Eric Meltzer

When most people envision Jaguar automobiles, thoughts of sleek, sinewy, British Racing Green, impossibly curvaceous roadsters with gleaming chrome wire knock-off wheels and supple tan glove-worn leather interiors carving up

Being a licensed used car dealer opens up avenues of buying cars and trucks unavailable to most. Wholesale auctions are the perceived Valhalla of the car buying public where it’s assumed the sun is always shining and cheap, shiny vehicles are lined up waiting for ridiculously low bidders dressed in plaid sport coats. Alas, such is not reality and the post-COVID market has had a tough time rebounding.

Longtime readers might know I’m a Scout guy. The original International Harvester Scout was a pioneering SUV, first released in 1961 as the Scout 80. IH was known to change

In perhaps one of the earliest attempts by a carmaker to define itself in a foreign market, high-end British automobile manufacturer Rolls-Royce brought their status and culture to America.

The world is changing. There's no denying it. No, I'm not talking about big, controversial topics like climate change or clean energy production, I'm talking about the stuff that makes life a little more comfortable and a lot more familiar. I'm talking about printed classified magazines, specifically Uncle Henry's and the like.

Are you an Amazon shopper? Love it or hate it, Amazon is probably a bigger retailer than its namesake forest is large or its like-named river is long.

It's been several years since I first submitted this column but it is timely and still relevant, enjoy.

I probably sound like a broken record by now, but I'll say it again: The automotive landscape is changing. The auto industry is dynamic, and forces are always acting upon it to adapt, from consumer needs and wants, to competition.

Tires have come a long way since the early days of motoring — or have they? They're still the same shape, they still rely on air, and they still mount on wheels.

Most people who prefer driving a manual or “standard” transmission — so-called because, once upon a time, manual transmissions were the standard offering — have strong opinions on their choice of gearboxes.