

For the last seven years, and for 11 of the last 12, Toyota’s Camry has been the best selling passenger car in America.

So, imagine the Toyota dealership near you is a lot like a restaurant. You’re hungry so you walk in, take a seat and study the menu a minute or two and then make your choice. You want something dependable and basic. Nothing too heavy. Nothing too sweet. Nothing too light. You want comfort and dependable quality and you want a little flavor. But you want it well-made. You want all that comfort, dependability and quality served up with a little flair.

The colorful leaves, cooler temperatures and fresh, clean air of autumn combine to make this many Americans’ favorite season. But autumn also poses distinctive driving risks as scary as a goblin-filled haunted house on Halloween.


Dear Tom and Ray: How does one tell the difference between a bad battery and a bad alternator? My car will not crank, but has some power (the dome lights, panel lights and power locks work).


One Of The Very Few Survivors From This High-Quality Line
The Rohr automobile is extremely rare. Even back in the 1970s, less than a half-dozen of them had been rescued by collectors


An email from G.W. typifies the myriad of questions and comments I receive regarding school zone markings. It read, in part, “There still seems to me to be some ambiguities. For example: A middle-school age girl was riding her bicycle on the sidewalk on 32nd Ave. opposite University High in Spokane Valley about 6 pm one weekday last week. She was in long shadows, and not easy to see. By law, I should have been driving 20 mph, with a student present, 24/7. Yes? No?”


This week, we’re driving the all-new 2010 Lexus IS series 350 Convertible Hardtop, which is ready for delivery at your area dealer. The ISC “C” being for convertible) is exactly what consumers expect from premium brand Lexus, but at a price some $30,000 less than sibling SC convertible.


Why I love it: I love this car because it is not what it appears to be.




