A self-professed automotive enthusiast unites gearheads everywhere —— at least in the Upstate.

Random thoughts

Mike McMillan
Posted November 8, 2008

Thoughts on the carnage of automakers, a front-wheel-drive Explorer and the demise of the manual tranny Read more...

So long old friends part 2: Chrysler could be a memory

Mike McMillan
Posted October 29, 2008

Blogs are awash in rumors that Chrysler may be swallowed up by GM, leaving just its Jeep division intact. And I'm worried. Read more...

So long to old friends — if you even noticed

Mike McMillan
Posted October 29, 2008

You might remember old Pontiac nameplates like the Grand Prix and Bonneville. Now, they're only distant memories. Read more...

$70 a barrel just isn't good enough

Mike McMillan
Posted October 20, 2008

How much do you like paying $4 a gallon (or more) for gas? OPEC, at least, really enjoys it. Read more...

Finally — leadership in the electric car

Mike McMillan
Posted October 19, 2008

The Big Three couldn't pull it off — surprise, surprise — but leave it to BMW's "cute" coupe, the Mini Cooper, to get us closer to energy independence. Read more...

Fuel up now — while you still can

Mike McMillan
Posted October 11, 2008

Thanks to the latest financial fiasco, you'll be able to fill up cheaper. That is, if you still have a job. Read more...

Crappy Car of the Month: Kia Borrego

Mike McMillan
Posted October 1, 2008

My nomination for this month's blunder may not be so much out of its sheer crapitude, but of really, really bad timing. Read more...

What more can I say — things are depressing

Mike McMillan
Posted September 30, 2008

Can I rightly laud the benefits of cars when the green lubricant that brings them our way is drying up? Read more...

The car that started it all — for me, that is

Mike McMillan
Posted September 13, 2008

I sometimes think back with fond memories to the maroon 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass — the first car I ever owned. Read more...

Less is more

Mike McMillan
Posted September 12, 2008

High gas prices, CAFE, failing automakers mean you've probably seen the end of the horsepower wars. Bring on the MPG wars! Read more...

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