Happy Thirsty Thursday. Headed to happy hour this evening? Drink responsibly. Don’t Drink and Drive.

Flattering remarks? Silly Car Photos? Just want to say ‘hi’? Send all to juan@dcautogeek.com

AN ENERGY SMORGASBORD – Yesterday [Read more...]

Hump day. Set your cruise control to Friday. Your destination is ahead in 2.3 days.

Story ideas? Snide remarks? Discount offers? Send all to juan@dcautogeek.com. Short post today.

CANT RACE HERE – During the National Championship Air Race last year a pilot crashed into a group of spectators killing 10 people. NTSB has been investigating the accident and plan to release recommendations on how to make air racing safer for fans and pilots. During the investigation it was determined the pilot pulled 9Gs during the last two pylons before losing control. Yes. 9Gs.  The conclusion of this investigation could spark a larger debate on spectator safety all motorsport events. For more read HERE.

THE CHEVY LUTZ – If you missed Bob Lutz doing pushups with Colbert, you clearly aren’t a bona fide car person. In the interview Lutz said he woke up each morning and did 40 pushups. Anyone else find it odd that this is the same number of eMiles the Volt was designed to achieve? Coincidence – I think not. Full episode HERE.

TREAT PHONES LIKE CARS – Sen. Charles E. Schumer is expected to introduce a new piece of legislation that would prevent people from stealing cell phones. It would create a national database for stolen cells. The Senator said phones should be treated like vehicles, saying that the phone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity number is just like a Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) and should be treated as such. I don’t think Gone in 60 Seconds would be the same if instead of a Shelby, Lenore was an iPhone4s. Then again, given the current trend, it might be even more popular.

AUDIENCE QUESTION: In your opinion which automaker pwns at social media? Provide answers below.

(Slurp slurp ) Ahhhhh! That’s your morning coffee espresso.

Happy Motoring,

Juan Barnett

T stands for torque, turbos and Tuesday. Good morning and welcome to another episode of Cars & Coffee. This message is fueled by cheap office coffee. Deliciously stale, yet incredibly effective.

Love it? Hate it? Got scoops? Send everything you have to juan@dcautogeek.com. (Vrrrroooom – Pssssh) and were off! (That was a turbo blow off valve by the way). [Read more...]

Happy Monday. Welcome back. I hope you had your fair share of family, peeps and peanut butter bunnies this weekend. Sugar detox – it hurts. I know.

Funny stories? Interesting Articles? Harsh Criticism? I can take it. Deliver it to – juan@dcautogeek.com. And ah Monday we go… [Read more...]

Good morning readers. Whew! What a day yesterday! Bet your smart phones are just as tired as you are. A slew of great looking products and rumors of a 15 million SAAR? The future looks bright for the automotive world.

Thoughts? Dinner invites? TY notes? Please send it all to me at – juan@dcautogeek.com. Tomorrow is Friday. [Read more...]

Top O’ the morning to ya! For those in NYC – hope you got some sleep last night. A deserved THANK YOU to my colleagues covering #NYIAS. Keep up the great work!

Scoops? Car Events? Photos? Hate mail? Please send it all to me at – juan@dcautogeek.com. Hump day it is… [Read more...]