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2025 Mazda CX70

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2024/09/01

The trend has been to install smaller engines in place of larger engines – and to charge people more for what they’re not getting anymore. It’s nice to see Mazda bucking that trend. Last year, they brought out a new six cylinder engine – rather than a new turbocharged four cylinder engine. And they put […] The post 2025 Mazda CX70 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: David Knight Show 08/31/2024

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2024/08/31

Here’s the audio (and hopefully, video) of yesterday’s appearance on Real News With David Knight; we talked about the unctuousness of American Marxists, among other things. My segment starts at about the 2:06 mark: . . . 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: David Knight Show 08/31/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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It Begs the Question

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2024/08/31

It turns out lots of people do not like the “technology” that’s become weirdly standard in all new vehicles. In italics to emphasize an interestingly odd thing about all this “technology.” That being almost no one opted for it. From the Model T era onward, vehicles came standard with the basics and were available with […] The post It Begs the Question appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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City vs. Country This Time

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2024/08/30

What was not the American “civil war” – because the Southern Confederacy wasn’t trying to take over the country; it was attempting to secede and form a new country – was a geographical war. The North sought to force the South back into a “union” the South wished to not be forced to be a […] The post City vs. Country This Time appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Why I “Speed” . . .

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2024/08/30

Like almost everyone else – and every cop – I “speed.” That is, I often drive faster than whatever the posted speed limit is. I do so not primarily because I am in a hurry; that is a gas-lighting term used, ironically, by the cops who are often in a hurry to catch up to […] The post Why I “Speed” . . . appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 08/29/2024

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2024/08/29

Here’s the audio of this week’s Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We talked about compliance engines among other topics du jour: . . . 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 […] The post Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 08/29/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Federal Property Tax

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2024/08/29

There’s a reason why you’ll never truly own your home. It is called the property tax. It is a yearly tax – paid forever – based on what the taxers say your home is worth this year, irrespective of what you paid for it when you thought you bought it. You may have paid $250,000 […] The post The Federal Property Tax appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 09/28/2024

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2024/08/28

Here’s the audio of this week’s get-together with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Idaho! We talked about the Orange Man’s insufferable ego – and what it may end up costing us – as well as some other items that may be of interest: . . . If you like […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 09/28/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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A Look at a Compliance Engine

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2024/08/28

It’s hard to see most cancers; you have to look inside the body (usually) to see what’s killing it. Have a look under the hood of a new vehicle if you want to see a similar kind of cancer – and it’s metastasizing. Here’s one example of many: The 2024 Lexus GX550, which is a […] The post A Look at a Compliance Engine appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Luxury of Owning a V6

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2024/08/25

If you’ve bought any packaged foods lately you already know what this column is about. There’s less in the box – but the price has gone up. It’s a similar situation under the hood. This week, I’m test-driving a 2024 Lexus GX550 – which is a slightly larger, luxury-badged iteration of the rebooted Toyota LandCruiser […]The post The Luxury of Owning a V6 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Orange Crush

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2024/08/24

This (s)election is Trump’s to lose – as many have observed. It ought not to be even close. But Trump has succeeded in narrowing the gap, if the polls are to be believed. And even if not, it’s beside the point because what matters is that Trump appears to be losing ground. Not because Kamala […] The post Orange Crush appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Honest Language

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2024/08/24

It is silly to refer to the party that imposed the choice of party insiders on the party as the Democrat Party. It is akin to referring to what people are forced to pay into Social Security as a “contribution.” One cannot have an honest conversation using dishonest language. Ghandi understood this when he said “All […] The post Honest Language appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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How EVs Backed Themselves into a Corner

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2024/08/23

The main reason EVs aren’t selling well has to do with the main reason for buying an EV. People are told how how extremely quick EVs are; that they are much quicker-accelerating than almost any vehicle with an engine, especially otherwise comparable vehicles. And it’s true. The typical EV is very quick. Most EV crossovers […] The post How EVs Backed Themselves into a Corner appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Civilian “Generals”

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2024/08/22

You may have seen the picture of the Texas sheriff who denounced Hombre Naranja’s efforts to get control of the border. But did you see the general’s stars on the collar of this civilian cop? One sees this a lot. There are “sergeants” and “lieutenants” and “majors” and “colonels” with eagles on their collars. There […] The post Civilian “Generals” appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 08/22/2024

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2024/08/22

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 pending (so it seems) Orange Fail as well as the EeeeeeeeVeeeeee I’m test driving this week, among other things: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting […] The post Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 08/22/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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All Tethered Together

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2024/08/22

The Department of Transportation recently announced that “as part of its commitment to reducing deaths and serious injuries on our nation’s roadways,” it will “accelerate the deployment” of what is styled “vehicle to vehicle connectivity” – or V2X – “across the nation.” Italics added – as this “deployment” will, as always, be not a matter […] The post All Tethered Together appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car

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Blame Republicans . . .

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2024/08/21

The truth is often uncomfortable. Here’s one of them: The reason why the country is on the verge of a tipping point – of tipping over into overt socialism, a country in which everything is planned and so controlled by the people who control the apparatus of government – is because Republicans wanted it that […] The post Blame Republicans . . . appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show08/20/2024

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2024/08/20

Here’s the audio of this week’s get-together with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Idaho! We talked about how comforting it is to see “our democracy” in the hands of people like Kamala Harris that not a single person voted for – as well as the latest creepy tech coming […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show08/20/2024 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge

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2024/08/20

Volvo used be the go-to brand for safe vehicles that lasted a long time. Then everyone else began making “safe” vehicles, chiefly because the government was mandating that. Other-brand vehicles also became as or even more reliable than Volvos used to be, too. Now Volvo is making electric vehicles like the 2024 XC40 Recharge – […] The post 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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I See You – You See Me

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2024/08/10

Now that every new (and recently made) vehicle has an array of cameras built into it – as well as the ability to send and receive data – the time has come to put both to use. Just not for the putative uses people have been told these things were being installed in vehicles for. […]The post I See You – You See Me appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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