Month: April 2016

It IS possible to get a good deal on a used car

  I rarely write about preowned vehicles (aka used cars). In fact, a cursory review of previous posts and it doesn’t appear that I’ve written any at all. This doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in high-quality preowned vehicles. And it certainly doesn’t mean I only buy new vehicles. On the contrary, I’ve purchased more used vehicles over the years than new and with very … Read More

Prepare to fall in love with the all-new Alfa Romeo Giulia

The first time I ever heard of Alfa Romeo I was 17. Like everyone else that summer, I was drinking in the latest box office smash and the med-student-turned-summertime-playboy/waiter, Robbie, made reference to using his tips from that summer to buy an Alfa Romeo. For those who didn’t recognize the movie reference, it was Dirty Dancing. Set in 1963, Robbie may very well have been … Read More

FCA’s 2016 Product Preview kicks off today!

Small business isn’t so small anymore. According to the Small Business Association, 54 percent of all U.S. sales are made by small businesses. And small-business owners provide 55 percent of the jobs to today’s working Americans, adding eight million new jobs to the workforce since 1990. Why are these important facts being touted in an auto writer’s blog? Because small-business owners need hard-working vehicles to … Read More

It’s a muddy job, but someone’s gotta do it

Whether you’re 6 or 46 calling something “Mudfest” just sounds like tons of fun. But when the Northwest Auto Press Association (NWAPA) dubs an event “Mudfest” and then invites automakers from all over to enter their toughest competitors, well that may just be epic. For the 22nd consecutive year the NWAPA hosted Mudfest with NWAPA journalists spending two days putting vehicles to the test. On … Read More

Commute in the award-winning comfort of a Chrysler Pacifica

Commuting to and from work generally is not fun. I used to spend over two hours each day in my car and I have friends who spend more than three hours a day just getting back and forth from work. Let’s not even mention the folks who office from their vehicle on a daily basis. Yikes! When you have a vehicle with (almost) all the … Read More

Dodge drives to top of social media rankings

Go just about anywhere and you’ll see people on their phones tweeting, posting, sharing, liking and so forth. Ever wonder what all those people are so anxious to share with the world? The folks at Shareablee, Inc. do. In fact, the team at Shareablee is so fascinated with other people’s fascinations they have made it their business. And recently they looked at the social media … Read More

2017 Chrysler 300S makes big, bold statement

From the older models to the newest, the Chrysler 300 is a head turner. Whether you choose the more affordable Limited, the sporty S or the top of the line C configuration, each have an elegance and an attitude that makes you WANT to look at them. This has never been truer than with the updated, sportier 2017 Chrysler 300S sport appearance packages. “The new … Read More

From coast to coast in a Jeep® Wrangler

Say you were given keys to a Firecracker Red Jeep® Wrangler and the freedom to take it anywhere you wanted for a year. Would your trip include the northern most drivable point of the United States – Prudhoe Bay, Alaska? Or the southern most drivable point on the big island of Hawaii? In April 2015, at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab Utah, The Fast … Read More