A Toll-Free Podcast About Our Love of Cars

Car sales remained strong in October, which Chrysler -- yes that Chrysler -- powering the continuing rebound. Jeep and the 200 sedan have been the surprising winners.

While sales are strong, it may be that America's love affair with the automobile may be over. We have a good discussion on whether this is true. What do you think?

More tolls in our future?

Those who love their cars the most often like to customize them. This week, most of the world's car customizers are in Las Vegas for the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) show.

Even the coolest cars are about getting places, and now that could get more expensive as more cities and states privatize roads, bridges and other infrastructure so that tolls can pay for them. In the past, we would have been against that but new technology means tolls are no longer roadblocks, so maybe having users pay for roads isn't a bad idea.

Finally, New Jersey is going to host a Formula One race in 2013 and we want seats!

P.S.:

• The Cloud may unclutter your dashboard.


• Radar detectors are getting a social network and apps.


• Gas pumps are filthy.

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Photos From the Kirkland Concours

I took the kids to the Kirkland Concours and saw some absolutely spectacular vehicles. For those who don't know, a concours is a very high-end car show with either perfectly preserved or restored vehicles.
Other than the extreme heat (hands down the hottest and sunniest days of the year here in the Pacific Northwest) it was an impressive show.

There were vehicles from the very early 1900s, including a 1913 Waverly electric car that was in rough, but original condition.

The featured marque was Pierce-Arrow and there were at least a dozen examples of this high-end brand from the 1910s-1930s.

A small collection of motorcycles and even several gorgeous wooden speedboats made it a complete show. Even the cars in the parking lot were interesting and there were some new cars in the promenade including an Aston Martin Rapide sedan and the Lamborghini Aventador in flat black.

My favorite part of the concours was the "Working Girl" display of commercial vehicles that included a mail truck that was exactly from "The Seven Little Postmen" book that I loven when I was a kid. I chose it as the best in show, while my daughter preferred the bakery truck and my son the orange single-axle Corvette.

Check out this slideshow with some of the cars and imagery of the concours.