Sitting at home, stuck in 18 inches of snow for three days gave me the opportunity to watch hundreds of TV commercials.

As drivers, tires aren’t always on the forefront of our minds. We simply view them as rubber compounds that help to carry us safely down the road. It’s only when something goes wrong – a blown wheel or a slide in the rain – that we even think about our tires.

There were 34.4 and 39.3 million drivers on the road this past Memorial Day and 4th of July holiday weekends, according to Verizon Telematics.

Over the decades, the Buick brand has weathered the transition from making a desirable luxury car to selling the boat-like sedan preferred most by your grandfather. If that’s still your impression of Buick, then clearly you haven’t been in one for awhile.

Kia has done it again: produced a vehicle that provides enormous value for what the customer gets. As one of the fastest growing brands of the decade, it’s kind of Kia’s thing.

Honest, straightforward, thoughtful and practical, of course. Sturdy, stalwart, rugged and safe, youbetcha. Oh yes, especially safe. But beautiful or, if that’s a bit too gushy for you, handsome? Well, you probably haven’t heard those last descriptors used in conjunction with a Volvo in like . .

Cars are machines: They break down from time to time — even if you take the best care of them.

Today is a pretty special Mustang Monday.

Audi of America recently hosted local journalists at its Herndon, Va. headquarters, where the brand invites us to take a spin in the company’s latest products.

I attended the Washington Auto Show early this week for the Public Policy days where industry heads and D.C.