Rental cars are always a nice way to see what kind of products manufacturers are putting out (at least for those that are in rental fleets). I prefer getting smaller sedans when I rent on a business trip but get SUVs when travelling with the family. I've had good experience with Ford (alas the Focus is no longer made), Mazda and Nissan. Not so much with Toyota, Chrysler, GM, Hyundai. The latter are not bad, just dull or not something that would encourage me to buy one of their cars. ... View more

I hope some of those cars get purchased so they can be restored and drive. A few are good enough to leave mostly original. ... View more

Great story, Mr. Carini. Thanks for sharing. ... View more

What an ugly and disjointed design. I thought the current M4 couldn't look worse, but they did it. ... View more

I live in Houston too and even with A/C on my vintage car, I tend to drive it a lot less in the summer.  The other times of the year are great. ... View more

Great article. So very helpful, as are the comments. Thanks Rob! ... View more

Yikes, tahnks for sharing, but here's a few more Dw words: Dwelling (n.); Dwayne-Hunt law (x-ray energy is inversely proportional to the photon wavelength); Dwyer instrumentation (a mechanical method for correcting curvature associated with scoliosis). 🙂 ... View more

A very helpful article for those of us who do use gloves. ... View more