Further With Ford 2013 Trend Conference: Day Two
Welcome back to The Garage’s coverage of the Further With Ford Trend Conference. Day one was pretty much about just making it from my home state of Connecticut to Detroit and an exciting dinner at the...
View ArticleThe Death of Speed
On August 17th, Speed is being killed by its owner, FOX. In its place will be Fox Sports 1. This is hard news to take for this car obsessed writer. As a kid, finding auto racing coverage that I liked...
View ArticleFurther With Ford 2013 Trend Conference: Day 3
We’re on our third and final day of the Further With Ford Trend Conference, and back on the bus at 7:30 am, this time for some behind the wheel experience. We would be divided into two groups. One...
View ArticleHow To Buy a New Car, Part I
If you are here at The Garage, chances are you love cars. And we share your passion for them. As a car journalist, I consider myself a pretty lucky guy. I have a brand new car at my disposal every...
View ArticleHow To Buy A New Car Part II
Welcome back to my story of leasing a new car for my wife. Part I detailed how, even though General Motors had cleared me for $2,500 off sticker price, two Chevy dealers did not honor the discount,...
View ArticleMitsubishi Evo Making Its Final Lap
It is with a heavy heart that I must report that the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X’s production run is about to come to an end, with planned replacement. Our friends at Autoblog reported today that while no...
View ArticleIn Our Garage: 1981 Fiat 124 Spider
The subject seldom is raised here, but when we’re not test driving new cars, what exactly do we here at The Garage actually drive? Well, for me, the latest addition is the 1981 Fiat 124 Spider seen...
View ArticleThoughts on the Monte Carlo tragedy
Joaquim Santos’ Ford RS200 enters the crowd at Rally de Portugal in 1986. Photographer unknown. By its very nature, rally is the most pure form of motorsport. Real, production based cars being driven...
View ArticleVW Beetle Not Long for This World
After teasing the car buying public with concept cars of the iconic Beetle for the better part of the 1990’s, North American car buyers made it clear to Volkswagen they wanted their beloved Beetle...
View ArticleCarvana Conundrum
Pretty much doing anything during a global pandemic presents a unique set of problems no one could have possibly anticipated, especially when it comes to one of the largest purchases most of us will...
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