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I have spent a lot of time in the 2019 Ram 1500 truck these past few months.  From the first glance last March at the media preview to several test drives during the summer, it is not hard to see [...]

I test drive new autos almost every week yet it took me most of this year to finally get into Nissan’s “all-new” 2018 Leaf, its zero-emission electric vehicle.  After zipping [...]

Ciao Bella.  The Italian salutation that means Hello and Goodbye.  It was quite the hello when I first saw the Arancia Pastello-colored Fiat 500L parked in front of my house.  Though technically [...]

Southern California is my favorite place in the U.S.  Between business trips and vacation escapes I think of it as my home away home without the high taxes, escalating property values and [...]

The Toyota Highlander has long been one of America’s most popular family crossover SUVs. Last year Toyota sold nearly 216,000 Highlanders in the US, making it the third best selling [...]

It seems I was just in a Lexus a few weeks ago and here comes another one rolling up my driveway.  You may recognize the headline at the top of this post as my review of the recent GS-350 used [...]

I’ve been playing around in some small cars lately which give me the opportunity to compare them against each other.  The just-launched Nissan Kicks is a fun car with a low price tag.  A [...]

It’s been a while since I have driven a Lexus so I was excited when the silver GS 350 pulled up in front of my home.  I forgot how much the grille seems to smile when staring at it from the [...]

It’s the middle of June and I’m driving south on I-95 headed for Key Largo, Florida.  Temperature 95 degrees with humidity to match.  There may be better times of the year to visit this tropical [...]

I have stated the two things needed when moving into a new home are a truck and your mother.  A truck – bigger the better – is a necessity to haul items to your new home and also trash to the [...]