The mini van is the perfect family means of transportation. A mini van can carry not just family members. It can also carry groceries and other items, at the same time. Over the years we have had various mini vans since 2000. All of them have served us very satisfactorily Some people are very partial to...
On Labor Day I drove by the local Toyota dealership and noticed there was no special sale signs out front. In fact it looked quite and business as usual for any Monday. So I decided to wait until Tuesday to stop by and talk to their sales people. So on Tuesday when I drove...
In the past week every other car commercial on the television has been about the Toyota Venza. Talk about media blitz. I am starting to dream Toyota Venza. Okay Toyota, I got your message. I am going to take a hard look at the Venza, this week. The Toyota Venza is a midsize crossover...
The term minivan to be use in North America in 1984. It was termed by by Toyota and Chrysler when they launched their respective smaller than normal size vans. Minivan came to refer to small box shape van than was used by soccer moms to transport family and groceries. Over the past several years the true minivan (Dodge...
Gas prices have been on the rise, forcing people to take a hard look at alternate ways to get from point A to point B. Some people have gone to public transportation. Others are choosing to ride bicycles. Then there are people heading to the car dealerships to consider the number of electric power...
It has been just over a year ago, I wrote a Auto Recon for the Toyota Tacoma. The reason why I am looking a it again is because the Tacoma is rated in the top 10 of pick up trucks. The Toyota Tacoma does not come in one trim for a weekend hauling/camping. When...
Did you know that Chrysler had a recall for engine stalling? Did you know Ford had a recalls for fuel leaks and electrical shorts? Well, we have been so absorbed with the events in the Middle East and Japan these recalls have gone unnoticed. Most auto recalls rarely hit the Today Show’s news desk...
It was just over a couple of months ago that I wrote about the Chevy Cruze. Since then the Chevy Cruze, Ford Focus along with other electric cars have been getting a lot of attention. For the last 20 or so years your basic car has not change much. In the last couple of year...
This has been a rough year for the Toyota motor company. During the first part of 2010 news came out about how Toyota had covered an accelerator problem with the Prius. Just a few month ago Toyota recalled a long list of cars because of brake fluid issues. Still I am seeing quite a...
This week we are going to take a look at what is classified as a luxury car. I don’t want to be in the rut of just looking at inexpensive vehicles. This week we are going to look at a higher end station wagon or crossover; the Lexus RX. If you don’t know already, it...
