Driving New England is the home for road-tested coverage of the six-state region — Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Members of the New England Motor Press Association report on the vehicles, roads, places, and people that define how the Northeast drives, from coastal Route 1 to the notches of the White Mountains.
The summer driving season is upon us. Pair high mileage with hot weather, and you have a recipe for a needed oil change and tire rotation. Maybe it’s time for the 30K service interval? As a decades-long contributor to Car Talk, I know full well that local independent mechanics have their advantages. However, as a…
AAA estimated that over 72 million Americans would travel this 250th Birthday Weekend, with over 61 million Americans driving more than 50 miles, while others flew, boated, cruised, or boarded a train. These projections exceeded any previous Fourth of July activity, signaling a thirst for savoring a portion of America’s birthday, despite fuel prices being…
Here in New England, winter doesn’t care about the calendar. At the summit of Mount Washington, snow has fallen in every month. Most of us get our first flakes between October and mid-December, depending on how far north and inland we live, and our last snow often falls in April. In October 2011, a freak…
There’s a bit of online controversy about the Subaru Outback, and if you only look at theWilderness I guess I understand what it is: Its looks are a lot more aggressive than thestation wagon it used to be. But it’s a fantastic vehicle, and if you’re really hung up onthe looks, there are ways to…
What was your first car? The one that could be used anytime without asking for permission? Well, my first car was a hand-me-down, 13-year-old 1949 Plymouth Deluxe 2-door slantback sedan, painted a light gray. There were two models that year, the Deluxe and the Special Deluxe. So what was so special about this Special Deluxe?…
For contractors of all stripes, the most important tool in the vast assortment of toolsneeded to conduct their work, is often the truck with their name on the door. In Downeast Maine, at the doorstep to Acadia National Park, in Ellsworth, Lamoine,Hancock, and Trenton as well as throughout the scenic, rock-bound coastal towns ofBar Harbor,…