August 22nd 2008: Issue # 511
   

The Bailey Blog

 
Wipered!

Picture of the week.

Wrong gear, wrong time.

The Citroen 2CV

If the rumoured economic perils continue as advertised,
one can see the 2CV, or something like it, making a comeback.
Thinking about it, there are some modified electric
golf carts
cars that already look like this!

What's in a name?

An awful lot of badness, actually.

Efficiency last.

Brilliant engineers have spent millions of man hours coming
up with better ways to deploy a side air bag or hold a coffee cup.
But what is becoming increasingly apparent is that what they should
have been doing is devising technology to improve fuel-efficiency
 in a car that people might actually want to buy.


2009 Mazda6

Like a heavyweight boxer: Bulky, but light on its' feet
.


Can 32,000 scientists really be wrong?
(As opposed to one ancient mechanical engineer, like me.)


Consumers' Reports 2008 top value picks.

Consumers' Reports 2007 annual survey & quality report.
Fuel economy.
The reality of hybrids and other cars.


Index of earlier articles.

Toyota Highlander
The five speed automatic transmission problem continues.


RECALLS & SECRET WARRANTIES.
(Who screwed up and when.)
More pesky VW problems.

Sebring and Avenger no starts.
Honda windshield wiper motors.
 

CANADIAN USED CAR PRICES.
 

Road test digest and media opinions of new cars.

Phils' Autobiography

 



Choosing a motor oil

Oil additives-useful or not?

Space Age Engine Lubricant

Phils' Garage & how to find it: