Minutes with Mika

What do you say when you get a chance to meet your hero?

That was the thought that was going through my mind the moment I put my hand on the doorknob, the moment I was about to walk into the room for our 20 minutes with Mika Hรคkkinen. Read more →

How to (really) buy a car (Part 2)

Okay so now you’re really ready to get on with getting your first car. However, there are still a few more things that a truly savvy car shopper should do before actually putting his or her hard earned money down on the table.

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How to (really) buy a car (Part 1)

When we talk about buying a new car, the conversations usually revolve around what model or what brand to get.

However, there is much more to buying a car than actually picking it. You have to think about financing (unless you’re going for cash), downpayments, insurance, registration and even unit allocations before you can actually get your hands on your new ride.

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How Steve Jobs changed motoring

Benz. Ford. Goodyear. Jobs.

If you’re a car guy (or girl), you probably know who Karl Benz, Henry Ford, or Charles Goodyear are: Benz invented the first motorcar, Ford made cars affordable with mass production by moving assembly lines and Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber. These men and others like them have made great strides in making everyday motoring possible.

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Targeted

We see it all the time. Someone, somewhere, does something silly and becomes the butt of all ridicule, insults, and all sorts of hostility on YouTube or Facebook. The list of those who have been the victims of this is long, and getting longer.

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