Contemplations by Thor /tɔː(r)/

A family with two kids and a large dog often face the challenge of finding a car big enough. By car I then exclude the bus category some peope resolve to buy. When we knew a couple of boys were on the way, we contemplated buying a VW Caravelle or a MB Vito. We came to the conclusion that we'd rather buy a trailer and use it whenever needed rather driving a bus year around. Still, there's only a handful of station wagons to fit the dog cage and a twin cart. My lovely '01 BMW 520iAT (two seater, "green" license plates due to odd tax rules) could be converted, but the car was simply not big enough. I decided that only MB E-class, the new BMW 5-series and Volvo V70 were the list I could choose from. I should mention that some brands like Ford, VW and all french cars were excluded by obvious quality considerations. Still, I was not sure whether my station wagon slash trailer would suffice. To avoid putting too much money into this project (cars are generally bad invest...

It's always been a dream of mine to drive a Cadillac DTS. The Northstar V8, the four chromed exhaustpipes and the majestic exterior has always attracted me about this car. So when me and my friend decided to go roadtripping from San Antonio to Miami we settled for a DTS. At San Antonio International airport I picked up a '07 black DTS. I could not get it confirmed, but I belive it was the 272 bhp version. It was really fantastic to take the car out from the lot. It definately gave the feeling of excessive luxury you fail to find in most American cars. The next morning we set out for Austin, and we discovered soon the comfort of this car on the highway. It is definately a car for the long stretches; very comfortable. For a person used to a fairly tight BMW 5-series, this car felt very loose. I had read to my surprise that this car had a front wheel drive, and this was certainly noticeable when hitting the accelerator. Both me and my friend normally drive rear wheel driven cars s...