Posts by Chris Haak
Review: 2014 Toyota Tundra SR5 4×4 CrewMax
It's hard to overstate what huge plans Toyota had for the its then-new Tundra pickup, circa 2007. The company spent a fortune developing their jumbo-sized 2007 Tundra, talking...
Review: 2013 Hyundai Veloster RE:MIX 6MT
I can remember as a child riding along in our family's Suburban when my mother would pick up my grandma to take her to an appointment. We'd either have to bring along a stool to...
Review: 2013 Volkswagen Passat SE TDI 6MT
I just finished writing a review of the Dodge Journey. As I did so, I was appalled by what Daimler did to Chrysler, and how that affected the products created by pre-Fiat,...
Product Review: iOmounts iOauto Pro
I've always been a little weird about iPhone cases. I am one of those guys who upgrades my phone every year, and the excellent resale value of the iPhone is higher if the phone...
Review: 2013 Dodge Journey R/T AWD
Don't think for a second that I am not aware of how fortunate I am to have an outlet in which to write anything I want to about cars. Plus, I get to drive nearly every new car...
Review: 2013 Chevrolet Spark LT
When I was 16 and first started to drive, I of course began by driving a used car. It wasn't a particularly fancy car - it was a five year old Pontiac Grand Am that my parents...
Product Review: Dust-Off Special Application Aerosol Duster
Merriam-Webster defines 'dust' as "fine particles of matter (as of earth). The funny thing about dust is that it is quite literally nearly everywhere. Our bodies are equipped...
Review: 2013 Cadillac ATS 2.0T 6MT Premium Collection
As our regular readers may know, I own a 2008 Cadillac CTS. In August 2008, I fell for that car's charms, and it has been a pleasant ownership experience, though not without...
Long Term Test: 2013 Toyota Sienna XLE AWD Update 2: Why I Hate Run-Flat Tires
Back in October, we discovered a roofing nail impaled in the Full Metal Autos long-term 2013 Toyota Sienna's right-rear tire. Because the 2013 Sienna is an all wheel drive...
Review: 2013 Scion FR-S 6MT
The scion of Toyota's founding family, Akio Toyoda, has gone on record a number of times saying that he wants to make it more fun to drive his namesake company's cars. Mr....