A lot of people complain to me about the high cost of cars nowadays, and I get it. The average car I review is probably around $50,000, which is a lotta Samolians, however you slice it. Put 15% down, get a typical 6-year loan at the current rate and you're paying...
The Norwegian Merchant Marine played a critical, if unheralded, part in World War II, transporting supplies to the Russians through dangerous German-controlled waters. These convoys were protected by the British Navy, but U-Boats and Luftwaffe bombers were an endless...
Too many EVs on the road nowadays trade off engineering and functionality against comfort, leaving EV fans with fairly austere vehicles that replace a physical interface with the far cheaper touch panel. A few years ago, that was just the state of the automotive...
It's the future and society is run by amoral rich white guys who head up large corporations. The poor and downtrodden accept the status quo because, in the style of ancient Rome, they are entertained by increasingly violent TV shows. Bread and circuses meet the near...
Day one of the Rocky Mountain Driving Experience wrapped up with a delightful dinner, followed by me chilling out in my quite lovely room, watching some HBO, and falling asleep. Well, somewhat falling asleep. After dozens of trips to higher elevations (I live at 5200...
I've been a member of the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press for quite a few years now. I fell into writing about cars many years ago thanks to Kia and the Dad 2.0 conference. Now I spend about 50% of my time behind the wheel of loaner cars rather than my own trusty...
My go-to drinks tend to be single malt whiskeys if I want something neat, or various cocktails if I'm in a more social setting. Today's National Bourbon Day, though, so I cracked open some of the bourbons that the team at Jeptha Creed Distillery kindly sent me. In...
Imagine a 1970s-style adventure film made by a fabled b-movie team in the 1990s but not finished until late last year and you've got the backstory of the fun, retro The Primevals. If you're just a bit tired of all the meta commentary and speechifying of the...
I had a chance to spend some time driving a 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale through the majestic Rocky Mountains of Colorado at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Drive Event. I loved the color but found the overall experience disappointing (read more here). It's not the first time that...
There's so much to like about the Ford Ranger you can immediately tell that it's made by a manufacturer that has been fine-tuning its truck and pickup design for decades. But... there's also a question that you'll ask yourself again and again as you experience the...
The Starless Nights have returned and it's up to you, adventurer, to carry your Kinfire Lantern to the Well of Atios and solve the puzzles, overcome the obstacles, and win the combats in your quest to reach the bottom of the Well. Once you do, you will meet Scorn, the...
I've always liked smaller pickup trucks, though most of what I see on the roads here in Colorado are the big half-ton or three-quarter-ton monsters that tower above all the SUVs and sedans on the street. Half the time it's one person in the truck and the back's so...
We humans have an obsession with the apocalypse and post-apocalyptic worlds, as shared in stories that go back as far as recorded human history. Even our religious beliefs revolve around a cataclysmic end-time, with each of us suffering the consequences of our...
Nissan created the Infiniti luxury brand quite a few years ago now and they've managed to go through many iterative designs of their premium vehicles. But mid-level luxury vehicles are a booming market with just about every manufacturer seeming to offer something in...
There are few more iconic scenes in science fiction cinema than Taylor (Charlton Heston) pounding sand in front of a half-buried Statue of Liberty at the end of the original Planet of the Apes (1968). The story posits a future Earth where humans have become mute and...
Planet Dave is run by Dave Taylor, who has been writing about film, cars, games, and his lifestyle for many years. He's based in Boulder, Colorado and assures readers he's only occasionally falling into a gravity well or temporal distortion field.