Giving Thanks: Mama Style
Here are the top 10 things I’m thankful for this holiday season: 10. Driving. Sounds incredibly basic, but today millions of women around the world…
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Dude, Or Douchebag: Vanity Plates
In LA, vanity plates are the low hanging fruit of car commentary. They’re like Disney movies– absolutely everywhere and consistently ridiculous. However, like Disney movies–…
Dear BMW Design Team
Full disclosure: I’m a Beemer fan. For about a decade now, I’ve been addicted to the slow morphine drip that is the Ultimate Driving Machine.…
Dear Mr. President: Mama’s Economic Recovery Plan
Yesterday on Twitter, my friends at Jalopnik asked the intriguing question “Would you trade America’s Car Market for Europe’s?” And my answer is– Yes, please.…
Top 5 Reasons LA Is Better With Latinos
This weekend, I went to my first Quinceanera. Driving home from this insane Mexican rite of passage with a belly full of carne asada and the…
Over You: 5 Trends I’m Done With
Here in LA, the car trends move quickly. Just when you’ve gotten used to the matte black Carrera, you get to a stop light &…
East Coast State of Mind
I’m not a native Californian. I’m from “Back East.” The mere fact that everyone calls it “Back East” (vs “the East Coast” “Massachusetts” or “New…
Only In LA: Starter Ride
One of the best categories in LA automobiles is the first car. Sometimes, it’s mathematical and very simple: Palisades + Recent Grad= Volvo station wagon…
Chastity Belt On Wheels
Everybody knows that a car can get you laid. That’s luxury car sales 101. But it’s also clear that a car can also do the…
Drivebys: The World’s Happiest Hobo
It’s Monday morning, and I’m on my way to my miserable job. I’m tired, vaguely hungover and horribly under caffeinated. I glance over to the…