Just One Man’s Opinion
18
Jan
So, you really, really, really want a Bugatti Veyron. You win the lotto and have $2 million to buy the $1.5 million Bugatti. But do you have enough for maintenance?
Bugatti recommends new tires every 4,000 k or 2,500 miles and new wheels and tires (yes wheels) every 10,000 miles. The Michelin Pilot Sport 2s cost [...]
14
Jan
It took me awhile to update, but I’ve made some minor tweaks to the Automotive Family Tree for the end of 2009. We’re still waiting on GM to figure out what they are doing with SAAB and what Ford is doing with Volvo. I think for the most part, all the trading is done for [...]
14
Jan
Hummer is on hold until GM seals the deal. By the end of the week, GM will stop producing Hummer as the brand is being sold to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company. GM will not comment on the state of negotiations, but the U.S. government has signed off on all related regulatory issues. [...]
8
Jan
For the next 5 days you have the opportunity to bid a car once owned by Sharon Stone. What car is CharityBuzz.com auctioning, you asking? Is it a Ferrari or a Porsche or a Rolls-Royce? Nope. It’s the classic 1972 Ford LTD convertible. Can we say, “Cleaning out your closets?” Granted, it’s a fully [...]
6
Jan
Quote according to Hyundai PR man Dan Bedore. Pirates hijacked the ship some 600 miles off the coast of Somalia. The 2,300 small cars were en route from Korea to Saudi Arabia.
Nobody was injured, but makes you wonder what the pirates were thinking holding up a Hyundai ship? It’s expected that the pirates are holding [...]