I’m sure it is a coincidence that for the last three weeks I have been driving Ford F-series trucks. Today I leave for the first drive for journalists on the 2014 Chevy Silverado at Knibbe Ranch near San Antonio, and there will obviously be comparisons made, if not entirely shared. … Continue reading
Your other car: Texas Spring Roundup winners tough to call for 2013
About 60 cars, crossovers, and performance SUVs faced judgement by almost as many auto writers and photographers last week at the Texas Motor Speedway; and it was amazing to see how far everyone has come. In some years past, unfavored vehicles sat in the drive-thru garage all day, looking super … Continue reading
In my rearview mirror: GM Foundation grant, Honda recall, Best of Texas vehicles
Often stuff happens that isn’t quite major enough to merit a single large story. Here are some from the past week: GM Foundation gives $100,000 to the American Red Cross On April 20th, GM provided a grant to the Red Cross to aid emergency management officials to help provide shelter … Continue reading
1995 Silverado rocks it at 500,000 mile mark
If your truck hit 500,000 miles, what would you do? Keep it until the wheels fall off. Trade it in for a new bigger one? Or, all of the above. I know what Dudley Thomas of New Braunfels, Texas, did. He bought his first new truck — a 1995 Chevy … Continue reading
Massive recall of 3.4 million Japanese carmakers’ vehicles
If I wrote a post for every recall out there I would be doing nothing else, but when there is one of this magnitude, covering both trucks and cars, I try to keep you informed. This one is interesting because it shows how much a problem can be created when one supplier serving … Continue reading
Truck Trend spoofs F-150 for April Fool’s Day
I love Truck Trend magazine. It’s writers and editors are professionals and they know what they are talking about, but are always far and equitable. That said, their Facebook post today was undoubtedly one of the best vehicle-related pranks that I can recall; and I am really, really old. On its … Continue reading
2014 GMC Sierra beats all competitors stats for new 2014 trucks
General Motors has stretched out the introduction of its redesigned 2014 trucks for almost a year, but with production scheduled to begin this month they are now releasing the key numbers for the GMC Sierra. Stats for the Silverado were not specifically given at a news briefing this morning, but … Continue reading
Photographer’s spy camp may fulfill a fantasy
If you have ever seen photos of vehicles shrouded in camo, weird tribal symbols or canvas to obscure their identity, you have undoubtedly seen her work. But, unless you are an insider, you probably have never heard of their source: Brenda Priddy. For more than two decades, Priddy has made her living … Continue reading
No surprise here: pickup trucks are Texas most stolen vehicles
In a state where one out of every four (or five) vehicles is a pickup truck, this sports and work icon placed first, second, third and seventh in the top-ten stolen vehicle derby in 2011, the last year for which numbers have been released. The numbers also coincided with the … Continue reading
Tires for drought? Just choose those that work best under wet conditions
While there are often recommendations for tires that excel in bad weather conditions, there seem to be little information –if any — for tires that excel in drought conditions currently bedeviling a large part of the country, including Texas. Most people think of drought driving simply as motoring on dry roads, but long periods without … Continue reading
