See the article here. 

I don't know about you, but I have the most difficult time installing car seats.  I can never get my meat hooks to negotiate the little holes that the straps have to go through.  This video, while not making my hands any smaller, is helpful in simplifying things, especially for new parents. 

How would you like to pay less for a car than you would a high end laptop?  Now you can, at least if you want to go to India to get it.  The appropriately named Tata Nano (pictured) will retail at $2500, with options to add air conditioning and power windows.  Read the article here.  

Ever seen a cyclist riding on top of a car?  Interested?  See here.

I don't quite know what to make of this car, but its pretty neat.  The "(O)LED technology as both driver-configurable exterior lighting units and as a television screen-like safety feature that alerts those behind of road conditions."  It seems that flashing messages on cars right in front of you would present more of a road hazard, especially when you have 50 of them flashing different messages on the interstate.  However, "it does have us thinking in new ways about vehicle safety and car-to-car communications."  See the entire article here.  

Of course no one ever expects to get into a car accident.  In the event that you do, here is a good list of how it will all go down, and how you can prepare.  

I've become a fan of NASCAR recently.  Its interesting to look back at NASCAR's roots of stock cars running moonshine through southern counties.  But that was a long time ago, wasn't it?  Apparently not.  Just take a look at this article telling about what former driver Dean Combs has been up to.  The title itself, "Former NASCAR driver Dean Combs charged in moonshine bust," says it all.  The fact that his liquor still was "blown up" is priceless.  

Well, I would be impressed if my wife could change the oil on her vehicle.  But I would be even more impressed if I could do it myself.  Check out this helpful video on how to change your own oil with a manicure.  If you don't have a manicure, the principles still apply.  

 

What do you get when you mix $300k, really smart MIT geeks (geeks who will run the world by the way), and an energy crisis?  The answer is...Eleanor?  Really?  At first glance, the picture to the left looks like something from the set of Star Wars Episode IV (for those not in the know, thats the orignal one).  "These aren't the droids you're looking for."  More like, "this isn't the car you're looking for."  But we aren't paying geeks to be great marketers.  In reality, this group of MIT is entering Eleanor into the upcoming World Solar Challenge in Australia, which "traverses the some 3,000 kilometers between Darwin and Adelaide."  Now I know what you're thinking, and no all of those students are not going to be driving Eleanor at the same time.  As it turns out, says MIT sophomore and SEVT team captain Michael Roberts, "while the technology for a solar car may not be practical, the underlying electrical system is similar to that being developed by major companies like GM or Ford.”  It will be interesting to see what comes of it.  Read the entire article here. 

Check out the latest offering from Ferarri from the Geneva Motor Show.  Says this article, "It's a hardcore track car designed for rich people with lots of time on their hands. And a slight death wish."  Very nice description.  There are a few reasons I would never own a car like this:

1. I'm too poor to buy it. 
   
2. I'm too fat to get in to the damned thing.  
3. My son could lose it due to its small size.
   
4. I don't have a death wish, at least one that will be fulfilled via cars.  
5. It doesn't fit a family of 6.  
6. I'm too young - need to be over 50 with a shiney white mane and massive gold chains to drive this car with any credibility.