

Honda owners are a contrary crowd.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have to tell you that two of my three brothers own Honda Pilots. (Brother Steve won’t give up his pickup truck for nothin’.)

Digital Technology Can Make Driving Safer, Communicating More Convenient, If You Know How to Master It


Dear Tom and Ray: I am an old lady, 83, and I have a 2003 Ford Focus Coupe with all the bells and whistles and only 3,000 miles on it. It has sat in my Ohio garage since 2004 with only an oc


Unique Styling Features — Not Your Usual Number From Humber
Wow! This is an unusual car for the very conservative Humber to have produced! For years, Humber basically was known


Here’s a New Year’s resolution with merit: Devote more effort to the task of driving. Start by admitting that we all make mistakes. Basic vehicle operation is not very difficult, which is one of the difficulties. Drivers can easily be lulled into a false sense of complacency as they roll down the road during uneventful circumstances.


This week, we’re driving Nissan’s midsize 2009 Frontier 4x4 pickup, which receives a tweaked exterior and several mechanical updates. Our tester was a more expensive 4x4 model, but for those on a budget, we’ll remind you that Frontier’s base King Cab 4x2 starts at just $17,460 with a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine. Mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, this low priced Frontier delivers 19 city and 23 highway EPA numbers.

Dear Mike: I have about 30 quarts of 10W-30 SF and SE oil that’s close to 30 years old. Some of it is in metal cans, some in paper containers. The oil has been stored at between 65 and 85 degrees for all these years.

Favorite experience: I was working on the Grand Coulee Dam during the depression years and needed a car. I went to the Chevrolet agency in the fall of 1937 and seeing the new ‘38s tried one out and fell in love with the coupe I drove. The price tag of $795 was too much for me so settled for a Model A Ford.



