Car Muesings

Call me what you will, but it takes more than hanging out in a parking lot on a Saturday night to get me excited about a car event.  I haven’t had a cup of coffee for at least 10 years, so that Cars and Coffee better have some top

Wheels.  Rims.  Dubs.  Shoes.  Whatever you want to call them…The things attached to your car, wrapped in tires, are the most common part to be upgraded/swapped/customized/whatever’ed.  In the 1980’s, 14 inch or 15 inch wheels were standard across the board.  By the naughty ‘aughts

It’s the time of year when I start driving, what my wife calls, my “fun cars”.  It’s harder now that we have an infant. Mine aren’t very baby friendly but I manage to get out in one at least once a week.  Running errands solo tends to

A few weeks ago, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts rejected me.  Well, not me exactly.  Massachusetts rejected my 1989 Jeep Wrangler, the metaphorical me.  Unlike 19 other states, Massachusetts requires annual safety and emissions testing of all vehicles wearing Bay State license plates.  Any car not up to snuff gets the

The turn of the 21st century was a wild time to be a car nut. Cars, like music and movies, were ditching everything analog and going digital.  Computers were being stuffed in a car's every nook and cranny while software and sensors began to reign with an iron