By: Melanie Droz Shawcroft I Wish I Had More Stuff Saying goodbye to the cool weather and warm beaches of San Diego is very difficult especially when moving back to the summer heat of Phoenix, Arizona. However, the beauty of Arizona is that you can drive an hour and a half north and be in […]
Not So “Sleepless in Seattle” NEW …2015 Lexus NX Models Who can forget the movie “Sleepless in Seattle” which takes place in what appears to be a very slow moving cosmopolitan city (Seattle) where house boats look like the romantic norm and sunny days are rare and precious? Well, that is not what I witnessed […]
2014 Ford Fiesta SE Hatch The word “Fiesta” means “party” in Spanish, a celebration, a reason to enjoy oneself. If Ford was looking for a word to best describe this small hatchback with the newly added Aston Martin grille, they got it right! The Ford Fiesta is a party each time you drive it, sit […]
The New 2015 Chrysler 200C The New Chrysler 200 is the talk of the industry now. I tested the 200 last week…not this week. This week, I have the 200C. Here is one of the many features I enjoyed on the C: 2015 Chrysler 200C Ergonomic Center Console The center console on the Chrysler 200C […]
A Golf Trip to Prescott in the 2013 Lexus LS460 I needed to test drive a sophisticated, comfortable luxury vehicle with the trunk space to fit four large golf bags and extra clothes for four to change for dinner. It gets hot in the summer in Phoenix (110), so a golf trip to Prescott (89), […]
The Happiest Car On Earth We know it’s economical to drive to our destination on a family vacation, but it’s not always an enjoyable adventure. Cathy Droz talks about her family’s road trip to Disneyland and how the new GMC Denali helped make her car ride relaxing, comfortable and fun. Planning a road trip and […]
A practical review of the FIAT 500 Turbo Hatchback Just when I thought I had driven a cool FIAT, and established that the Italians and every other country were coming in the 500L, I discovered another FIAT 500 in my driveway to test for a week, the 2013 FIAT 500 Turbo Hatchback. Not a […]
“NICE SPINDLE” – 2013 LEXUS ES 350 Hard to believe that twenty years ago this month Barry Bonds signed baseball’s highest single year contract ($4.7 million dollars) and Lexus introduced to the luxury car buying public the ES series of Lexus vehicles. At first the joke was that the 2013 Lexus ES 350 was just […]
Review of the 2013 Buick Enclave Buick is the new 30. Remember when the word Buick evoked visions of our grandparents; complete with white hair and practical shoes, moving slowly towards their large vanilla looking car? Well that has all changed; Buick is cool, young and comes in many flavors. The 2013 Buick Enclave has […]
Review of the 2013 Ford Escape Titanium Have you driven a Ford lately? I have! I own a 2002 Ford Thunderbird convertible and my latest test drive vehicle was the new 2013 Ford Escape Titanium model. This redesigned, 4-wheel-drive, five seat crossover has a turbocharged 2.0 liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine which satisfied the speed in […]