It came time to give up Ginger Lynne, the jeep. But I did not know what else I wanted. A friend suggested a MINI, but I wanted to test drive one before really considering it, but I hate dealerships and could not fathom going to one and being beat up and abused as dealerships do…
My totally badass new-to-me Land Rover Discovery II Kalahari Edition. The guy who sold it to me warned me about 7,000 times (k, probably just 15) that it was a “masculine” car. It’s very “manly,” he said in a concerned tone, thinking of the attention his son got in it and probably also the sic…
Yep, both of these fair cities have car-sharing programs, called Car2(to)Go! Austin Car2Go is launching their program Friday May 21 with a party from 4pm-10pm at Republic Square Park with live music from The Lemurs, The Black and White Years, and more, food vendors, and test drives. Austin city employees have been using the SmartCars…
I’ve got two different opinions that sprang from the 2010 Ford Taurus Meetup Sunday at Opal Divine’s, and both I agree with. Here we go (originally posted on AustinPost.org) Frank says: Ford Tackles Consumer Confidence: Can It Really Be as Good as Foreign Cars? I was 16, looking at buying my first car, and the…
I’ve been mulling over buying a scooter. We all know I’ve tried to be eco-friendly, but the biking was more funny that practical. Plus, for a fashionable gal, it’s just not practical in the summer heat–I can’t show up everywhere with helmet-hair and sweat stains! Perhaps a Vespa would keep me cooler … But alas,…
Soulja Boy, Lil Boosie, Lil Wil, and Paul Wall are playing next weekend for a mere $20! I’m so excited–this is the kind of concert that happens in Houston all the time, but rarely makes it to Austin. It’s part of the Custom Sounds Heatwave Car Show at the Travis County Expo Center. I’m also…