http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs The AutoIndustriya.com Editorial Blogs Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:24:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/what-if?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-if http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/what-if#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:57:07 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=418 At some point we all get tired of how terrible our streets have become from a lack of discipline, of order and of enforcement. But what if the government can enforce every single rule, regulation or ordinance? What would Metro Manila be like? Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/what-if/feed 0 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/all-parked-up?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-parked-up http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/all-parked-up#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:12:06 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=409 How many times have you gone to a new 5-star hotel, a brand new casino or the latest mall only to find out their parking lot is not even worth the concrete it's paved with? Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/all-parked-up/feed 4 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/minutes-with-mika-hakkine?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minutes-with-mika-hakkine http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/minutes-with-mika-hakkine#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:35:15 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=396 When we walked into that room for our 20 minutes with Mika Hakkinen, we didn't know what to expect... after all, what do you say when you get a chance to meet your hero? Let's find out. Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/minutes-with-mika-hakkine/feed 0 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/leading-by-example?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leading-by-example http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/leading-by-example#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:10:53 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=301 I've always believed that the best way to see how really effective, efficient and just the system of governance is in a country can be done by taking a drive on its roads. Our government, on many levels, really doesn't seem to know the rule of law. Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/leading-by-example/feed 2 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/getting-away-with-it?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-away-with-it http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/getting-away-with-it#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:58:20 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=275 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. Now cue the flying tomatoes. Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/getting-away-with-it/feed 2 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/the-need-for-speed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-need-for-speed http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/the-need-for-speed#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:31:50 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=252 It's a question that every car guy has been asked time and again: How fast have you gone? Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/the-need-for-speed/feed 1 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/home-for-the-holidays?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home-for-the-holidays http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/home-for-the-holidays#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:12:24 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=235 Things to do over the holidays… if you're a car nut. Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/home-for-the-holidays/feed 0 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/rules-are-rules?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rules-are-rules http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/rules-are-rules#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:37:28 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=197 The government seems to be on a roll with new President Aquino. Understandably, he's out to flex his authority in the streets of the capital by ordering the universal apprehension of cars with unauthorized sirens and blinkers... but what about all the other rules that need enforcing? Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/rules-are-rules/feed 0 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/driving-a-point?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-a-point http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/driving-a-point#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:56:50 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=169 Odometer reading: 1299.5 kilometers. This is the moment when the Focus TDCI decides to sputter, starved of fuel after 4 days driving through all of Luzon, with the Bangui windmills of Pagudpud to our right. This is the Ford Focus … Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/driving-a-point/feed 0 http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/the-many-faces-on-the-road?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-many-faces-on-the-road http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/the-many-faces-on-the-road#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 06:29:47 +0000 Vince Pornelos http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/?p=160 We drivers have different “looks” and mannerisms when behind the wheel of a car; faces that can be affected by our mood, the way we drive, the road conditions, practically anything really. Here are 12 of them. Continue reading →]]> http://www.autoindustriya.net/blogs/archives/the-many-faces-on-the-road/feed 0