Here is the second part of the 10 Commandments of Driving, brought to you by TFLCar. You can read the 2013 Ten Commandments of Driving part 1 (here). Moving right along… 6. Thou shall keep thy pets off thy lap when driving. Damn-it people! Keep those cute puppies off you lap and away from the f(#!&@ airbags!!! [...]
It’s that time of year again. Time to whip out the Ten Commandments of Driving for all to bask in its glory. So majestic is this list, so powerful – that I had to make two parts out of it. Indeed, once you have absorbed this righteous text, you will be better for it. … and [...]
So how do journalist get cars to review? In this “Behind the Scenes” video we profile Automotive Media Solutions in Denver, Colorado to let you in on how automotive journalists get vehicles to review. Vehicles in an automotive press fleet are stored, maintained, cleaned and doled out to qualified journalists in the region. AMS [...]
In Confessions of a Service Advisor – Part Three, the importance of the most common (and often misunderstood) age and mileage-based vehicle repairs and up-sell services will be discussed. Remember, these are solely opinions based upon my own experiences working at mostly high-end European import dealerships. In other words, if you own a BMW, Audi, [...]
In Confessions of a Service Advisor – Part One, your car broke down a week after your last service visit. Now, in “Confessions of a Service Advisor – Part Two,” you’re stuck at home waiting for the diagnosis, and the dreaded call comes in. What do you do? The Diagnosis Put your fears aside – [...]
The daily highway slog and grind is wearing, both on you and on your car. One morning, coincidentally a week after the dealership serviced your car, you find yourself stuck on the side of the road. Crank-crank-crank-crank-crank-crank-crank. Nothing. Irrational thoughts begin swirling around in your mind. Am I out of gas? Coolant? Oil? Blinker fluid? [...]
For the first time, the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press (RMAP) has staged an event bringing together some of the newest vehicles, the country’s most spectacular off-road driving and the world’s largest automakers. This first time annual event is called the 4XFall. Off road vehicles, hardcore 4X4s, crossovers and pickup trucks were first brought to the [...]
Every time I see an award given to a car or truck, I tend to think, “Why is this car so special?” Often times, only a handful of people drive them for more than an hour before they proclaim they know which one is best. Hummm, that’s dubious at best in my book. Let [...]
Is sustainability really sexy? Does being green and red hot passion really go together? According to a new advertising campaign by Fisker Automotive you can be eco-consciousness and sexy at the same time.
So do you really need to change your oil 3000 miles? That's just one of the basic maintenance myths that Ford tackles in this recent press release? Now we admit that this top five list of most enduring automotive maintenance myths is a bit one sided as it was put together by Ford, but then [...]
By now you probably know that GM's new hybrid the Volt will first be sold in California. So it only seems fitting that a few lucky automotive journalist got to drive the getting-close-to-production-ready Volt in California as part of the LA Auto Show. And guess what? They liked it. We're betting this time next year [...]
General Motors announced today that it will wind down the Saturn brand after a deal to sell Saturn to Roger Penske and the Penske Automotive Group fell through. The collapse of the deal means that 350 Saturn dealerships will be closed and thousands of automotive retail jobs will be lost. "This is very disappointing news [...]
