tinted windows?
With my truck, when looking at all of the [...]

Car Talk: Fix, Upgrade or Buy New? (2009-8-13)

Recently my wifes’ car has been having some issues.
The car?
A 2005 Hyundai Tucson, 85,000+ miles, some body rework.
It’s not an overly bad car, just has some design flaws and the dealership that sold it to us is crap.
So after getting that issue fixed, running about $280, I started looking at my 2002 Chevy S-10 and [...]