Suicide Knobs aka Brodie Knobs, Necker Knobs, Steering Wheel Spinners...
Suicide Knobs Are Just Steering Knobs With A Cool Name!
Suicide Knobs are the attachments you put on a steering wheel so you can drive a car or truck with one hand. They are also known as Brodie Knobs, Necker Knobs, wheel spinners and Steering Knobs. They were very popular in the days before power steering. Now that everyone has power steering they are not as popular, due in part to a large umber of states banning them. They can have wildly different designs and can be an interesting accessory. They ahelpmate it a lot easier when you have to pa...

My Experience Using Allstate's Drive Wise Device to Save Money on Auto Insurance
Tracking How I Drive With An Automated Device -- Will I Save on my Premium?
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / CC It does feel a little strange, like Big Brother is watching as I drive. But, then again, I have the chance to save up to 30 percent on my auto insurance (which, for me, would be about $100 every six months) and it makes me more conscientious about my driving habits, which I think is a good thing. So I'm giving Drive Wise a test run for six months. I found out about Drive Wise from my Allstate agent, when he called me just before my policy renewal. He told...

Peugeot 505
A Great Little Car
The Peugeot 505 is my second favorite car (after the 1964 Dodge 330), so I'm creating this lens about them. While all fans and owners of all Peugeot models are sure to find something here, my target audience is the American who owns a 505. The focus of this site is to help 505 owners to locate parts and accessories for their car, which as anyone owning a Peugeot and living in America knows, is not an easy task, due to the fact that almost no one in America owns a Peugeot to begin with, theref...

Mitsubishi Galant and Legnum VR-4
Mitsubish Galant VR-4 and Legnum VR-4 (Galant estate)
This page is discussing the 8th generation Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 and Legnum VR-4. The Legnum is the estate version of the Galant. Seems odd that Mitsubishi chose to give it a different name. Mitsubishi also released the 3000GT VR-4 but this is not discussed here.