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The unexplainable

May 6, 2013

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Silvio Berlusconi: Battered, bruised, aging, under siege, and still kicking. When I tell my fellow university students I’m Italian, I almost always get two questions: “Can you teach me how to cook pasta properly?” and “How come you Italians still vote for Berlusconi?” I’ll try to answer the second question here, though it’s far from […]

Younger consumers forcing changes in car design

April 21, 2013

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Ralph Gilles says many of the millennial generation haven’t yet found a need for cars, but they will. / Carlos Osorio/Associated Press More than ever, designing cars people want is a tricky business. Rapidly developing technology, changing demographics, emerging global markets and stricter fuel efficiency standards have forced automakers to rethink how they design cars […]

BIG MAN RIDES: 2014 Mazda 6 ( The return of the Zoom)

April 18, 2013

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When a large company acquires a smaller company , the smaller company often suffers.   American Motors Corporation was the smallest manufacturer  in the US.   Chrysler bought AMC in 1987.  Chrysler wanted Jeep. Specifically the new Jeep Grand Cherokee that was in development. Chrysler rebadged the AMC cars into its new Eagle Division.  While the Jeep division was thriving, in 1999 Chrysler closed Eagle.  There […]

Confessions of an ex-car salesman

April 16, 2013

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How to avoid the trickery and get a good deal on a new car I’m a disgruntled ex-car-sales guy. Which means I know all the gimmicks car-sales guys and dealerships use to increase their profits. My intention here is to help people negotiate better car deals by having more tools available when they walk onto […]

Step Into The Wednesday Wayback Machine

April 10, 2013

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BIG MAN RIDES: Has the world gone mad!

April 3, 2013

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Unlike Europe, America has never really embraced small cars.  In the midwest large cars rule, in the south its the pickup. God help you if your driving a Smart Car on the Interstates . In America, people buy small cars because:   A. They live in urban areas where space is limited. B. Because they are economical. C. […]

BIG MAN RIDES: Mazda Miata (Wedging an XXXL into a Large)

March 25, 2013

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Introduced in 1990 the Mazda Miata was an instant hit.   It  was a spot on interpretation of the 1960 British Roadsters and unlike the British cars it was reliable.    The small convertible has received worldwide acclaim. There are thousands of Miata Clubs worldwide. Unfortunately its days are numbered.  The Mazda isn’t  selling very many of the cars and being a […]

Veneno Lamborghini a car for the 0.1′%

March 9, 2013

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The $3.9-million Lamborghini Veneno is billed as a race car that happens to be street legal. GENEVA, Switzerland — Here’s the car for the top 0.1%. Lamborghini’s new Veneno — sticker price 3 million euros ($3.9 million) — is sold out. Only three were made. Americans are buying two of them. The latest in its […]

Trapped on RT next to a man with Horrific Breath

February 14, 2013

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The plan: Light Rail out to the Folsom Outlets.  Get a little reading done and a little lunch at the shopping center. Detour 1:  Rite Aid on K Streets for  breath mints (an omen?) Detour 2:  Changing trains on R  Street  Detour 3:  Hasty exit at Watt And the rest of the story.    On […]

They came for da Burgers

February 13, 2013

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Sixty two year old Gary Wells is a regular customer at Doc’s Smoked BBQ and Burgers at 636 W. Stockton St in Sonora, California. On Tuesday, he and his lady, Seventy Two year old Linda Titus of Earp, Calif got caught up in the caught up and the next thing you know they were naked in Doc’s parking […]

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