Month: February 2015

What will your new car cost you? Ask most people that question and they’re likely to answer with the MSRP or, if they’ve done their homework, something such as Kelley Blue Book’s Fair Market Price. But that’s less than half…

It was a night of glamour, fashion and the biggest stars in Hollywood – the 2015 Academy Awards. Weeks of speculation about which film would be declared the best picture or which A-list actors would take home the coveted Oscars…

Hopping in the family car is a lot different in 2015 than it was, say 30 or 40 years ago, when a station wagon might have been about the best choice available. And the differences make, well, all the difference…

It had to happen. As if it isn’t enough to worry about our computers or smart phones getting hacked … Now we are learning that our smart vehicles, increasingly loaded with sophisticated computer and wireless technology, are vulnerable to hackers,…

And the winners are … No, not Academy Award winners. You’ll have to wait until Feb 22 for those. We’re talking about U.S. News & World Report’s “2015 Best Cars for the Money” award winners. American Honda Motor Company and…

Associates at Santander Consumer USA should not be surprised to see a lot of fresh, new faces soon. The third year of the company’s “Create Your Career Summer Internship Experience” is getting on track, and anticipation is high among those…

Imagine streets and highways full of self-driving, a.k.a., autonomous, vehicles loaded with the latest information, navigation and crash-avoidance technology. Should make that next drive to the grocery store as safe as you possibly could imagine, right? Well, not necessarily, according…

The Academy Awards happen in just a few days. Of course, this is when movie fans’ attention turns to … cars! Well, maybe not entirely, but we still thought it would be interesting to take a look at the cars…

Cinch up your seat belts, we’re going on a sort of road trip. That’s how it felt, at least, as my wife and I went through the process of getting a new vehicle. It lasted almost a year because, at…

Here’s how to stay out of trouble when you’re ready to buy your next car, truck or SUV: • Apply our version of the 20/4/10 rule. • Know your limit for total spending. • Stick to it regardless of temptations….