By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

MILFORD, Mich. --- If it had been one of those typical summer days with just scattered showers where outdoor activities are possible in-between the cloudbursts, everything might have gone as planned.

Instead, it was one of those rare July afternoons when the rain never stops. One of those days when Mother Nature teases with occasional periods of drizzle only to dump buckets about the time you think there may actually be a break.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman



The Corvette convertible was made for late spring and summer nights as the soothing softer air mixes with the rumble of a passionate V-8 and the lyrics of some classic rock takes one home to day’s past.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

Back in the days of black and white movies, radio comedy dominated by Jack Benny and Bob Hope and before the invention of interstate highways, Cadillac was the standard of the world.

If you purchased a Cadillac you were buying the best automobile available in the U.S. It was a symbol that you had made it – you had reached the pinnacle.
                  

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

Cadillac’s amazing renaissance is almost complete with the introduction this fall of the STS, the all-new full-sized sports sedan that replaces the Seville and the Seville STS in the Cadillac lineup.

It is perhaps the best Cadillac in history. That’s a tall statement, but not difficult to defend especially after spending a week behind the wheel marveling at the sedan’s driving dexterity and smooth, seamless performance.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

Buick is undergoing a rather interesting transformation. The century-old General Motors’ division is replacing four popular sedans with two new ones.
 
For 2005, Buick has taken its two mid-sized sedans and combined them into one vehicle. Lucerne is the merger of Buick’s two large sedans, LeSabre and Park Avenue into a single car.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

Acura and Lexus lack minivans in their luxury lineups. But their parent companies have very desirable vehicles in the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, which when loaded to the fenders with available options have the credentials to wear Acura and Lexus nametags.

Now Buick has entered the upper strata of the minivan segment with the introduction of the Terraza.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

If you had to name one production car that is loaded with more technology, performance and luxury than anything else on the road you could make an excellent argument for the BMW 7-Series and, more specifically, the 760i.

After a week behind the wheel of the flagship Bimmer, outfitted with a potent V-12 engine, we had barely scratched through the first layer of gizmos and gadgets available to the owner of one of these amazing German sedans.

By Ted Biederman and Jim Meachen

It was a warm summer evening, one of those great top-down nights you can find about anywhere in the country in mid-July, and we were sitting in a parking lot discussing the all-new BMW 645Ci convertible.

We had just completed a short drive through West L.A. and Beverly Hills in which we were chatted up at a stoplight by a couple of young women in a Cadillac who were admiring the car, not the occupants.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

It seems massive horsepower and prodigious torque has become addictive to most of the American auto-buying public.

Smoke a little performance and you’ve got to have more. If your last car had 150 horsepower, chances are you won’t settle for less at trade-in time. And we would bet your next vehicle will be endowed with more ponies and more pound-feet than the last.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

Much has been made through the years of Volvo’s safety features. Buy a Volvo and buy peace of mind for you and your family. Indeed, Volvo vehicles old and new have been and are as safe or safer than other forms of family transportation.