Gilbert Smith
Vehicle History Writer
About
Gilbert Smith is a New Mexico-based automotive journalist who enjoys writing about cars, trucks, and SUVs. He is a longtime contributor to Vehicle History and a member of the site's original content team when it launched.
About
Gilbert Smith is a New Mexico-based automotive journalist who enjoys writing about cars, trucks, and SUVs. He is a longtime contributor to Vehicle History and a member of the site's original content team when it launched.
Articles
The 2008 Buick Lucerne is probably the most comfortable car you’re going to find for under $6,000. Powerful, spacious, and built like a living room on wheels, the Buick Lucerne is a steal at...
Jun 9, 2023
The 2008 Kia Optima is a dependable, comfortable mid-size sedan at a fair price, typically listing for under $5,000. The 2008 Malibu sells for a thousand bucks cheaper and typically outlasts the...
Jun 8, 2023
The 2008 Nissan Frontier isn’t as popular as the Tacoma, as nimble as the Ranger, or as powerful as the Silverado, but it offers a fair middle ground at a fair price, typically listing for...
Jun 8, 2023
The 2008 Jeep Patriot offers the full Jeep experience at an accessible price point, with typical listing prices starting in the low $5,000 range. It’s not the most versatile, dependable, or...
Jun 5, 2023
The 2008 Cadillac CTS is marginally outclassed in more ways than not by competing luxury sedans from Acura and Lexus. But only the Cadillac CTS offers a Cadillac driving experience. If you’re a...
Jun 5, 2023
The 2008 Dodge Avenger is almost the budget priced muscle car you’ve been daydreaming about, with typical listing prices starting at under $5,000. But, it’s uncomfortable, it comes with a...
Jun 2, 2023
The 2008 Saturn Aura has all the makings of a classic budget car with a fuel-efficient powertrain, a first-class interior trim, and a sporty XR trim level. But you’ll be lucky to make 200,000...
Jun 2, 2023
The 2008 Subaru Forester is better than most budget SUVs, cheaper than most crossovers, and more versatile than just about anything in its price range. If you’ve got $6,000 to $7,000 to spend on...
Jun 2, 2023
The 2008 Chrysler 300 is a good car at a fair price, but it’s a bit of an acquired taste. For those after a luxury car, you might be happier with a Lexus. If you just want raw power, you might...
Jun 2, 2023
The 2008 Lexus ES isn’t quite as fuel efficient as an Acura TL or as powerful as an Infiniti G, but it splits the difference as a powerful, practical compromise, typically selling in the low...
May 31, 2023
The 2008 Infiniti G is a Vehicle History Owner’s Choice award winner for 2008, and with good cause. It’s reliable, fun to drive, luxurious, and cheaper to maintain than a typical luxury...
May 31, 2023
The 2008 GMC Acadia isn’t as reliable as a Toyota Sienna, it’s not as powerful as a Chevy Suburban, but it delivers generous interior space and a long list of standard features with...
May 30, 2023
The 2008 Ford Ranger is another of Ford’s uncomfortable, rigid, noisy work trucks that command a loyal fanbase because they’re dependable, capable, and easy to maintain. It’s not a...
May 30, 2023
The 2008 Subaru Legacy is an easy car to recommend at typical Blue Book listing prices of under $5,000, but the further up the trim list you go, the more impressive the competing Lexus ES looks....
May 26, 2023
The 2008 Jeep Liberty makes no sense as a daily driver. It’s stuff, uncomfortable, and inefficient. But, with typical Blue Book pricing starting in the low $6,000 range, it’s an affordable...
May 26, 2023
The 2008 Chevrolet Equinox might not be the best SUV released in 2008, but it might just be the best mid-size for the price. Versatile, comfortable, spacious, and powerful, the Equinox is punching...
May 24, 2023
The 2008 Kia Spectra is a hard car to get excited about, and a hard car to complain about. It’s efficient and capable, typically sells in the mid-$4,000 range, and worth every penny…...
May 24, 2023
The 2007 Saturn Ion is a functional, basic, budget-priced daily driver. Standard features are skimpy and the back seat is cramped. But maintenance is dirt cheap, and the Red Line model is something of...
May 20, 2023
The 2007 GMC Envoy is neither the best mid-size SUV released in its model year, or the best for the price. But, with typical listing prices starting at just over $5,000, it’s on the list, and...
May 20, 2023
The 2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is well crafted, intelligently designed, comfortable, powerful, and fun to drive. It’s also one of the least practical used car options out there. While pricing is...
May 20, 2023
The 2007 Kia Sportage is more comfortable than it looks, it’s more affordable than you might guess, and it’s easy to maintain. It’s also really basic, as the entry-level LX...
May 20, 2023
The 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis isn’t a lemon, it’s not a terrible car. But it’s very mediocre, and will leave you wondering what part of “luxury sedan” they didn’t...
May 20, 2023
The 2007 Nissan Maxima isn’t going to make serious gearheads happy. The front wheel drive configuration is a bit squirrelly on takeoff. But if you’re after a sensible family sedan with...
May 18, 2023
The 2007 Cadillac DTS is one of those classic American-made land yacht luxury cars. Spacious, smooth, and powerful. With pricing starting at under $5,000 it’s one of the more affordable used...
May 18, 2023
The 2007 Nissan Xterra may not have the namebrand recognition of a Jeep Wrangler, Cherokee, or Liberty, but it’s every bit the off-roader, it’s more comfortable, and it will cost you a lot...
May 18, 2023