Twisting and Horsing Around Bonsall: Curves, Curves Curves in North County

The very common question came from a reader at the recent San Diego International Auto Show. “How long does it you take to research your drives? How do you find ...

High on Highland: A new direction over one of county’s best twisting roads

Even in the middle of suburbia, the crowded Interstate 15 corridor, just around a corner is one of San Diego County’s most challenging country byways. Highland Valley Road is hard ...

Mustang Around The Bay: Drive the Beach on Cloudy Days

Keep this secret to yourself: on foggy, overcast days, people don’t go to the beach. That means it’s a perfect day for a drive around the beach. Just a few ...

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Along Cuyama Highway.

Lunch at a hardware store along the Cuyama Highway

I was back on the Central Coast in February giving some exercise ...

Crazy Curvy Roads in California’s Central Coast

It's part one of wandering around the Santa Ynez Mountains in California's ...
Century-old Quince Street extension in Balboa Park

i Loves Balboa Park: Mitsubishi’s Little Electric Covers Nearly a Century of Motoring

High-tech electric car takes an off-the-beaten path drive around Balboa Park.
Along Honey Springs Road.

Honey of a Drive: Beautiful Vistas, Challenging Driving in East County

In a region that has some of the most challenging and beautiful ...

Surprise Trip Up Mt. Laguna — A Back Road Suitable for a Volvo S40

Wandering around mountain roads on a beautiful Saturday lead to a big ...
Egyptian Garage

Mid-City Ramble: Euclid and Adams Avenues Drive Through City’s Spine

Drive through the heart of San Diego on some of its most ...

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The '36 Packards on a long-gone assembly line.

GM plant driving route a reminder of Great Car Museum Tour

GM’s promoting a summer tour of its plants, which Mark Maynard in UT San Diego is calling the Car Geek Holiday.

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Urban explorer on a quest for flour tortillas

From the Los Angeles Times, a story on a quest for flour tortillas, something that I think we have more of in San Diego. I would send her to the Old Town Mexican Cafe for wonderful flour tortillas. Crisscrossing L.A. on a quest for tacos made with flour tortillas

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Classic car ad spot... Pt. Mugu in Southern California.

Auto writer taboo subject: I’m reviewing my own car, the Mini Cooper S Countryman

I’m only a part-time auto writer and hope this won’t get me thrown out of the club, but I’ve had a lot of people asking me about the MINI Cooper S Countryman that I ordered last December and received at the end of February.

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Madison High celebrates 50 years with awesome alumni auto assembly

Very nice neighborhood car show today at Madison High in San Diego. The show, with many cars from alums, also showed off the school’s new, state of the art auto shop, robotics and solar panels. Great job!

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Font's Point

Weekend Driver in UT San Diego Today… Spectacular Desert Vista an Easy Drive for AWD Vehicles

Just in time to still enjoy a desert drive before the heat sets in, the latest Weekend Driver is published today in UT San Diego.

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Good Guys Del Mar this weekend… a rare Stude on display

This rare 53 Studebaker was #153 off the line and has the ultra rare tri star hood ornament, only used until Mercedes Bens objected.

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Font's Point

Video visit to Font’s Point in the Anza Borrego Desert and a Chevy Equinox test now online

Visit Font’s Point in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, near San Diego, in a 2013 V6 AWD Chevrolet Equinox.

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Dodge Charger at Pepper Tree Frosty in Vista

It’s the latest Weekend Driver in UT San Diego: Modern Muscle & Classic Burgers

It’s a trip around North County’s new and old highways, ending up at one of iconic roadside burger joints in Vista. All in a great Dodge Charger.

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What a Lowrider show at SD Auto Museum; 650 @ opening

What an opening tonight at the San Diego Auto Museum for the Lowrider exhibit. A hometown San Diego creation and culture for 50 years. Absoutely great job by museum staff to bring together historic and contemporary classics. Well, back to the street tacos!

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It’s here! Mini is going home!

Yes. I have my new Mini!

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