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First, of course, we need to take a look at yesterday’s results: The Taurus wins it, and that’s no bull. It’s just more car than the little Topaz. Neither one is a terrible choice, but the Taurus will give you quite a bit more for your money. Love ’em or hate ’em, crossovers are here to stay. They already make up a huge chunk of the automotive landscape, and they’re trickling down to the cheap end of the used car market in large numbers....

Looks like stealth beats brute force. A couple of you pointed out that the minivan’s sliding doors provide a huge advantage in that you can already be on the move before the door is completely closed. I hadn’t thought of that, but you’re right. And slipping quietly into traffic and disappearing is the way to go, I feel. Just leave it in the Costco parking lot by the airport, and Tiny will take care of it....

Technology does help firms to run more efficiently and cleanly, but it also makes relocation more difficult. Fortunately, you may take measures to guarantee a seamless transition. Preparedness and Methodology What company are you using to transport your belongings? Though it may be tempting to try to save cash by doing the relocation on your own, professional movers should not be discounted. Commercial movers’ labor and specialized equipment are ideal for transporting heavy machinery and bulky pieces of furniture....

As the holidays roll around, car enthusiasts all over the world dread receiving a box full of Armor All tat. Maybe you like your dashboard to feel like a slip-n-slide, but for everyone else here are some car cleaning products that won’t get chucked in the bin hours after being gifted. [Ed note: This is one of our holiday gift guides, which is a service we’re doing to help everyone with their end-of-year shopping....

Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If your morning coffee’s working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday. Lights Are Important I don’t know if you know this, but not having lights on your car would be a bad thing. People might crash into you if they don’t see you....

For an individual, the Myers-Briggs test is invaluable for helping to develop self-understanding; specifically, what motivates you and what work environments you are most suited to. As with all the Myers-Briggs personality types, the acronym relates to four specific character traits that, when combined, describe the persona of the individual – how they relate to others, what motivates them and how they prefer to work. For the ENTP, the acronym is as follows:...

It’s no secret that I love nice, unreliable cars. A number of my 19 or so vehicles have no issues, but many do. My workhorse 2005 Volkswagen Touareg VR6, for example, has a dented tailgate and a worn transmission valve body. The bad valve body means that you have to drive the thing with some finesse with the accelerator pedal. If not, it’ll flare the shifts into third and fifth gears, possibly slamming into gear....

Whatever you think about what was going on in America in the 1960s, I feel like it should be absolutely an unassailable fact that the era represented the high water mark for human and stripe interactions. I’m not sure humano-stripian relations have ever been better or more fruitful and creative. Look at these pictures from Ford’s 1966 brochure. The stripefulness is just off the charts, a real reminder of what we were once able to achieve....

After having driven machines like the Rivian R1T, Tesla Model 3, Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Honda E, I’ve gotten used to the “weirdness” that tends to accompany EVs. Some might also call it novelty. It’s the wacky column shifter in the Hyundai, the absurd number of electronic gadgets and storage offerings in the Rivian, it’s the Tesla’s humongous screen in an otherwise oddly understated cabin, it’s the whole vibe of the Honda E....

In case you’ve purged what the 2022 Honda Accord looks like from your mind in favor of more immediately useful information like the oil pan drain plug torque spec on your daily driver or that new ridiculously complex password your workplace’s IT department gave you, here’s a brief reminder: Pretty handsome, right? Sure, the chrome monobrow and massive grille date the front end a touch, but the long wheelbase, sloped roofline, and sharp character lines cut a great profile....

Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If you’re morning coffee’s working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday. Up Rock Creek Without A Skid Plate People really seem to be craving lumberjacked-up crossovers on all-terrain tires, so Nissan is giving folks what they want with the 2023 Pathfinder Rock Creek....

Smart pens are designed to take this pain away. Thanks to an inbuilt camera or dedicated smart paper notepads, you can automatically digitise your handwritten notes, ready to sync directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet. You can use AI technology to convert your handwritten notes to text and share with Office 365 – allowing you to make immediate edits. With this in mind, we’ve looked at some of the best smart pens for 2020 to help you choose the best smart pen for you....

Toothpaste is made to be pleasant tasting for adults, but for kids, it can be overwhelming. They might spit it out or keep it in their mouths and swallow it. As a parent, you have to know all the ways to ensure brushing is successful. You may have tried motivating your kids to brush with games or by letting them pick their toothpaste. Keep reading to learn about the best toothpaste for kids....

If you’ve played a racing game, watched some Top Gear, or read some car news in the past 17 years, chances are you’ve at least heard of the wild work of Bugatti. I certainly remember watching Top Gear and its tests to see if the Veyron could really hit its incredible top speed of 253 mph. Part of the magic behind the speed is Bugatti’s legendary W16 engine. And like many awesome bits of history with Volkswagen AG brands, it comes back to Ferdinand Karl Piëch....

The Caliper assessment has been in existence for more than 50 years. Created by the talent management company Caliper, the test builds on the work of prominent psychologists such as Raymond Cattell, Frank Warburton and others. Personality testing has been around for a very long time, though testing as we would recognize it today was pioneered in the 1920s. Originally used to test suitability for a range of different military roles, today personality tests are used for recruitment, personnel training and career development....

Citing a competitive analysis source, this news comes down from the folks at Autoweek. And honestly, it’s a little bit of a shocker. The American cargo and passenger van market has been undergoing some pretty big changes since the 2010s. The Euro-chic Ford Transit arrived on the block, joining the smaller Transit Connect and leading to the old E-Series being reduced to just a chassis cab. FCA (now Stellantis) started bringing over Fiat vans and slapping Ram badges on them....

No wonder $70.3 billion’s spent on TV ads a year—it’s the primary carrier of media. But voice commands, smart houses, and high-resolution devices make it easy to forget the evolution of TVs. Read on to appreciate how the history of TV led to the one that’s blasting in your living room. When Was the TV Created? Not much about modern-day TVs resemble its origin, but the history of televisions is rich....

And it’s the VW Quantum by a nose. You’d think that AMC’s giant schnoz would put it in front, but the Quantum’s long front overhang from that Audi five-cylinder was too much for it. Now then: Raise your hand if you ruined a good car when you were young by doing something stupid to it. I’m betting there are a lot of hands up out there, and mine is certainly one of them....

Not only that, but studies have shown that pet ownership can lead to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Put it simply, you’ll lead a longer, healthier life! Given all that, why wouldn’t you want a furry friend? Interested in knowing what some of the most affectionate pets are? If so, you’re on the right page! We’ll be going a few of them below. Keep reading to find out what they are!...

I was informed about the importance of the 1999-2005 Grand Am when I was invited to a Backlighter gathering at the only Backlighter-specific establishment, The Clear Nacho. Because the Backlighter sub-subculture is so small, they can’t really support any bars or clubs, so the primary Backlighter gathering place is a combination food truck that sells nachos and serves them in a portable steam room. Granted, the combination of what should be crunchy nachos eaten in a steam room that rapidly turns them into limp corn Kleenex triangles is pretty ill-considered, but the Backlighters seem to have embraced the experience of eating soggy nachos while wearing nothing but a towel inside a tent full of hot steam, so I did my best to play along and try to enjoy it....