1977 Mercedes Benz 450SEL Wagon – Dallas E-Bay:

1977 Mercedes Benz 450SEL W116 Station Wagon

1977 Mercedes Benz 450SEL W116 Station Wagon

I love checking out all the great deals you can find on Bring a Trailer, and when I find them in Texas, I try to share. Case in point: this 1977 Mercedes wagon listed on e-bay. This is said to be a long-time Texas car that belonged to Eddie Chiles and features a wrap-around far back seat inside. It’s worth a look if you are into rare cars or European cars, although the reserve has already been met and we don’t see it lasting much longer. Continue reading

Review: 2010 Toyota Venza

2010 Toyota Venza

2010 Toyota Venza

Sometimes you just don’t have a good day. Something happens in the morning that puts you behind schedule, or someone makes a comment that bugs you all day. Sometimes your bad day can turn into a bad week and sometimes your bad week can turn into a bad month. You never really know what the future brings. All you do know is that you want all these bad things to just stop so your life can start over again. This is how Toyota must be feeling. Toyota is just not having a good year so far. As far as I can tell here, they have had to issue at least 4 recalls in the past few months and have had to terminate selling certain vehicles all together. When they are in the news, it’s most certainly bad news and now when you think of the brand you no longer think superior quality. We are keeping all of this out of consideration while testing our new Toyota vehicles in the garage this month. To us, Toyota is still synonymous with “beige excellence” and this 2010 Toyota Venza is no different. Continue reading