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What Happened to the $19k Maverick?

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2025/04/18

They just dropped of a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz for me to test drive and write about. The SC, in case you weren’t aware, is Hyundai’s answer to the Ford Maverick, which was – when it came out back in 2021 – the only compact-sized pick-up you could buy (new) in the United States and […] The post What Happened to the $19k Maverick? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Back to Luxury

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2025/04/17

Another way to say “cheap” is to say common – as in everyone has it or could, if they wanted. A Snickers bar at the Dollar Store is cheap – not that there’s anything wrong with that. Snickers is a fine candy bar. But it’s cheap and that makes it nothing special. LCD touchscreens are […] The post Back to Luxury appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Wheels Up! With Bill Meyer 04/17/2025

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2025/04/17

Here’s the audio of this Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We talked about the Last Call and van life among other things. I’ll be on with Gard Goldsmith tonight at 7 east; hope you can join us! . . . If you like what you’ve found here please […] The post Latest Radio: Wheels Up! With Bill Meyer 04/17/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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If it Was “Unsafe” Why am I Alive?

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2025/04/17

I have driven hundreds of “unsafe” cars over the years, many of them brand new. They were of course “safe” when they were new because they were required to be. It is illegal to sell any new car that is not fully compliant with every federal “safety” standard. Perhaps you noticed something there. Pretty much […] The post If it Was “Unsafe” Why am I Alive? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/16/2025

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2025/04/16

Here’s the audio of this week’s talk with Bryan Hyde, host of The Bryan Hyde Show in Utah. We talked about all the “arrests” Pam Bondi has made (none of them of anyone on Epstein’s list) and the Reichstag fire, among other things: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/16/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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It’s Not “Recreational” Anymore

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2025/04/16

“RV” is an acronym that’s short for Recreational Vehicle – generally encompassing travel trailers/campers and motorhomes. The take-them-with-you portable homes, in other words, that people buy because they don’t like sleeping on the ground or in a tent or a hotel when they go on vacation. Increasing, they’re being used as homes – by people […] The post It’s Not “Recreational” Anymore appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car

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Arrests Are Imminent!

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2025/04/13

Maybe you saw or heard the news that Attorney General Pam Bondi says “Huge Arrest Coming Within the Next 24 Hours.” That was more than 24 hours ago – and the promised “arrest” has not happened. More to the point, the promised arrests have not happened. The arrests of criminals such as the pedophiles on […]The post Arrests Are Imminent! appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Final Edition – Again?

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2025/04/13

People who are into cars – and history – already know about this one. But for those who don’t, a history lesson is in order – because it’s about to repeat: Back in the early-mid ’70s, when the federal government was just getting serious about busybody’ing the design of new cars in the interests of […] The post Final Edition – Again? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Today’s Clover

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2025/04/12

Ever find yourself behind a slowpoke who speeds up when you try to pass? . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the wheels turning! Our donate button is here. If you prefer not to use PayPal, our mailing address is: EPautos 721 Hummingbird Lane SE Copper Hill, VA […] The post Today’s Clover appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Less is Still Too Much

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2025/04/12

President Trump says he want to “go back, probably, to a 2020 standard” as regards federal mandatory miles-per-gallon edicts – the latter being the right word because it’s the honest word. A “standard” is an objective value of some kind, used to evaluate whether a given thing rises to that standard. Federal Corporate Average Fuel […] The post Less is Still Too Much appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Diaper Report: 04/12/2025

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2025/04/12

They are back – if my area’s any indication of a national trend. I went to Wal Mart the other day to get some cat litter and – for the first time in two years – encountered someone wearing a “mask” at every turn. At least a half dozen of them from the time I […] The post Diaper Report: 04/12/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Wheels Up With Bill Meyer/KMED 04/11/2025

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2025/04/11

Here’s the audio of this week’s Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We talked about the return of the Hemi, the VW Taos and some other topics that might be of interest: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to […] The post Latest Radio: Wheels Up With Bill Meyer/KMED 04/11/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Hemi in Time?

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2025/04/11

Can the Hemi save Dodge – and Jeep and Ram, too? All of these brands are in trouble, chiefly – but not entirely – because of the decision to retire the Hemi, the affectionate name for the family of V8 engines that were available in many Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles until two years ago […] The post Hemi in Time? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Last V6 . . .

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2025/04/10

Honda (and Toyota) used to offer V6 engines in popular family sedans such as the Accord and Camry. Now the only way to get a V6 in a Honda is to buy a large crossover like the 2025 Pilot (and the related Ridgeline) and probably not for much longer, either. . . . If you […] The post The Last V6 . . . appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/10/2025

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2025/04/10

Here’s the audio of this week’s talk with Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Idaho! We talked about Trump’s seemingly (politically) suicidal (or homicidal) acts of late, among other things! . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the wheels turning! Our donate […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 04/10/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Half Off This Device

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2025/04/10

Do you remember the device made to look like a motorcycle? It is called Zero – a play on zero emissions, which assumes in the first place that carbon dioxide is an “emission” (in the sense understood to cause air pollution) and in the second that battery-powered devices do not “emit” these “emissions.” That latter […] The post Half Off This Device appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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“I Don’t Care” Says Orange Pierre

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2025/03/31

You may be familiar with the children’s book about Pierre- who doesn’t care. Well, neither does Orange Pierre. He literally said so just the other day. More finely, he said “couldn’t care less” whether the imposition of the 25 percent taxes (they are styled “tariffs”) just summarily applied to vehicles manufactured outside the United States […]The post “I Don’t Care” Says Orange Pierre appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car

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Diaper Report: 03/31/2025

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2025/03/31

That there are still people “masking” is obvious. You’ll probably see at least a couple of them if you go to any supermarket or other place where people go to shop. What’s the right way to look at these “maskers”? Are they to be regarded with – as Hunter Thompson put it – fear and […] The post Diaper Report: 03/31/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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If You Had $5,100 . . .

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2025/03/30

Here’a a trippy thing to do – and it doesn’t require getting high to do it. Imagine you have about $5,100 to spend on a new vehicle. Yeah, that’s pretty hard to imagine – without being pretty high. That sum might work as a good down payment on a new vehicle today. But how about […] The post If You Had $5,100 . . . appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Trump Pardons EV Grifter

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2025/03/29

People who supported Donald Trump’s candidacy for president did so for probably five bullet point reasons and one of them was their disgust over the Biden Thing’s use of the power of the president to pardon people unjustly convicted to pardon criminals such as the Biden Thing’s loathsome son, who grifted millions by leveraging the […]The post Trump Pardons EV Grifter appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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