I hate school, do I have to go? If your kid’s like most, you’ve heard this phrase before. School drop off can feel like a guilt trip in itself. I get it. Mornings suck, teachers and students can, too. Tests are stressful and things are just awkward. But you’ve got to think positive and get…
You Need to Hear This: A Concert Quality Car Stereo, From Acura and Grammy Winner Elliot Scheiner
Your car is the perfect place to listen to music, right? A premium car sound system should be just as perfect. Elliot Scheiner was mixing an album for the Foo Fighters and needed the band to listen to the tracks he was working on. But he was on one side of LA and they were…
6 Ways to Test a Car’s Audio and See If It’s Right For You
Your music should sound awesome in your car, right? It’s one of those details that often gets overlooked when purchasing a new vehicle. We may even consider it a “take what you get” type of value. However, under-performance in this area can quickly cause tension, frustration, and can end up costing more money to upgrade…
Fresh Holiday Playlists for the Road (or the House)
In case you just can’t get enough. I’m counting down the minutes until I can ban Christmas music until next Thanksgiving. As much as I love the holidays, the only song I truly love is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas,” which I can sing all year long. Apparently, so can a lot of…
Date Night, Family Time, Baby Sitter: How Do You Watch Movies in Cars?
From drive ins to built in movie screens, movies in cars have evolved. Growing up, watching a movie in a car meant my parents loaded my brothers, sister and me in a station wagon and went to the drive in. We hooked up our radio to the drive-in’s sound system and the tinny audio filled…
Detroit Says the Family Car is Back!
The 2016 Detroit Auto Show focuses on family. During the past couple of days AGirlsGuidetoCars explored the Detroit Auto Show – browsing the concept cars, new 2016/2017 releases and listening to the reactions and comments of the other spectators. We’ve noticed a common denominator in both what we were seeing on the show room floor and…
6 Entertaining Podcasts for the Road
Want to find a way to keep yourself awake and entertained in the car? It’s not easy to do and still keep your eyes focused on the road. Unless you’re listening to a really engrossing audiobook or even a podcast. Yes, what’s old is new again. While podcasts have been around for years and even…
The Secret Lives of Minivans: Toyota Sienna’s Rockin’ Remix
Look, Mom: a shiny new, cool and blinged out Toyota Sienna. Minivans are the ubiquitous cars of school drop-offs. Sometimes they’re shiny and new with infotainment systems that have turned them into living rooms on wheels. Other times, they’ve been around that carpool lane more than once and are simply the family hauler hanging on…
Chevy’s MyLink Infotainment Sytem: Touch Screen Fun
Chevy’s MyLink Revolutionizing Road Trips As a road-tripping family, we log many hours in the car. My kids were raised taking long car trips, so they are used to entertaining themselves in the car. However, when I told them about the new MyLink infotainment system in the 2015 Chevy vehicles, they wanted me to plan…
Sporty Cadillac: Not an Oxymoron
Cadillac delivers luxury AND sportiness. Cadillac is synonomous with luxury sedans, but this summer, the 2 door 2015 Cadillac ATS coupe debuts. This luxury sports car even comes with manual transmission so you can feel the road (there is also an automatic version). The ATS coupe will also have Cadillac’s signature tech flourishes: the…