By Barbara & Bill Schaffer One of the things we like about Mazda vehicles is their obsession improvement. That?s not to say other manufacturers aren?t […]
February 16, 2017 | B. Schaffer
2017 Toyota Tacoma Test Drive
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Some people need a full-size pickup because they are pulling something big, like a trailer or boat; while others just […]
June 2, 2016 | B. Schaffer
2017 Hyundai Elantra Test Drive
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer After driving a Volvo to the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) Outdoor Activity Vehicle of the Year we […]
May 10, 2016 | Arv Voss
2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E AWD Test Drive
?2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E AWD? Honda returns to the light-duty midsize truck arena San Antonio, TX – The first generation Honda Ridgeline ran from 2006 […]
July 11, 2015 | B. Schaffer
2016 Mazda6
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Sometimes lost in the skirmish between Camry, Accord, Altima and nearly a dozen others, the Mazda6 is often overlooked by […]
March 29, 2015 | B. Schaffer
2015 Hyundai Sonata Test Drive
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer The unveiling of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata was like a metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly for the South Korean car […]
March 19, 2015 | B. Schaffer
2015 GMC Canyon Test Drive
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer We had been driving the 2015 GMC Canyon pickup around town and on the freeway for two or three days […]
December 1, 2014 | B. Schaffer
Ford Fusion Energi
By Barbara Schaffer San Jose, Calif. ? As a California expatriate who fled to the Northwest many years ago, I still find I need to […]
October 6, 2014 | B. Schaffer
2015 General Motors Mid-Size Trucks Test Drive
By Bill Schaffer Del Mar, Calif. — Remember mid-size trucks? In recent years anything smaller than a massive full-size truck has been about as rare […]
July 3, 2014 | B. Schaffer
2015 Mazda6 GT Test Drive
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer One of the most difficult new car buying decisions is picking one from the mid-size sedan grouping. With cars like […]