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Driving the Nation’s Lou Ann Hammond appears on the Washingtonpost.com Real Wheels carchat every Friday with Warren Brown. An Automotive Forum that Discusses any automotive topic with auto enthusiasts.

Free gifts students at Ferrari first BEV for Volvo XC 40

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2017-12-13T11:28:55+00:00 December 8th, 2017|Categories: #carchat, Volvo, Washingtonpost.com|

Have you started your Christmas Shopping? Before you finish it Warren and I have some great gifts we've rounded up for you that we are giving away on the next carchats, 12/8, 12/15 and 12/22 culminating with the big giveaway on December 22. Two new gifts were added this week. Shell Oil Company heard about [...]

Field trips for kids, BMW i3, autonomous driving, Stinger pricing

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2017-11-17T07:18:50+00:00 November 17th, 2017|Categories: #carchat, Automobiles and Energy, Washingtonpost.com|

Good Morning Warren and friends, It is hard to believe that next week is Thanksgiving. Just a reminder, we won't have a chat next week. Finally, Kia announced the pricing for the 2018 Stinger. 2018 Kia Stinger starts at $31,9002 2018 Kia Stinger Premium starts at $37,1002 2018 Kia Stinger GT starts at $38,3502 2018 [...]

Veteran’s Day, NACTOY, Washington Post carchat

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2017-11-10T07:43:10+00:00 November 10th, 2017|Categories: #carchat, Automobiles and Energy, Washingtonpost.com|Tags: Automobiles and energy, carchat, washingtonpost.com|

Good Morning Warren and friends, Before anything we do today let's stop and say Thank You to the Veterans. As many of you know, Stretch's Father was at Omaha Beach; his Mother was a member of Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. My Father served in the military for twenty-eight years, serving in [...]

Hyundai rocks SEMA and Valley of the Fire

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2017-11-06T15:22:12+00:00 November 3rd, 2017|Categories: #carchat, Automobiles and Energy, Washingtonpost.com|Tags: Automobiles and energy, carchat, washingtonpost.com|

Good Morning Warren and Friends, Ken Block unveiling his 90’s WRC Ford Escort Cossie in its Gymkhana TEN livery at the Pennzoil display Another wonderful week in the world of automobiles. I drove the 2018 Hyundai Accent in Las Vegas, NV. I can't give you my driving impressions, and the pricing hasn't been [...]