Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal Simply put, the U.S. economy is in the crapper. Stocks are yoyoing and our mortgages are a fraction of what they were even a year ago. For all that's fiscally wrong here in the States, there is one pleasant side effect: the price of a barrel of oil is dropping...

Filed under: Trends , Etc. , Lifestyle In the book of Genesis, man was given dominion over all the plants and animals, so we're guessing that dead, liquified ones count, too. Since Rocky Twyman started his Pray At The Pump effort in April, average fuel prices have certainly fallen. Twyman believes...

Filed under: Convertibles , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Etc. , Lifestyle Of course your wallet hurts every time you have to fill the car up. Nevertheless, in these trying times we must always remember the words of Fernando Lamas : it is better to look good than to feel good. Cars That Matter has put together...

Filed under: Etc. There's been a lot of head-scratching about the exact cause of the meteoric rise in price for a barrel of oil. Are speculators driving it to turn a quick buck? Is it the weakening value of the U.S. dollar? How about increaded worldwide demand? Chances are, all those forces are playing...

Filed under: Trends , Etc. , Lifestyle UPDATE: Once again, our sharp commenters FTW! This may be a scam , we'll be following up, but head to the comments for more details. The post was written several days ago and we were not aware of the dustups at that time. You can pre-pay for cellphone minutes...

Filed under: Etc. , Toyota Automakers understand that the buying public is struggling with high gas prices, and the entire industry is working on new technologies to ease our financial burden. Unfortunately, new fuel efficient products are going to take a while to develop on a large scale, so for now...

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , BMW If you think that gas prices are high in the U.S., consider that the average price for a gallon of gas in Germany is $9.40. Yikes. Since the record high prices in the States are causing some people to change their lifestyles, imagine how Europeans feel. Bet...

Filed under: Car Buying , SUVs , Trucks/Pickups , Etc. , GM , HUMMER There's no official obituary for GM's HUMMER brand yet, but haters are lacing up their dancing shoes while lovers wring their hands. Dealers with HUMMER franchises have a lot of skin in the game, so the uncertain future is bound...

Filed under: Etc. U.S. university boffins have hypothesized that you'll get a better idea of how much you spend on gas if you start thinking in gallons per mile. With U.S. gas prices headed for the upper atmosphere, people are paying more attention to fuel efficiency numbers. Europeans already express...

Filed under: Etc. In San Diego, drivers are paying an average of $4.61 a gallon for the cheap stuff. And like the rest of the country, most of them aren't too happy about it. But a 17-mile drive south will save them more than a $2 per gallon. Gas war? Some radio station's wacky promotional stunt...