The Hidden Costs Of A Simple Speeding Ticket
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 11 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Virginia's recently repealed "abuser" fees got a lot of coverage in the press -- but few people understand that a standard-issue traffic ticket can have repercussions just about as lethal to your pocketbook. The difference is that ...
5 Essential Used Car Buying Secrets
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 2 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The biggest "secrets" of successful used car buying aren't really secrets -- they're just not very well-known to those who don't buy used cars regularly. Here are the five Big Ones that people inside the business ...
7 Things New Cars Ought To Have But Usually Don’t
Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 6 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Remember that episode of "The Simpsons" in which Homer gets to design his perfect car? It didn't turn out so well -- but that doesn't mean the new cars we're getting are perfect, either. Here are ...
A Beginner’s Guide To Lemon Laws: What You Need To Know
Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 4 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If your steak isn't cooked right, you can always send it back -- or at least get a refund. But if the new car or ...
Truth And Lies About Fuel Saving Tips
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 19 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Everyone's jumping on the "save gas" bandwagon -- understandably. It's on everyone's mind. But that doesn't mean you ought to mind everything you read. While there's lots of good advice in circulation, some of it is ...
Turn High Gas Prices In Your Favor: Buy A Gas Hog
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 19 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist One way to turn high gas prices in your favor is to consider buying a gas hog vehicle. That may sound crazy at first, but the plummeting value of larger, not-so-fuel-efficient pick-ups, SUVs and larger sedans has ...
Driver Re-Education: The Hypocrisy Of Speed Enforcement
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Speed Limits | 52 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Recently, I spent eight hours attending "driving school." Unfortunately, it wasn't Bob Bondurant's school. And it wasn't really about driving so much as it was about spending eight hours dutifully pretending that the entire shebang wasn't anything ...
The Secret Of The F100 Millionaire
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 4 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Most of the advice out there about dealing with the obnoxious rise in the cost of fuel advises you to spend yet more money -- on a hybrid, on some other new car -- which for ...
4 Good Things About $4 Per Gallon Gas
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 4 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There's a bright side to almost everything, right? Even $4 per gallon fuel. If that seems like a stretch as you fork over another $80 to fill up your car, consider the bright side: 1) There's less traffic ...
The Old Man In The Buick — And The Return Of Drive 55?
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Speed Limits | 19 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist GOP Senator John Warner probably doesn't drive himself anywhere; he is flown, or chauffeured -- at state expense and top speed. Which may explain why he is peddling reduced speed limits to "save fuel" for the ...
