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The Hidden Cost of Things

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2025/04/30

It’s a commonplace that new vehicles are expensive but that doesn’t cover what they cost. The distinction is important. Nor does it account for the why. Timing belts – vs. timing chains – are an example of something that has added a hidden cost to the expense of owning a new vehicle that arguably is […]The post The Hidden Cost of Things appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/30/2025

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2025/04/30

Here’s the audio of this week’s talk with Bryan Hyde, host of The Bryan Hyde Show in Idaho. We talked abut REAL ID and why now – as well as the Ammon Bundy thing and some other things: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/30/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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2025 Mazda3

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2025/04/29

Mazda is one of the few brands still selling a sedan – and it’s one of the even fewer sedans that’s also available as a hatchback sedan – and with a manual transmission – and that’s something as rare to find in anything new today as cigarette lighters. That one – which is technically two […] The post 2025 Mazda3 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Not One Indictment

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2025/04/29

Why is it that not a single “COVID” criminal has been indicted by Trump’s Justice Department or – in the case of pardoned criminals such as Dr. Fauci – compelled to testify before Congress and thus be placed in the position of having to tell the truth about what they did or lie about it […] The post Not One Indictment appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Will Trump End CAFE?

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2025/04/29

President Trump says he wants to make America great again. Sounds good. How about doing something to make that happen? One thing he could do anytime he wishes – via the executive orders he has no problem issuing – as for example with regard to tariffs – would be to get the federal government out […] The post Will Trump End CAFE? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Second Worst Trend of the Past 20 Years

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2025/04/28

“Rims” – the slangster term for wheels that are disproportionately large for the vehicle – are arguably one of the worst styling and functional affectations of the past 20 years. They add weight and increase rolling resistance, which reduces fuel economy. This goes for hybrids, too – i.e., vehicles specifically designed to deliver the highest-possible […] The post The Second Worst Trend of the Past 20 Years appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Helping the Bundys

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2025/04/27

My friend Bryan Hyde – host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Idaho – related to me the other day what’s happened to Ammon Bundy and his family. You may already know something about this but the gist is that he and his family have been rendered destitute and homeless as a result of his […]The post Helping the Bundys appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Fakest and Gayest Mustang Ever

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2025/04/27

Carroll Shelby is gone – thank God. He is thus spared the indignity of knowing his name has been affixed to a device that’s neither a Shelby nor a Mustang. It is a device that pretends to be both. More finely, a device that trades on both those names in what is arguably the most […] The post The Fakest and Gayest Mustang Ever appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Affordable Device

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2025/04/26

One of the chief reasons battery powered vehicles aren’t selling isn’t because they don’t go very far – or because they take comparatively forever to recover even a partial (let alone a full) charge. Assuming you have the time to drive to – and wait at – a “fast” charger. The main reason for them […] The post The Affordable Device appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Mazda’s Last Car?

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2025/04/25

Did you know Mazda is down to selling just one car? Well – technically – one sedan that’s also available as a hatchback’d sedan. This one being the 2025 Mazda3. But in either iteration, it is the last car Mazda sells that has more than just two seats. That one being the Miata sports car. […] The post Mazda’s Last Car? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Yoked

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2025/04/25

Mercedes announced the other day that it will debut a yoke – in lieu of a steering wheel – along with the the illusion that the driver is in control of the steering – in the next iteration of its EQS device. The illusion part is the real part of what is called “steer by […] The post Yoked appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Wheels Up With Bill Meyer 04/24/2025

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2025/04/24

Here’s the audio of this week’s Wheels Up! Segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We talked about external airbags and the Safety Cult that brought them to us, among other things: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the wheels […] The post Latest Radio: Wheels Up With Bill Meyer 04/24/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Law Enforced

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2025/04/24

A person close to me got stopped the other day by a law enforcer. Note that the sentence says nothing about anyone having caused harm or even threatened harm to anyone. Well, except for the law enforcer – who caused financial harm to the person he forced to stop (italics to emphasize the point) by […] The post Law Enforced appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/23/2025

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2025/04/23

Here’s the audio of this week’s talk with Bryan Hyde, host of The Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about making government more “efficient” as well as Subaru’s new external air bags, among other things: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the wheels […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/23/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Air Bags For People Not in the Car

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2025/04/23

It is not enough, apparently, to have air bags built into the dash, door panels and seats of a new car. Because what about people outside the car? Oh yes, Johnny! – as Ed McMahon used to say. Subaru announced the other day that it will be offering a “cyclist safe exterior airbag” in its […] The post Air Bags For People Not in the Car appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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What Does DOGE Matter?

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2025/04/22

We are supposed to be grateful that Elon Musk’s Whiz Kids have discovered so much “government waste” – as for example at USAID. But what does it matter? More finely, does it matter – to the average taxpayer – whether the money extracted from him is “wasted”? Or does it matter more that it was […] The post What Does DOGE Matter? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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President Kim?

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2025/04/19

I voted for President Trump – three times. Not so much for him as against the alternatives, which is the rock-hard-place many of us feel we’re in because it feels as though there’s no alternative to either-or. Yes, of course, we have the other alternative – which is to note vote for either-or and there […]The post President Kim? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Worst New “Assistance Technology”

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2025/04/19

You have probably heard about what is marketed as “lane keep assist” technology – or something along those lines (each manufacturer comes up with its own trade-name for what is essentially the same thing, kind of like the way all-wheel-drive is marketed under various different names for AWD). One thing – once accepted – always […] The post The Worst New “Assistance Technology” appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Odometers Rolled Forward

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2025/04/18

Allegations have surfaced about Tesla designing its odometers to read faster – to accrue mileage faster – in order (per the allegations) to get the cars past warranty faster. So that Tesla does not have to pay for warranty covered repairs. A class-action lawsuit – Hinton v. Tesla – has been filed in the U.S. […] The post Odometers Rolled Forward appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Liberty Conspiracy w/Gard Goldsmith...

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2025/04/18

Here’s the audio of yesterday’s get-together with my friend Gard Goldsmith, who hosts the Liberty Conspiracy podcast. We talked about how free enterprise could Make America Great Again. My segment begins at about the 59:0 mark: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the wheels […] The post Latest Radio: Liberty Conspiracy w/Gard Goldsmith 04/18/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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