My Favorite Vehicles From The 1970s
The idea of slotting a key into an ignition, turning it over, depressing the brake, shifting a gear and opening up the throttle was magical to this child of the 1970s.
Tag: Nissan
V&R Stories: The First Time I Bought A New Vehicle
Buying a new vehicle should be reserved for those who have better than acceptable credit and can guarantee making those payments for the entire term.
#MAMA21Rally: Back To Elkhart Lake
I missed the last time MAMA reconvened at “America’s National Park of Speed.”
Quickies: What I Drove At The MAMA Summer Drive
Now that I took a summer drive to the Midwest Automotive Media Association Summer Drive in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, let’s talk about what I drove at the Summer Drive.
The Speculator: We're Not Product Planners, But…
Those of us who are not working for an automaker or supplier to the industry think we know better than any of these people. We think we know how to improve upon a vehicle. The way it looks, operates, how some functions should work, how it should perform, and so forth.
My Thoughts Exactly: 2021 Nissan Murano
Perhaps this is a good time to even discuss this vehicle. You have heard that inventories are low on new vehicles around the world. The microchip/semiconductor shortage has slowed down and shuttered new vehicle production throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the most popular vehicles that consumers want are simply not there to fulfill a huge demand for them.
My Favorite Vehicles From The 1980s
At the State of California's Department of Motor Vehicles office in Canoga Park, I became a licensed driver. It took that second time to do it, but it was complete. Thanks to the California Driving School and the help of a 1977 Datsun B210 sedan, this history I embody had a real genesis.
Historiography: The Rise of the Mini-Truck
What we saw were the results of these measures that shaped the automotive industry in North America in 1982. It wasn’t enough to build smaller passenger cars. There was something else that took place that also changed the way we looked at transportation – for both work and play.
My Thoughts Exactly: 2021 Nissan Armada
You see them travel in packs. They’re lined up to pick up their kids from school. They’re been loaded and off-loaded with large bags of sports gear. They’re clogging up parking lots and multi-story garages for any ol’ activity you can attend safely within pandemic guidelines.
My Thoughts Exactly: 2021 Nissan Sentra
That is the beauty of a car like this. No one expected it to be good. Not when Nissan had its share of bad publicity in recent years. While we sift through the news, Nissan has been making strides on their latest offerings.