Never underestimate the drive of a passionate car lover Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Add a comment Every year for the past several years, the Progeria Research Foundation puts on an event in Braselton, Ga, just outside of Atlanta, to raise awareness and funds to fight Progeria, an extremely rare...

How has your new car changed for 2010? Tue, Nov 10, 2009 | Add a comment Through all the financial chaos and changing attitudes of the past 12 months, the new model year for automobiles has actually arrived. Yes, there's plenty of red ink on the floor as automakers...

I'm getting married; now what wedding car will "we" pick? Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment Like you, I have heard countless comments about love that go something like this: "You just know when you know." I was always perplexed by that notion, wondering if these people were just...

Going to school on your next car Tue, Oct 20, 2009 | Add a comment "With any internal combustion engine, the lower the temperature and pressure of the exhaust gases, the more thermally efficient the engine is operating. That is, the more the energy of the...

Where has the good 'ol pickup truck gone? Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Add a comment Although basically a city gal who likes cars, I'm also a fan of pickup trucks, particularly those of full-size persuasion. Ford F-series, Chevrolet Cheyenne and Dodge Ram are names I grew up with....

The trouble with trouble lights Tue, Sep 29, 2009 | Add a comment So, how many of you out there know exactly - I mean EXACTLY - what all those little trouble-indicator lights in your car mean? If you don't know what I'm talking about, you have obviously never...

The proper car ride with a furry family member Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Add a comment A friend of mine recently lost one of his cats to heart disease. To him, it was like losing a family member. "Love is love," he's said, even if it was a black-and-white "tuxedo" cat and not a...

Better fuel economy is the tip the iceberg for reducing CO2 Tue, Sep 15, 2009 | Add a comment I'm really sick of it. For whatever reason, at least when it comes to new vehicles, governments have honed in on fuel economy as their eco target. Important, yes, but sadly, just one very tiny...

Mr. Gardner, you're still my hero Wed, Sep 2, 2009 | Add a comment Drive your floppy-wheeled cart in front of someone at the shopping mall and you'll likely say "oops!" and then sheepishly smile and apologize and maybe event comment on the weather. So, why do we...