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They Built it . . . and No One Comes

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2025/06/02

In my area there is a charger bank of eight “fast” charger kiosks near an Earth Fare supermarket. I pass it every day and never have seen more than one device charging there and nine out of ten times, none. The county – I assume – recently removed the original charger kiosks that had been […]The post They Built it . . . and No One Comes appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Make Your Clutch Last Forever (Almost)

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2025/06/02

Eventually, everything that wears, wears out. But eventually can be farther down the road. A clutch – more finely, the clutch disc – is a wear and tear part, very much like brake pads in an almost literally the same sense. When you release the clutch pedal, the clutch disc grabs (and holds) the flywheel […] The post Make Your Clutch Last Forever (Almost) appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Today’s Clovers 6/01/2025

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2025/06/01

Here’s today’s first Clover – white car at the head of the conga line and a second one – the Ford Maverick squatting in the left lane: And Two: . . . 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 Today’s Clovers 6/01/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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“Fixing” Your Cummins Diesel . . .

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2025/06/01

Everyone knows what fixing their puppy entails. A similar thing happens when you take your Cummins diesel-equipped Ram truck in to be fixed, as Cummins is desperately trying to persuade some 630,000 owners of 2013-2018 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups equipped with one of these engines to do. The federal government says Cummins cheated federal […] The post “Fixing” Your Cummins Diesel . . . appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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“Making Over” a Mass Murderer’s Monument

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2025/05/31

The Russian government just announced it will be devoting lots of money – officially, mind – to restore the public monument to one of history’s worst mass murderers, Vladimir Ulyanov, who styled himself “Lenin.” That this is happening is fascinating in that such a thing could never happen with regard to the lesser mass-murderer whose […] The post “Making Over” a Mass Murderer’s Monument appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Why New Windshields Cost So Much

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2025/05/31

It used to cost around $150 to get a cracked windshield replaced. Of course, $150 also used to buy groceries for a family for a week. . . . 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 […] The post Why New Windshields Cost So Much appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The Battery Powered Loss Leader

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2025/05/31

Electric vehicles lose more than just charge. They also lose value – at a rate that dovetails with their loss of charge and the time it takes – and so, wastes – to recharge them. Not even Lexus is immune from this hemorrhaging of value. The brand’s name is italicized because of all brands, Lexus […] The post The Battery Powered Loss Leader appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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A Way Around the Mafia?

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2025/05/30

Readers of this column already understand the car insurance “families” – GEICO, Progressive, et al – are mafias. The only difference between them and the Columbo, Gambino and other traditional mafias is that the insurance mafias are not only legal – they are legally enforced. You can at least legally try to defend yourself against […] The post A Way Around the Mafia? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Wheels Up! With Bill Meyer/KMED FM...

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2025/05/29

Here’s the audio of this week’s Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We talked about the Cummins diesel recall – about which more to come – and various other random/related topics: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep […] The post Latest Radio: Wheels Up! With Bill Meyer/KMED FM 05/29/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Pet Vaccinations

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2025/05/29

What follows hasn’t got anything to do with cars except in principle. That principle being the diminishing freedom we’re allowed to exercise when it comes to choosing what we consider to be right for us – as well as our pets. It used to be the case that you just had them, if you wanted […] The post Pet Vaccinations appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The “Made in America Motors Act”

EPautos – Libertarian Car Talk ·

2025/05/25

Some things sound good but maybe aren’t. The Made In America Motors Act might be one such thing. It is a proposal to enact a tax deduction for interest paid on new car loans – if those cars are made in America, the latter defined as vehicles chiefly assembled in America. The deduction would be […]The post The “Made in America Motors Act” appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The 10,000 Pound (Almost) Farce

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2025/05/24

During the “pandemic,” we were told that “stopping the spread” required the shuttering of independently owned small business but it was ok to go shopping at big box retailers such as Wal Mart. Now we are told that in order to prevent the “climate” from “changing” – whatever that means, exactly – we must drive […] The post The 10,000 Pound (Almost) Farce appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Is it Immoral to Collect Social Security?

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2025/05/24

Libertarians – those strange ducks who espouse the alarming-to-some idea that no one owes anyone else any portion of the money they worked for (among other strange and alarming-to-some ideas) – oppose forcing anyone to “contribute to Social Security for just that reason. On account of the being forced to, for openers. Their money is […] The post Is it Immoral to Collect Social Security? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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The CyberDumpster

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2025/05/23

I rolled up behind a Cyberdumpster the other day – and herewith some observations and commentary about the thing! . . . 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 […] The post The CyberDumpster appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Proof it’s Not About “Saving Gas” (Much Less Saving...

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2025/05/23

We hear a lot about how the federal government is “saving” us so much money by forcing the vehicle manufacturers to build more “efficient” vehicles. Well, here’s an example of the cost of that. Infiniti – which is the luxury division of Nissan – has updated its flagship SUV, the QX80, for the 2025 model […] The post Proof it’s Not About “Saving Gas” (Much Less Saving You Money) appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 05/22/2025

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2025/05/22

Here’s the audio of this week’s Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, Oregon, We talked about presumptive drunk driving and answered a few callers’ questions, too! . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. We depend on you to keep the wheels turning! Our donate button […] The post Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 05/22/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Another One…

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2025/05/22

Why do most of us fear and loathe what is styled “law enforcement”? Most of us not being criminals? Well, here’s another video showing why. Enforcers working for the government of North Carolina murdered a motorcyclist on video – and haven’t been arrested or even charged with murder. What happened – you can see it […] The post Another One… appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Prove You’re Sober…

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2025/05/22

Once upon a time, Americans didn’t have to prove they hadn’t been drinking before they were allowed to drive. At least, not before they had been convicted of drunk driving, after due process and by a court. Then a judge might order them to have their vehicle fitted with a device they had to “blow” […] The post Prove You’re Sober… appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 05/21/2025

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2025/05/21

Here’s the audio of this week’s talk with Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Idaho. We talked about how “patriots” are not “in charge,” as evidenced by the embarrassing Patel-Bongino pess conference – as well as various things car-related: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting […] The post Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 05/21/2025 appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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Will VW Ruin the GTI?

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2025/05/21

First, they took away the manual transmission – which took away much of the fun of driving the VW GTI. That the now-standard automatic shifts quicker and more accurately is as beside the point – when it comes to having fun in a car – as eating food that’s more nutritious but less delicious bears […] The post Will VW Ruin the GTI? appeared first on EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk.

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