Like the first crocus after a long winter, signs of new life are appearing at Mitsubishi. There isn’t room — or reason — to detail here Mitsubishi’s recent woes. In a nutshell, though, it has weathered a string of bad years. Mitsu is one of...
An iconic quote attributed to exotic car builder, Enzo Ferrari, asserts, “What’s behind you doesn’t matter.” Ferrari’s quote is a reference to going ever fast and forward, but no automaker would utter those words today. It turns out that what’s behind you matters very much...
When she had a point to make, my mother often relied on adages. If I wanted something spendy — a pair of Levi’s, say, instead of the usual jeans from Sears — she’d say I had champagne tastes on a beer budget. Fair enough. Even...
We can drive in any state in America, but should avoid driving in the state of drowsiness. Drowsiness holds its own when compared to drunkenness and distraction as a cause of motor vehicle accidents. In fact, drowsy drivers are responsible for as much death, injury…
In a conversation the other day, T.H. told me that her relatively new battery sometimes fails to start her car. That likely happens because her trips are too short to fully charge a semi-drained battery. Today’s vehicles draw some battery power for computers even when…
Bathed in a look-at-me color called Sunshine Orange and equipped with a six-speed manual transmission, Subaru’s Crosstrek seemed to promise a week of fun. I harbored hopes that the little all-wheel-drive hatchback would drive something like a lifted version of Subaru’s sprightly WRX. I should…
Each February in Spokane, potential buyers, car buffs and those simply seeking that new car smell are lured to the Spokane County Fair and Expo center. There, they’ll get to view, sit in and drive new vehicles from American and foreign manufacturers. A year of…
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