(Author’s Note to my Faithful 3 Readers: This is my vain attempt at an actual newpaper-ish column. If it’s too political, don’t worry. I will get back to writing weird car stories in the very near future.)
Because I love cars, I hope that the future of transportation is in personal transportation. I say this with [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Opinion’
August 27, 2008
Get Green NOW: America’s Energy Hysterics
July 20, 2008
California Nightmares
When I first laid eyes on the new Ferrari California, I was in my “newsroom,” which is essentially a dark corner of the kitchen where I plug in my Mac laptop and attempt to put two words together while not at the office. I was in the middle of a great, long draught of crisp [...]
May 20, 2008
To Love or Not Love Cars
I have a very dear friend who likes cars more than I do, but hardly knows a thing about them. She knows all the necessary truths: (1) Ferraris and Lamborghinis are hot Italians, (2) Aston Martins and Rolls-Royces are sub-zero cool, and (3) the McLaren Technology Centre really is the earthbound home of the Galactic [...]
May 6, 2008
The Great Lamborghini Thrash of 2008
As a lowly creator of letters and words that appear on a printed page, I have been greatly blessed with the absence of my bewildered face in any sort of the gossip media which is currently molesting the world. In other words, I am not a celebrity, and thank the good Lord.
Many naive bumpkins [...]
April 18, 2008
Grocery Shopping in a Lamborghini
It was a moment of sheer jubilation: I put the key into the brand-spankin’ new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, the starter motor whirred, but failed to produce engine life. It was a lovely sound: the sound of a sputtering Lamborghini. An almost nostalgic sound, the sound of Lamborghinis past, the sound of Italian crapicity. [...]
April 14, 2008
The Pros and Cons of a Reliable Lamborghini
The guy from Lamborghini was as German as Spaten Optimator. As German as a gasthaus. As German as a Kunstmuseum. But he was also a diplomatic, sleek, polite European-Unionized German. His name was Franz, and he reminded me a bit of Captain Von Trapp from the Sound of Music, but sans the whistle, the British [...]
April 5, 2008
American Motorist Stereotypeing 101
One of the infinite number of major issues facing the candidates in this 2008 election year is that of satisfying octogenarians who (1) vote and (2) demand pensions to pay for their monthly Metamucil bill. Like it or not, chaps named “Bill” and “Merv” and gals named “Myrtle” and “Marge” represent a massive voting [...]
February 28, 2008
The Misinterpretation of Smart
A couple days ago, I had the privilege of stumbling across a dealership that sold the Smart car. Yes, that’s right, that toaster-sized German import that is loved by all sorts of Euro environmentalists who wear socks with their sandals, eat leaves, and hate Bush.
Needless to say, I’ve always been a skeptic of the [...]
December 28, 2007
The Case for Speed Derestriction in the US
I was driving home a few nights ago from a hockey game in Tampa, Florida, and as it does ever now and then, inspiration struck me hard.
It was around midnight, and I was enjoying a dose of GABA generated by that lovely sensation of night driving on a fully-lit highway. The sodium lamps were on [...]
December 18, 2007
The Thrill of Night Driving
What is it about driving at night? The chilled air? No bugs? No overpowering sunlight? Sparse traffic? Why is it just so…. cool?
In Michael Mann’s crime thriller masterpiece Collateral, Max tells Vincent why he likes driving at night. “People are more relaxed,” says Max. Is it relaxation that makes night driving so sumptuously cool? [...]
