Author Archive for Tim Esterdahl
Associate Editor Tim Esterdahl is a married father of three who enjoys all things automotive including wrenching on his collection of old pickups. He also plays an absurd amount of golf. Like really absurd.
Mythbusters Equips Truck with Square Wheels?
In a sign that Mythbusters may have run out of things to “bust,” the show recently decided to build square wheels, retrofit a Ford truck and take it for a test drive. Why? Any reasonable person make ask, for entertainment it seems. Even though the premise of driving on square tires seems silly at best, it is pretty interesting how the show goes about developing them.
While the full show video is not released yet, here are some clips that pretty much give you the general idea on how it came out.
Simple Truth – Hybrid Owners Don’t Buy Another
A recent survey by Polk has confirmed what we have known for a while, the jury is still out on whether Hybrid’s make financial sense to buy. The survey stated a simple fact, 65 percent of Hybrid owners won’t buy another one.
Bad Day at the Car Dealership
We all have had those days when we daydream of taking our frustrations out. And in the fact that the frustration is a car dealership and quite often, we don’t have pleasant thoughts. In case you were wondering what those “unpleasant” thoughts may look like, check out the video below.
Huntington Beach Lifeguard Toyota Tundra
Huntington Beach lifeguarding has always been a “cool” job with all the scenic views. Add that to the ability to drive around in a full-sized Toyota Tundra, it is definitely that much cooler.
Toyota CEO Jim Lentz Speaks at N.Y. Auto Show
Toyota’s Jim Lentz, President and CEO of Toyota spoke about the auto maker at the 2012 New York International Auto Show. Here is a quick recap of what he said according to torquenews.com.