Cars

There must be something about the new car smell that attracts thieves, as recent FBI statistics report that nearly 800,000 motor vehicles were stolen in the United States in 2009 — representing a nationwide loss of $5.2 billion.

Drive it like you stole it! Not literally, but at the Nissan tent you are given the opportunity to test drive seven of the new 2013 vehicles. It's nice to be able to drool over a new car and drive it without the annoying car salesman breathing down your neck!

If you own a Toyota RAV4 or a Lexus hybrid, you may soon be getting a recall notice — nearly 800,000 of them in the United States are being recalled to correct rear suspension problems that could occur during maintenance.

It should be considered a brilliant leap in the telling of humanity whenever the real face of the human condition is exposed – especially when it exposes the wrath of cold-blooded rubber animal killers. That’s what we said — rubber animal killers.

Just a few months ago, analysts were worried gas prices would soar this summer, possibly topping $6 a gallon. But now that the warmer months are upon us, there’s been an abrupt about-face. In fact, fuel prices are now falling so steadily that many experts predict that by this fall, a gallon of gas will be under $3.

Given modern engineering, design and manufacturing, most drivers probably assume that new cars are inherently safe. But, according to a study by the nonprofit group Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, that isn’t necessarily the case.

Here we go again! I think people who are going to do something stupid always park next to me in a parking lot.

I had a friend  that used to say “That jacks my jaw,” whenever something he saw or heard really bothered him. Yesterday, I saw one of my jaw jacking things at the intersection of 16th and Limit, as I waited to make a turn.