Spinning Wheels: A Community for Car Lovers Archive: June 2008
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The cell phone problem
Are you getting tired of dodging the idiots talking on cell phones while driving? It's a bigger problem than you think. Published June 30 2008
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Gas prices are higher than you think
When gas prices are calculated as a function of constant dollars it's interesting to see what it would have cost in past decades. Published June 23 2008
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Say goodbye to the V8
There are so many promising technologies yet being developed with internal combustion engines that they are here to stay for the foreseeable future. They just don't need to be very large... Published June 20 2008
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How I learned to drive
I know today's teenagers don't earn money mowing lawns, delivering newspapers or doing other semi-lucrative things in the neighborhood, but for me it was worth it... Published June 16 2008
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This isn't like the 70s oil crisis
Many people are comparing the current oil crisis to the 1973 and 1979 shortages, but there are major differences for the auto industry. Published June 12 2008
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New age shifting: is this really necessary?
Sometimes new gadgets are a step in the wrong direction. Sequential manual gearboxes are a perfect example... Published June 9 2008
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Fix it again, Tony
Many years ago that phrase was used to explain what the letters "FIAT" stood for. Today, they mean an entirely different thing. Published June 4 2008
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Top-down weather is here
Thinking about a convertible? Well, there are a lot of reasons to own one and the choice has never been better. Published June 2 2008
