Something funny came across my computer screen the other day.
One of our congressmen, Neri Javier Colmenares, is seeking a ban on high intensity discharge headlamps on our cars. He cited that the use of “non-standard headlamps” (which I assume to be upgraded from the standard halogen headlamps) are “not in consonance with traffic safety standards”.
When Apple first came out with the iPad, I wasn’t really convinced to get one, especially since I knew I would end up loading it up with games and videos… something a guy so easily distracted does not need. Read more
You’ve seen it before. Maybe you’ve even been a victim of it.
If you’ve driven on our roads for a while and are a little more observant than the casual motorist, you’ll notice that some sort of shift happening right before your very eyes. Some of you may frown at me for saying it, but really, I have to get it out.
More and more, the perceived “poor” have been getting away with a lot of things on our streets. Read more
A few days ago, a friend asked me about buying a new car, particularly about things like financing, insurance and other things like that. Now, this friend of mine isn’t particularly a car guy, so I gave him the lowdown on what to expect from the purchase and the payments in the months to come.
When we finished discussing the details, I then asked him what car he’s getting. “Oh, yeah I’m buying the Chery QQ.” he said.
Yes, I heard the alarm bells in my head. Read more
It’s a question that every car guy has been asked time and again:
How fast have you gone?
Back then, many used to scoff at performance car enthusiasts primarily because of the shortage of places where we can stretch a car’s legs. Not anymore. Our country, more specifically Luzon, is getting into the swing of expressway motoring, with the opening of new highways like the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, as well as the thorough upgrade, extension and expansion of the North Luzon Expressway, the South Luzon Expressway and the coaxial Skyway. Read more