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Hot Rod Fest
In the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, January always meant that Carl Casper’s Custom Car Show was coming to Dayton, and those days ended about 10 years ago or so. But now, a new tradition has been launched, and from all indications, history is about to repeat itself.“We had a great ...
Debugging the Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle is an icon. It was iconic in the ’60s and then was brought back as the New Beetle in the late ’90s. And the New Beetle had a lot of similarities to the “Bug” of the ’60s.Its rounded shape resembled a ladybug, and it was a little ...
FAMILIAR VERSATILITY
The Dodge Durango is quite the chameleon. Versatile, rugged and luxurious, yes, but Chrysler also offers this mid-size SUV in four trims and two, very different engines.The Durango can, almost, be whatever you want it to be.My tester was the top-of-the-line all-wheel drive Citadel trim, with the big 5.7-liter V8 ...
Audi A6 3.0T quattro
Wheels Editor Jimmy Dinsmore is test driving the 2012 Audi A6 3.0 TFSI quattro sedan this week. He took this vehicle to Carillon Park for a photo shoot to show this sedan’s unique qualities and beauty.
Buick Verano: Quiet, youthful luxury
Big things hinge on the little frame of the Buick Verano. I was at the Detroit Auto Show in 2011 when General Motors unveiled their first compact sedan under the Buick nameplate in more than 20 years. The Verano represents a concerted effort by GM to concentrate on smaller, luxury ...
Urea is a legitimate expense for Mercedes
Dear Tom & Ray: Can this be true, or are my wife and I just gullible? Our dealer claims that we need to add “urea” to our BlueTec 350 Mercedes engine. With 21,000 miles on the car, we have spent almost $200 with the dealer to add this “urea.” Why? ...
Reader asks about pump octane numbers
Wheels: Ron P. of Beavercreek writes by e-mail:“I follow your column weekly in the DDN ‘Wheels’ section. In a previous column a reader asked about the problem of using modern unleaded 93 octane premium in his late 1960s high-compression muscle car which was designed to burn 100-octane premium. In your ...
Motor News
MARCH 24Muddy Buddy’s Jeep Wrangler Club, Englewood meet and greet. 2-6 p.m., Company 7 BBQ, 1001 Main St. in Englewood. For more information, www.muddybuddys.net.PT Cruiser owners Meet and Greet, 4 p.m., Hampton Sub Station, 76 W. Clark St. in North Hampton. Purpose of meeting is to discuss forming of a ...
Toys for Kids Race Car Show
It’s a sure sign of spring when the service area at Lang’s Chevrolet is filled with racecars for the Toys for Kids racecar show presented by the Dayton Auto Race Fan club.“This is our 37th show and the 23rd here at Lang’s.” explained Jerry Wahl, one of the founders of ...
It all adds up
Some numbers mean more than others. They’re magic numbers. Electoral votes? 270. Black jack? 21. A compact car’s miles per gallon? 40.Welcome to the club, Mazda.The 2012 Mazda3 reaches the benchmark thanks to its new SkyActiv engine. While the model offers four engines in all, it’s the rookie, a 2.0-liter ...
Motor News
MARCH 15-18The 9th annual Race Cars and Future Stars Expo, Piqua Miami Valley Centre Mall. About 85 race cars of all types will be on display during normal mall hours and admission is free. Information is available at raceexpo@hotmail.com or by calling Steve Stiefel, (937) 778-8280.MARCH 16-17Monster Jam Thunder Nationals, ...
Stalling due to a few things
Dear Tom and Ray: My daughter lives in Anchorage, Alaska. She is a Wisconsin transplant who still believes her father (me) can help with anything. I need your help to maintain this myth. Here is the issue with her 2001 Subaru Forester: The engine starts right up in the cold ...
Reader questions increasing performance
Wheels: Bruce from Florida writes by-mail:“My 1995 Cougar, 4.6 V-8 has factory dual exhausts and the system is perfect because the car only has 19,000 miles and it is a Florida car. From the catalytic converters, the exhaust goes into one resonator then after the rear wheels it splits into ...
SUBURBAN
I’m going to admit to a bias. I have always had a soft spot for the Chevy Suburban. My grandfather, God rest his soul, owned a Suburban. He used it to haul his Airstream trailer. I remember as a kid, sitting in it and thinking how big it felt.So when ...
SkillsUSA Regional
The Collision Center at Voss Chevrolet on Loop Road is a state-of-the-art facility, and early on a recent Saturday morning, the normally noisy shop was nearly dead quiet. Twenty-six career tech students from southwest Ohio were fidgeting with their tools and supplies, waiting for the signal to start the SkillsUSA ...
Quest for success
Finding ways to differentiate today’s minivans takes maximum effort. Never shying from Herculean tasks, Wheels editor Jimmy Dinsmore and freelance automotive writer David Mikesell this week take on the seven-passenger 2012 Nissan Quest.JIMMY: The Quest is definitely boxier than some of its competitors, specifically the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, ...
What to do when shop has butterfingers
Dear Tom and Ray: I took my GMC (’06 K2500 Extended Cab) to the purchasing dealer for service. My truck has only 20,000 miles on it. It was up on the lube rack when something either broke or collapsed, and my truck came down, rear end first, landing on the ...
Motor News
MARCH 9-11Hot Rod Fest, sponsored by koi Auto Parts, Dayton Expo Center. March 9, 5-10 p.m., March 10, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., March 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Muscle cars, old hot rods and dragsters. Entries being sought. Apply at www.hotrodfest.com. (937) 938-7237.MARCH 10-11Charity Race Car Show, presented by Dayton Auto Racing ...
The case of the overloaded Honda
Wheels: J.D. of Cincinnati writes by e-mail:Today I drove to lunch with four other co-workers in my Honda CRV. I had three normal size adults, probably about 550 lbs. in the back seat. I noticed a severe rubbing/scraping sound on turns with them back there. Sounded awful, and could feel ...
Big MINI fun
There are things in life that are more want than need. Things that bring you pleasure. Things that are just fun. Hot tubs, golf clubs, ATVs, go-karts. Add my tester for the week — the Mini Cooper S Coupe — to this list as well.What it lacks in practicality, it ...
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