tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290653512009-02-20T22:54:06.624-05:00The Driver's Seat is all about enjoying the automotive lifestyle...Whether cruising along with the windows down and radio up on a sunny day or showing up at an automotive event, when you're in The Driver's Seat, you're bound to be having fun with cars, trucks and motorcycles.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-33052781359473825692007-08-10T13:04:00.000-04:002008-11-13T06:03:32.093-05:00

Hi All,We've been pretty booked around here during a time when it supposed be quiet! Demand for our test drive videos and new vehicle profiles has been tremendous. People are discovering that using WheelsTV videos is the only way to shop for a new car!My wife, Karen, and I did have a chance to break away during the July 4th holiday and had a great time in Maine! Here are some photos of what can

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1833115599995055872007-05-19T11:18:00.000-04:002008-11-13T06:03:32.221-05:00

Some of you may have seen the press announcement a few days ago. It states that WheelsTV has picked Chrome Systems to represent our programs in the marketplace. What makes this so exciting for WheelsTV and for Chrome is that our best in class video test drives and other new products, which I'll cover in a minute, will now be available to millions more consumers who are shopping for a new car. If

Collinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097129492367685032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-85049419592145854252007-05-02T17:12:00.000-04:002008-11-13T06:03:32.592-05:00

It really was a HOT import night at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston as over 25,000 custom car owners and enthusiasts gathered for one night of hot music, hot cars and hot young ladies. WheelsTV's Vanessa Bee was on hand and reporting from the event. She met and interviewed Michael Munar, the originator of Hot Import Nights, spoke with a number of owners of very hot cars and motorcycles and got

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-14618443521114787672007-04-13T17:40:00.000-04:002008-11-13T06:03:33.110-05:00

The 2007 New York International Auto Show, runs April 6-15 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in mid-town Manhattan. The WheelsTV crews were on hand for one of the press days, April 5th. We had three crews shooting programming for WheelsTV and our clients in including Vehix, Comcast, AOL and MSN. The big news for WheelsTV is that we shot the very first features hosted by Vanessa Bee. Vanessa

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-49347307278299107862007-03-20T12:13:00.000-04:002008-11-13T06:03:33.278-05:00

OK. I admit it. I don't update my blog as often as I should or as I'd like. I've been very busy here at WheelsTV. If you are reading this, you've noticed that we've upgraded the home page and made it much easier to find your favorite automotive videos. All of the 28 channels are lined-up right below the new and improved video screen. You'll also see tabs above the thumbnails and descriptions on

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-82358626257435954292007-03-02T14:17:00.000-05:002008-11-13T06:03:34.200-05:00

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy recently released its list of the environmentally "greenest" and "meanest" cars, using a scale of Zero to 100 based upon emission levels and mileage. Of course, being "The American Council", we are talking about what is going on here in the good old USA. What car companies are looking out for Americans by providing low emission vehicles that

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-66403520502834124132007-02-16T17:13:00.000-05:002008-11-13T06:03:34.443-05:00

I was in Las Vegas recently for the National Auto Dealers Association show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. WheelsTV produces and licenses video test drives to companies like AOL, Vehix and Comcast for use by consumers when considering the purchase of a new vehicle. Auto dealers use our videos to help consumers choose the best car for their lifestyle. So, that is what brought me to Vegas. I

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1170175880952413422007-01-30T11:50:00.000-05:002007-01-30T12:06:04.383-05:00

WheelsTV is growing at a fast and furious pace these days! Its amazing how many people worldwide are tuning into WheelsTV.net and enjoying our top quality automotive programming! I'm convinced that the reason is that we program and organize for easy viewing, only the best automotive video from the wide world of automotive TV. You won't have to wade through thousands of lame videos to find

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1168459397511577812007-01-10T14:51:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:35:48.080-05:00

Here we are at the start of 2007 and with the new year comes what I consider to be "the greatest car show on earth", the North American International Auto Show or, as most of us call it, The Detroit Car Show.Now where the LA show can also claim to be 100 years old, in the early years of the automobile, Detroit quickly became the life center for auto manufacturing. Sure, there were car makers

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1167325766023611242006-12-28T12:02:00.000-05:002006-12-28T12:11:10.010-05:00

Happy New Year Everyone!As we wheel our way into 2007, let's also take a look at this past year...and what a great year 2006 turned out to be for WheelsTV! Our thanks to all of you who are visiting WheelsTV on a regular basis, enjoying the ever-growing lineup of automotive TV shows and using our Top 200 Video Test Drives when shopping for a new car, truck or SUV. Without YOU, WheelsTV would not

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1165615355946824352006-12-08T16:56:00.000-05:002006-12-15T21:34:38.283-05:00

Here, just in time for the holiday shopping season is the LA Auto Show. Now that the LA show moved from January to early December, we all have a chance to promise that special person in our lives something special in the driveway. Although LA has become somewhat of a US Auto design center (regardless of Lincoln/Mercury's retreat a few years ago), we expect that Detroit in January will still be

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1164335245628507742006-11-23T20:58:00.000-05:002006-11-24T19:43:49.850-05:00

Folks,Thanksgiving comes just once a year but I have to tell you that there is not a day that goes by that I don't feel grateful for the opportunity to do what I love for folks like you and to do it with people I love. At my family's Thanksgiving table we have a tradition in which we go around the table with each person indicating something for which they are thankful. We might go around two or

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1163730635275575012006-11-16T20:25:00.000-05:002006-11-18T21:53:08.356-05:00

