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For Our Safety . . . Again

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2024/09/30

The agitprop arm of the insurance mafia – the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – “shared” (in the mewly Leftist-speak that has replaced proper English) a video that “clarifies” the “importance of a properly adjusted car seat head restraint.” You know, those rearward-vision-obscuring things perched atop every car seat now, in the interests of “safety.” […] The post For Our Safety . . . Again appeared first on EPautos -

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Don’t Buy a Hybrid

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2024/09/29

Every vehicle manufacturer is hybridizing its vehicles in order to deal with the problem of electric vehicles – which is that most people don’t want to buy one. Hybrids have the dual advantage of being both useful and compliant. It is not necessary to plan around how far you can’t drive – and how long […] The post Don’t Buy a Hybrid appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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A Friend Has Passed

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2024/09/28

Mike Valentine – whose name is synonymous with what are arguably the best radar detectors available and who designed the first truly effective one that others then copied – has passed at the much-too-young age of 74. I’ve known Mike since the ’90s, when I interviewed him for The Washington Times. I used to be […] The post A Friend Has Passed appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Supreme Court

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2024/09/28

You have heard the phrase, court of last resort? The Supreme Court was never intended to be that. At least, not by the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and probably also not by the man who was largely responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights. Those men were Thomas Jefferson and George Mason, […] The post The Supreme Court appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 09/27/2024

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2024/09/27

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 exasperating Orange Man – but at least he’s not a communist – as well as some other topics of the day: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please […] The post Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 09/27/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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2024 Fiat 500e

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2024/09/27

A lot has changed in the five years since you could last buy a brand-new Fiat 500 – the cute little micro-car from Italy. When it was last available – back in 2019 – it had a base price just over $16k, came standard with a manual transmission and could take you nearly 300 miles […] The post 2024 Fiat 500e appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Trump’s Car Tariffs

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2024/09/27

How can Trump solve problems if he doesn’t understand them? He recently promised to impose price controls on the car insurance mafia in order to reduce the cost of car insurance – which shows he does not understand that the main reason car insurance costs so much is because people are (effectively) forced to buy […] The post Trump’s Car Tariffs appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The “Opportunity Economy”

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2024/09/26

Kamala Harris – who says she worked at McDonald’s, once – says her mother (who was a communist) “made sure we knew that opportunity is not available to everyone.” Well, who doesn’t “have the opportunity” to work at McDonald’s? I did, when I was in high school. It was my first paycheck job. Not a […] The post The “Opportunity Economy” appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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AM and EMF

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2024/09/26

Congress is about to mandate something that used to be standard in most vehicles – AM Radio. This is an interesting inversion in that it’s usual for Congress to mandate things that ought to be optional – like air bags and back-up cameras for “safety” – that many people would choose not to pay extra […] The post AM and EMF appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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And What’s Next?

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2024/09/08

Volvo is the latest automaker to back away from its prior commitment to offer nothing for sale that is not a battery powered device – by 2030, that number that keeps popping up. Mercedes – which cancelled my access to its vehicles to test drive because I’ve questioned this business of “electrifying” everything – has […]The post And What’s Next? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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More Fake and Gay?

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2024/09/07

Tim Walz badly wants people to see him as a regular American – as opposed to an American who badly wants to transform America into something else. Part of this schtick is his pretended adeptness with firearms, especially the ones he never carried in war. Another is his contrived interest in vintage vehicles. Puff pieces […] The post More Fake and Gay? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Diaper Report: 07/09/2024

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2024/09/07

It turns out that not only do “masks” not work – to “stop the spread” of anything besides fear, that is. They also get people sick. According to a study published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety – the wearing of “masks” constitutes “a potential source for (the) inhalation and oral uptake of inanimate toxins.” These […] The post Diaper Report: 07/09/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Blame Someone . . . Else

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2024/09/06

Americans – many of them – have this odd penchant for holding people who didn’t do anything responsible for those who did. For example, because some people cause car accidents and either lack the means to pay for the damages they cause or avoid paying for the damage they cause, other people who didn’t cause […] The post Blame Someone . . . Else appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Hybrids Are Wasteful

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2024/09/06

Hybrid-electric vehicles are getting a lot of praise in the media because they appear to solve the electric car’s three main problems: The fact that most don’t go very far on a charge, that they take comparatively forever to charge and that you have to charge them in order to be able to drive them. […] The post Hybrids Are Wasteful appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 09/05/2024

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2024/09/05

Here’s the audio of this week’s Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We got into the CVT compliance transmission as well as the very latest in “advanced driver assistance technology”: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the […] The post Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 09/05/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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“One, Maybe Two” Years Left for VW?

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2024/09/05

The push to “electrify” everything that rolls is turning out to be a lot like the push to “vaccinate” everyone in that both have turned out to have adverse effects. VW hasn’t died suddenly – but it is dying. Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz, speaking to thousands of maybe soon-to-be ex-VW employees, said VW has […] The post “One, Maybe Two” Years Left for VW? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The $71,000 Accord

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2024/09/04

The Lucid Air – which is a mid-sized, battery powered sedan – claims a standard range of 420 miles. As is usual with EVs, the actual range is much less. Car & Driver got 300 miles out of the one they test drove – probably because they drove it at 75 MPH on the highway, […] The post The $71,000 Accord appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The “Unhoused”

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2024/09/04

Language is how we think. Try to do it without words. That’s why people who want to control how others think manipulate the meaning of words, so as to alter their train of thought. Here’s a fresh example of this – at least it was to me. I was listening to a Leftist on the […] The post The “Unhoused” appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 09/03/2024

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2024/09/03

Here’s the audio of this week’s talk with Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Idaho! We talked about Unresponsive Driver Support and the difference between what’s right (and wrong) and legal/illegal: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the wheels turning! Our […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 09/03/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Orange Socialism

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2024/09/01

How does one effectively oppose socialism? How about by not agreeing with it? Trump just did that – again. He promised that if he becomes president, he will force you – via the taxes you pay to the government and the premiums you’re obliged to pay the “health insurance” mafia – to pay for IVF treatments. […]The post Orange Socialism appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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