The New Money Pit
I’ve owned several Nissan Frontier pick-ups, including my current 2002 model, which is now almost 20 years old. I’ve decided to continue holding it for at least another ten years because it’s a whole lot cheaper to do that than buy a new Frontier. The reason: new cars and trucks are the new money pits. You cannot save money […]
Why Fight a Traffic Ticket?
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on the NMA Blog in March 2018. Did you ever feel that you were already considered guilty when you received a traffic ticket even though, under the US Constitution, you are innocent until proven guilty? This includes any kind of traffic ticket coming from either a law enforcement officer […]
Cars to be Equipped with “In-Air” Alcohol Detection Systems that Test the Breath of Everyone
By Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog Big Brother will soon be able to stop a person from driving their car if it detects any alcohol in their breath. The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.(ACTS) and the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) program have created an open source “in-air” alcohol detection system for […]
Over Engineering Speed Limits
By an Anonymous NMA Member from Arizona The government recently lowered the speed limit on my main street from 45 to 40. I calculated that if I lived to the same age as my mother, the reduced speed limit would cost me five days of productive life. Not enough to worry about, but it’s the […]
What to do with a Flooded Car
By The Car Coach Lauren Fix What to do if your car is flooded? Can you drive it? What kind of damage? Lauren Fix discusses your options and what to do. Flood-damaged cars are something that most of us don’t think about much. Every time a hurricane or flood impacts an area of the country, […]
Do NOT Buy Flood Damaged Cars
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach A perfect storm can lead to bad choices with flood-damaged cars everywhere. Cars swamped in recent hurricanes and floodwaters could return to the market far away from the hurricane zone. Thousands of vehicles are flood and water damaged or destroyed every year due to bad weather. In the Katrina […]
Auto Accident Loans: Hidden Benefits to Injury Victims
If another driver leaves you injured in a car accident, you are in the precarious position of needing to tend to your physical health and well-being, handle mounting medical bills, and potentially cope with diminished income. It’s a lot, and if you’re wondering how you will manage, you’re not the first. Fortunately, auto accident loans […]
How You Can Get the Best Auto Insurance Quotes
by guest writer Renee Pena Auto insurance can be expensive, depending on various factors, so it takes some time to make sure you shop car insurance quotes. You will need to do some research and make some calls to get the best rates, but in the end, it will be well worth the effort. Get […]
A License Plate to Remember
Editor’s Note: This originally was posted in June 2018 as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #490. The information presented is still pertinent in 2021. If you would like to receive the NMA weekly one-topic newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe today! A requirement of owning a vehicle, the lowly license plate has its place among the […]
Drive 55 Everywhere . . . Or Less
Speed limits are about to become limitless as in, whatever those who set them say they are. This has always been true, to an extent in that all speed limits are, to a degree, arbitrary. People are subject to a ticket, i.e., being extorted by armed government workers, acting on behalf of the government simply […]