Gather round folks. WheelsTV has two new motorsports channels for you. If you've ever thought about trying your hand at competitive motorsports and if you've ever bent the speed laws just a bit, you'll appreciate the US Touring Car Championship. This is racing like it used to be. Real street machines and real people racing for the fun of it. No big crowds...no big purses. Just pure adrenaline

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1163173739842632472006-11-10T10:30:00.000-05:002006-11-11T01:06:10.320-05:00

Well, an earth-shattering election just took place, the republic is saved and we motorists may finally get to the bottom of what goes on behind the big oil curtain. While the first step in restoring government of the people, by the people and FOR the people has been accomplished, it remains to be seen if the Halliburtons, Exxons and Enrons of the world will be brought to justice. As I drove to

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1161633428807338032006-10-23T15:45:00.000-04:002006-10-23T16:27:03.883-04:00

Like any SUV driver, I watch gas prices rise and I cringe. My big Tahoe is pretty good, comparatively, getting 17.2 mpg overall. I use it to carry TV equipment, to shoot video of vehicles that we test, to carry wood for my dock, (I live on a lake) and to go to the dump every Saturday with our dog, Koto, who, for some reason, loves to go to the dump. Back to gas prices. Is it me or has anyone

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1160408658559881702006-10-09T11:44:00.000-04:002006-10-09T11:44:20.006-04:00

We continue to add some great automotive television programming to our various channels. If you're interested in Formula 1, go to Motorsports Park. You'll find 100 terrific stories covering every aspect of Formula 1 racing: History, recent events, personality profiles, races. Ascari, Farina, Monaco. These exciting internationally acclaimed television shows offer hours of viewing pleasure for

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1159198046552988522006-09-25T11:06:00.000-04:002006-09-25T12:26:05.460-04:00

The AltWheels festival returned to Boston this past weekend for its fourth annual event. WheelsTV is a sponsor of the four day event that ran from Thursday to Sunday. On Thursday Lehel Reeves, our president of programming, and I took part in the AltWheels Caravan from the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, through Boston, and over to Cambridge where we gathered at MIT's Stata Center. There were over 35

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1158471046513356822006-09-17T00:29:00.000-04:002006-09-17T01:30:46.563-04:00

One of my favorite parts of a night out at the movies is "The Coming Attractions." I swear I could sit through ten of them. With that in mind I'd like to share with you some previews of what you'll soon be seeing here at WheelsTV Network...First off, you've probably checked out Automotive Rhythms, our newest channel. AR is programmed by Kimatni Rowlins and his crew. AR currently has four very hot

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1157083991709341042006-08-31T23:57:00.000-04:002006-09-01T00:19:17.816-04:00

Hi Folks,This next entry, and quite a few more, will be focused upon what is going on at WheelsTV. As you may have noticed, the home page has been revamped with some nice photos and thumbnails to the driving destinations. Now, the page loads faster (still a bit slow at times) and you can decide what view through the windshield you want to enjoy.The BIG news is that we are in the process of adding

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1155233256783102452006-08-10T12:06:00.000-04:002006-08-10T14:21:51.376-04:00

Moving metal is as much about image as it is about performance or safety. When gasoline started climbing and the blame began to fall on the "gas-guzzling" SUV's, SUV sales went through the floor and so did the bottom line for the companies that at one time made billions on these gussied-up trucks. GM and Ford, whose SUV's are primarily truck-based got caught with their mileage down and their lots

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1154544505216748492006-08-02T13:44:00.000-04:002006-08-02T14:48:25.263-04:00

Here's some important information that I got from, of all people...my lovely wife, Karen. She forwarded one of those e-mails that travels around the net with the question..."Jim, does this sound right to you?" Well, I did a little fact checking and while the story may be embellished, the information is accurate. Don't touch that cruise control in the wet.The e-mail that Karen passed along tells

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1153840213817248512006-07-25T09:52:00.000-04:002006-07-25T11:10:13.876-04:00

We WheelsTV bloggers are pretty much a bunch of gearheads with the skinned knuckles and grease under our fingernails to prove it. So, you'd think we were married to the gasoline-powered infernal combustion engine. I say infernal (of or related to hell) because, when you think about it, there have been countless wars over oil and too much misery.Now back when domestic oil was plentiful and cheap

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1153421804080295052006-07-20T14:33:00.000-04:002006-07-20T14:56:44.140-04:00

It looks like Toyota is once again going to eat GM's, Ford's and Chrysler's lunch. Jim Press, president of Toyota Motor North America Inc. spoke at the National Press Club on Tuesday, July 18th and let it be known that Toyota won't stop at straight gas-electric hybrids but plans to explore going further in the direction of battery power with development of a plug-in car. Now unless the

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1152640850663523992006-07-11T12:54:00.000-04:002006-07-13T11:01:31.526-04:00

Back in the seventies when fuel shortages caused a general panic in the U.S., solar energy got very hot. Solar panels and electricity-generating solar cells suddenly appeared to be the answer to all of our energy problems. Of course, once the oil began to flow again, Americans quickly forgot about solar and just lined up at the pump or waited for the oil man to deliver more liquid gold. Solar

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04970280806670465925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29065351.post-1151896512530160492006-07-02T21:59:00.000-04:002006-07-02T23:15:12.550-04:00

I finally got around to seeing the Disney/Pixar movie, Cars. No, I don't have any kids under age 19 and yes, I went with just my wife...no children. There were about 50 adults in the theater and 10 kids. I have to tell you that I have not seen an animated feature since 1999's Iron Giant, which I saw with my nephews..and enjoyed!Back to CARS...I wanted to check out what all of the talk was about

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