Most Commented Automotive Blogs (377)

Move Over Law...

Florida's Move Over Law aka Right-of-way traffic law, got tougher in 2024. Basically, it was designed for safety of police and first responders who have their emergency flashers on when stopped or parked on a highway shoulder. On a multi-lane highwa

Spartacus Hubcaps...

I was a kid when the movie Ben-Hur came to theaters. 1959 to be exact. One scene was the Chariot Race and if you were like me... you were hanging on the EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!! The scary part was Messala, the bad guy who had a chariot equipped with a sh

road rage ...

as a professional driver for many years , and having seen the good and bad drivers , with or more likely with out licences , i have not encountered road rage in person , yes i have had people honk their horns because they are impatient , especially

The smell of car tires...

Flashback to the winter of 1970 and I was in a band performing at a nightclub in Daytona Beach. The gig was a week long and the management provided us a small apartment to stay at. It was a two story building, living quarters on top and a business o

Who Was Mercedes Jellinek, The Woman Behind The Car

The single most BOSS thing - EVER!

On this 4th of July, what better way to celebrate the US independence with something that just screams "AMERICA!" https://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2019-Hennessey-Goliath-6x6-Chevrolet-Silverado-Trail-Boss-two-shot-1024x

BMW the ultimate crashing machine...

Maybe you've seen the TV commercials about BMW... the ultimate driving machine. Long blog again, I've got a lot on my mind... ;-) I checked with Google who reports the average age of a BMW driver is 57 years old. Perhaps, but the ones who come up

How to improve your driving in 3 easy steps...

1) say "I'll call you back later" 2) press the red button once 3) rest your cellphone on the passengers seat. It cannot get much easier than that. Today, I was behind someone leaving a parking lot and I'm waiting and waiting. No cars were on

Something on my mind

I spend a lot of time daydreaming. I can watch a movie but sometimes real life is so beautiful that replaying certain events is much better and happier. After all, the memories are real and mine. One might argue with me that I have fallen in lov

Ok. I’m doing more thinking

What if there’s more than one kind of long term relationship? Like, even if the junk is superficial, it can still stand the test of time. I also watched a few movies where the wife, not any husbands, suffered memory loss and had to reconnect wi

If you ride a HARLEY-DAVIDSON motorcycle...

If you ride a HARLEY-DAVIDSON motorcycle... Happy Muthas Day to you.

Sting

She sat in the woven chair A nest of sorts, she sat, sorting thoughts Her earrings dangling, casting light back to the sun He watched her, both contemplating She, her desire to fly Him, his desire for her sparkle He came closer, drawn in by th

do not contact

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Oh boy

I’m learning all about people and sales. I went on a joyride In the backseat of a SS Camaro, unfortunately. The youngsters simply wanted to play with a toy. Since my associate was of a large size, I was nominated to chaperone. After pulling my pen

How to lose your job

How NOT to make a good impression on your bosses boss. One day years ago, 1973 to be exact, my company "Koni America" went to Watkins Glen as was our annual tradition, to service the Formula One race. We had our usual spot in the main garage where

Merge Lane...

I have an issue with aggressive drivers using a merge lane. Yesterday, must have been aggressive driver Tuesday. In the morning on the way to an appointment, driving in a construction zone I was approaching a merge lane where two lanes merge into one

Sport Mode...

Nearly all my my cars were in the economy class having manual transmissions. The last group had a Toyota Celica 1.2 liter engine with 5-speed, Hyundai Veloster 1.2 liter with a 6-speed. Four years ago, I switched to a Toyota Corolla with a 2.0 liter

Supply & Demand: Paying more than sticker price on a new car...

COVID knocked out car manufacturing worldwide. New cars, factory parts, after-market parts. Everything. If you were lucky enough to 'get in line' for a new car, the wait (in the beginning) was months. Because of this, the value of used cars went up.

BMW, the ultimate crashing machine...

I know BMW advertises their cars as the ultimate driving machine, but in the hands of an idiot, they become the ultimate crashing machine. When the Highway Patrol pull you over, they come to the passenger side of the vehicle for safety. A Police off

Don't call me, I'll call you...

My car is under manufacturers warranty and I'm entitled to some free oil changes. I booked an appointment about a week in advance and they confirmed by email. The email also contained an advertisement. The next day, I received another confirmation

Flip-off police, run a red light, get hit by a truck...

