Like With Smartphones And Tablets, There Are Many Ways Your Car Spies On You

Your smartphone, tablet and other devices are spying on us. We all know this and seem to have chosen to live with it. Location data, search histories, apps usage, photos — they collect a lot of information. And likely sharing most of it. Your car does the same thing. Read …

Aaron Turpen: Odometer Fraud Is Getting More Commonplace, Thanks to Electronics

In the last two or three decades, the odometer in vehicles has changed from a physical spin dial in which the numbers rotated for a readout to a digital readout. That digital odometer has progressed from a simple LED number block to a graphic as part of an electronic dashboard. …

Sheriff’s Auction: How Much Life Is Left In These Cars & How Much Should You Bid?

Automotive writer Aaron Turpen says the three police cruisers being offered at a sheriff’s auction on Wednesday could be a good purchase for the right amount. He thinks there should be plenty of life left in them, but, as always, buyer beware. Read about it at CowboyStateDaily.

Bentley’s Amazing Paint Protection Film and Why It’s Not for the Rest of Us — Yet

Cowboy State Daily’s editor Jimmy Orr sent me a video of a Bentley representative spray painting and blowing fire onto a car hood and then wiping it off as if nothing had happened. All while a Bentley General Manager looked on with sweat on his brow. There are few things …

Is 2024 The Last Model Year For The “Real” Toyota 4Runner?

There are a lot of Toyota 4Runner enthusiasts who see the 2024 model year, which marks the end of the fifth generation for the SUV, as the ending of the 4Runner. Most are citing Toyota’s dropping of the six-cylinder engine in favor of turbocharged four-cylinder powerplants as their reason. Read …

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