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When Dodge rolled out its first Durango in 1998, little did we know what it would become. Using the Dakota truck platform made for a truck-like SUV that could haul both people and cargo. Fast forward to the 2020 Dodge Durango and you have one of the most popular SUVs on the market. Making its... Continue Reading →
I must admit, the last time I drove an Acura I was fresh out of college with stars in my eyes and hopes for the future. I set goals for myself and one of them was buying a new car when I made it through school and had my first job. Contract in hand, I... Continue Reading →
It used to be easy to know where your bread was buttered. You went to such and such high school all four years and you defended its reputation much like a scene from West Side Story. You knew your classmates because you'd been with them in school since kindergarten. Making friends wasn't necessary, you knew... Continue Reading →
Looking back can propel one forward. Many decry looking back on the past, for we can't change it. What if we don't want to? 2018 bloomed with so many great opportunities I just had to share some of my favorites with you again...as a GOOD look at the past year. It all started with the... Continue Reading →
They want to fit in. Like pieces in a puzzle. Each have their special place that makes for a masterpiece. But teens, whether driving or not, have trouble focusing on where they lie in the scheme of things. Driving adds mitigating factors to an already overloaded teen brain to challenge it in ways it's never... Continue Reading →
I was six. The shifter in question lived in a late 60s VW Beetle that my Dad had purchased from one of my brothers whose eye had wandered to a new mechanical love. The faded green paint, white interior, rusted floorboard and that knob on the end of a stick...I loved that car. Being the only... Continue Reading →
(Photo by Jules Stayton) Daybreak. A new beginning. Marking time. Opportunity for change. Consistency. Reliability. Beauty. One-of-a-kind. I could be using the words and phrases above to describe the photo you see or a baby being born or an adventure started. Choosing to use those nuggets of wisdom to describe the contribution of both men... Continue Reading →
I must confess...I love cars. Old, new, running, rusted in a field, or withering away in a barn in Kentucky, I'm drawn. Maybe it comes from growing up in the Chicago area and attending the Chicago Auto Show so many times. Maybe it's the four brothers who provided a showroom of jalopies and treasures on the... Continue Reading →
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