I left out speeding and attempting to run away. Several motorcyclists in Florida were driving recklessly Friday night when police told them to pull over. One guy didn't quite make the getaway... Captured on body-cam. Maybe a broken bone or two...

Joanne's Dream

An example of the height of the Kustom movement is “Joanne’s Dream”. This remarkable automobile started life as a 1954 Oldsmobile Super 88 coupe and was completely transformed in period. Before its radical transformation, this Olds was used as a dail

In other news...

Yesterday I agreed to meet my customers on my day off. After I realized that I might only have enough fuel for work. I was racked with worry. Two weeks ago I wrote a bad check to a business because they give cash back. So, I find the home drug test t

Females and mechanical things---such as automobiles....

Sure, there are clued lady mechanics, and race car drivers. Recall that weeny worshiper Amelia Ehrhardt. But in my experience, there is a strong inverse correlation betwen just what women know about such things, and how jealously they guard related i

Texans are mad!

There is a small tuner company in Sealy, Texas. They are making high performance monsters. What is that company? It is Hennessey Performance. They take somewhat ordinary cars, and make them into souped up monsters, Some of the highlights include t

My final blog for today

Just having some fun. No insults intended. I stand firmly in my delusion that this is a dating site. Have fun debating social injustices.

Drive-By-Wire... part 2

I've been putting off car maintenance for a long time. With a shopping list of things that needed to be done, I arranged car rental and the mechanic got me his corporate rate. That allowed me to get an SUV for the same price as a compact. This worked

Crab-it...

For people who don't know how to parallel park, there's the all electric Hyundai MOBIS with the c-Corner System. Each wheel has a motor and steering control to turn 90 degrees. Not

The History Of Motorbikes

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Ok. Before I let the dogs out

I’m so inclined to text my customer back. The idea of buying a full carat diamond for the price of a 3/4 or 1/2 diamond price at my experience is really ticking me off. Sure, they have a budget. It’s not a mystery that a car salesperson works entirel

Maybe 14 is too young to drive...

A driver’s education teacher in Iowa dies in crash when his 14 year old listed as a 'StreetSmarts Driver’s Ed student overcorrected when entering the shoulder of a highway, crashing with an oncoming SUV. The 71 year old teacher was pronounced dead

i was born

I was born in '64 None before me spoke for me I was free mind living in the Romper Stompers Big Blue Marble schooled me Tales from nations far from me I ain't no dummy Put your cache away You got nothing to stay Real world chimes Whines rem

Indian products versus foreign products.

Hello friends, No India made product can be compared to a product from Japan, U.K. USA, Switzerland, because of its quality of functionality, usefulness and long lasting qualities. Raw materials used in a foreign product are better, technology used

VR

Deep thoughts from the depths of what I thought I knew The flashpoint that fractures all reason Making irrational my temporary reality Viewing a personality split into two like I’ve got those VR goggles on watching real time twins of a man

My greatest muse

A Morganluv pushed us together And I didn’t repel him Myself, delighted, as I typed away Far, far away, on beaches, in pubs My loneliness crushed by laughter Reading and posting, a brat pack Not ashamed of appearing tens of thousands on his W

Dove

I found her Stretched out, as if she was leaping Her eyes, parted, still sparkled Her returning glance, stilled by death In shock, myself, stilled by death I crouched down and touched her She felt frozen in time When I picked her up, she fel

Not a lot going on here so

I’m posing a poem “Would you consider moving to Paris and being my model?” Said the poverty stricken American artist circa 1830 With nothing but what could be carried “Would you drink red wine in goblets that we tucked in pockets, Stolen on

A “Love” poem

In case your Love battery is a little low You know that feeling...when an attractive person reminds you that you are an animal? Your body has a mind of its own? You are no longer boss You feel renewed at the view A tender sapling or rugged w

Parsnips and old lace

He sat in the recliner, pretending to read a magazine His eyes peering over glossy pages Watching a feminine figure, dusting She bent down to polish a leg His eyes followed, her toes to tail Her bare behind peering under Black uniform and

i wrote this blog mainly for the anti-trumpsters but got backlash from Trumpsters

just goes to show ya that not is all that is written. go bite necks and do choke holds the guy is in office so respect his duty. the vote is in so now is the time to support the office of defect. defect, idiots. i'm not stopping you.

goodbyes

some goodbyes are swift and others are held in cups to be sipped slowly some fires take some time to build while others burn from cast off cares, raging forget me nots, gathered with hands once held i clasp my hands to feel whole