News From the Clows

Category: Cars

  • 2018 Chevy Sonic – car review

    2018 Chevy Sonic – car review

    Back in September, I spent 10 days and 900 miles on a business trip to Illinois. This time I was assigned the 2018 Chevrolet Sonic sedan. Available engines are a normally-aspirated 1.8l 4 cylinder, or a more powerful 1.4l turbo. I got the “Premier” edition which had the turbo. The trend for automakers is to…

  • Dodge Dart — car review

    I rented a 2015 Dodge Dart SXT for a 10-day business trip to IL in May. I’m actually ready to replace my car so wondering if I wanted to wait to buy a used Dart. I really liked the way it looked on the inside and outside. The styling reminded me of a Charger that…

  • Taming the Abarth

    So Fiat is back in America. I was curious to know how the Fiat 500 felt to drive so took a spin with my friend Brian and Al the sales rep. I didn’t want the base model Pop so went for the stick-shift 160hp turbocharged Abarth model. In summary it was nice to drive. The…

  • Sabbatical like my brother’s Car

    When I was in Junior High School, my older brother bought a fabulous ’68 Plymouth Sport Fury for $200 from the kid down the street. It was blue with a cavernous back seat which is where I usually ended up. The Fury was equipped with a 318 V8 but only 7 cylinders worked. It limped…

  • Karmann Ghia potential

    The photo doesn’t answer the questions, it just raises them. Of all the cars you could drive, why this one? Does the owner plan to fix it up? Are there some great stories involving this forlorn Karmann-Ghia? I spotted this from my 2nd-level bus view on the outskirts of Golden Gate park in San Fran…

  • I Want that Car

    I’m sitting in Starbucks with Holly and see a lovely 1965 Mustang Fastback parked outside (white with blue stripes). It’s in one of the “look at me” parking spaces in front of the store. I cannot take my eyes off it. WHO drove up in that car and why did I just now see it?…

  • Daddies and cars

    This week I had to jumpstart my car. Dead battery. No big deal–I knew it was coming so I wasn’t surprised. When Holly was helping me jump it, my daughter came outside. I yelled at her to get back because of the slight chance the battery might blow up. She responded by saying she wanted…