By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Some unhappy news came in the mail yesterday. A notice that my favorite car magazine — High Performance Pontiac — will be ceasing publication after the October issue. Pontiac itself, of course, ceased building — scratch that, selling — cars almost ten years ago (in 2006) and really — if […]
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Volt Double Down
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The Volt electric car has been a fizzle for GM — and that’s putting it kindly. Only a small handful have sold — and that’s putting it euphemistically, given the massive subsidies that went into building it and the equally massive incentives ($7,500 a pop at the federal level, not […]
Esurance is Watching You
June 23, 2014 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Black Boxes, Eric Peters, Insurance Companies, Speed Limits
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just signed off on a “plan” (you know there’s trouble brewing whenever a control freak politician announces he has a “plan”) touted as a way to “discourage” teen drivers from texting while driving but which will inevitably lead to adults being under the constant (and […]
What The Automatic Transmission Has Done To Us
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It’s easy to get suckered by the convenient, the easy. We’re all susceptible. It is human nature to take the path of least resistance. Present almost anyone with a quart of their favorite flavor of Ben & Jerry’s — and a sit-up machine — and it’s not a hard bet […]
In the Rearview: Pontiac Aztek, 2001-2005
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It wasn’t a bad idea. Then again, neither was the Titanic.
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