The Auto Prophet

A blog (mostly) about the auto industry, by an engineer who works in it.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

RIP Joe Sherlock

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Joe Sherlock was an old school auto blogger, who stubbornly refused to adopt RSS and other newfangled methods.  He had a long history with c...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

The Tesla Model 3 Is Not Large

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I wonder if all the people who plunked down pre-order on the Model 3 realize that the car is about the size of a Chevrolet Cruze sedan, and ...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Uber: "Platform" or "Employer"?

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Uber has been under a lot of scrutiny for its practices lately, including a California labor dispute in which Uber was found to be an employ...
Monday, April 06, 2015

You want an old fashioned truck...

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Suppose you want a basic, American, old school work truck.  Something to get around town, move some supplies, but you don't need a ton o...
Sunday, February 01, 2015

TaxAct error: "PDF import down for maintenance"

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If you are using TaxAct software, and you try to import a TurboTax PDF return from the prior year as a starting point, it will fail.  This i...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Review: Lemur BlueDriver

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The Lemur BlueDriver is an OBD-II scan tool which uses your bluetooth enabled device (Android or iOS phone or tablet) as a display.  It ...
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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Fiesta ST Mini Review

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I had the chance to do a short test-drive of a Fiesta ST.  I had a chance to drive it on the freeway and flog it on some surface roads and i...
Friday, August 01, 2014

The Elio Question

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Paul Elio is on a mission to produce a very lightweight (1250lb target) three wheel car, sort of a low-cost Aptera type thing, based on ...

Tesla Powertrain Failure Rates

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I read with interest recently that a substantial number of Tesla S owners are getting their drive units (electric motor + gearbox) replaced ...

American Muscle Mustang Giveaway

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My main blog sponsor, American Muscle, is giving away a tricked out 2014 Mustang GT, equipped with a Vortech supercharger, air suspension, a...

Hiatus

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Dear Reader, "Real Life" has been keeping my time very occupied, and I have been neglecting my blog.  I hope to remedy this by...
Monday, May 19, 2014

FTC Comes Out In Favor of Direct Auto Sales

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The FTC has come out in favor of direct auto sales to consumers.  When asked for comment by a New Jersey legislator, FTC staff responded wit...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The BIg 2

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Fiat has taken full ownership of Chrysler, and the combined entity will be called Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), and will be headquartered...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Tesla's First Fire Related Recall

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They don't want to call it a recall, but, NHTSA does.  And that's the law. http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?ref...
Monday, January 13, 2014

"Military Grade" Aluminum F150?

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I'm trying to absorb Ford's marketing for the just revealed 2015 F150.  The most significant new feature, of course, is the aluminum...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Regular Car Reviews

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LOL, this guy is BRILLIANT.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GavwFFJHot8
Monday, December 16, 2013

Tesla Model S and Carwashes

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Did you know you are not supposed to take a Tesla S through a normal automatic carwash?   And this is the car of the future?
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