Next week I’ll be knee deep in carnauba, doing Q&A with the folks at Turtle Wax in Willowbrook, IL. I have questions of my own and none pertain to the wine they’ll serve at dinner. Readers of this series expect more than the standard PR spin; commenter Tosh previously warned me of giving hollow endorsements. [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve run an E85 BOTD. The big news on the corn-for-fuel front: the E85 lobby is pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow states to raise the minimum required amount of ethanol from 10 to 15 percent. For some reason, Agweek seems to think ethanol producers haven’t yet hit [...]
One of our Best and Brightest offered the following observation:
Isn’t there another problem lurking for Presidential Motors?
Is my grasp of history wrong (or did I just live for a while in the wrong part of the country) but is not there a perception or urban legend or canard, how to put this gracefully, that Fords [...]
Could “green shoots” be appearing in the property sector after months of doom and gloom? Plus: Barclays under fire; credit card cheques and building society ratings.
Changes are probably on the way for the mortgage interest tax deduction, as the Obama administration attempts to right the federal budget.
Once ignored by buyers, FHA-backed mortgages have enjoyed a dramatic resurgence in popularity. They’re considered safer, more affordable, and easier to manage than many other kinds of loans. Despite that reputation, mortgage default rates on newer FHA loans have tripled.
Lending by the 20 largest banks to receive TARP funds remained flat through the first two months of the year, despite the program’s stated goal of providing government funds to free up credit.
Don’t forget idle. Whether Bimmers, Audis or Lambos, V10s sound like the Four Hoarse Men of the Opera-calypse at full chat. But I’ve yet to hear one that sounded even vaguely stimulating at idle. (Remember the SRT-10 pickup?) On the other hand, the E39 BMW M5 V8. Or . . . what?
