by James Carter | Automotive
Almost every midsize SUV eventually caves to the same pressure: squeeze in a third row, chase the biggest family checklist, compete on paper. The Nissan Murano never did. Across its life it has stayed a two-row, five-seat crossover that spends its size and money on...
by James Carter | Automotive, Financial Services
Park a current Hyundai Santa Fe next to one from a few years ago and the transformation is startling. The soft, rounded crossover became a squared-off, upright box with a tailgate wide enough to camp out of — a redesign that was not really about fashion. The Hyundai...
by James Carter | Automotive
Three-row SUVs are where family car shopping gets serious — and expensive. The Hyundai Palisade has spent the last several years as the segment’s value argument: a big, quiet, genuinely comfortable family hauler with near-luxury manners at mainstream prices. It...
by James Carter | Technology
The phone bill is one of those expenses that creeps. A plan chosen five years ago, a data package sized for a grandkid’s streaming habits, an insurance add-on nobody remembers approving — it adds up to real money leaving the account every month. The encouraging...
by James Carter | Automotive
An RV is one of the biggest toys a family can buy, and the sticker prices know it. New motorhomes can cost as much as a house, and even a modest travel trailer is a serious check to write. The good news is that RV pricing is unusually flexible. Demand swings with the...
