The vehicle for the road trip could have easily been an SUV, but I feared it would be less efficient even the larger interior and cargo space. Heck, it could have been a pickup truck. I would have to utilize the back seat for the luggage and the "stowaway" to reside in. A smaller car would also have compromises with luggage compared to the Camry.
I always had high hopes for the Nissan Pathfinder. Then again, I always had high hopes for Nissan. That cut on the chin was there because the dealers that have sold them for years are not happy with the product they had to sell.
By the mid-2000s, Ford reached a point where they had to do something about their mid-sized sedan offering. With a lineage that included the Tempo and the Contour (the American version of the Mondeo), Ford needed something that fit perfectly between the Focus and the Taurus.
Mopar, being the root of that name, is the overarching brand that keeps all of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles products together – especially the ones from the Chrysler side of the house. Before Sergio Marchionne arrived to rescue Chrysler from the brink of collapse, the company danced with another partner.
This is a question that we all should be asking our family, friends, enemies, and other human beings during this period of self-quarantine and social distancing because of the COVID-19 situation. It has not been easy for us, as a whole. Some have reached a breaking point. Others have rolled onward the best they can.
Even as the discussion of COVID-19 has been amplified, and the subsequent action by both the Federal Government and the state of Minnesota started to take effect, I knew that I had to do something in the face of this so-called panic. My solution to dealing with this crisis is simple: Just drive.
That cute blue video game hero that you played with on your Sega console was quite an inspiration. Perhaps an inspiration for General Motors to create a subcompact car for a global market becoming the video game’s namesake…they did – in 2011.
TweetLet’s play a game of "rental car roulette!" Let me explain a bit of history before we dive into this game. In the time prior to receiving vehicles from the OEMs for the reviews you have read on this site, I had to rent the vehicles I eventually wrote about. It was not a conscious …
Perhaps there is a reason behind getting behind the wheel of these SUVs and crossovers. There is an opportunity as an automotive writer to provide some consumer advice regarding these vehicles. A vehicle shopper certainly has a wide variety of these wagon-esque conveyances to choose from – with many niche products available in the marketplace!
Tweet 2008 Ford Focus SE 4-Door – Photo by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda Throwback Review of the 2008 Ford Focus One of my favorite cars in the first decade of the 21st Century has been the Ford Focus. From my first sampling, I enjoyed the idea of a European Ford recreated without too …