My DD is a Chevy Sonic hatchback, and my wife’s DD is a 3rd-Gen Honda Fit. The Fit is a little too tight for me with regard to legroom. One of the best cars I ever owned was the Sonic’s predecessor, a 6th-Gen 2000 Civic CX; two doors and a hatch. Google tells me they are all 159” to 164” long, 2359 to 2776 lbs. As…

Fascinating list, as we own both a minivan and a Corvette, in addition to our two subcompact hatchback DDs. The Odyssey has been configured as a two-seat luxury cargo van and road trip vehicle for the two of us since the day after we bought it. I don’t own jorts, NB shoes, gold chains, etc. but I did drive my Z06 at…

I stood out as possibly the only employee without a criminal record.

Car dealership girls are pretty easy to close the deal.

I’ll admit I haven’t been to a Subway in 20 years because they sucked so badly. It would be a huge improvement if they are better than JJ (admittedly mediocre) in 2022. I agree Jersey Mikes is world-class compared to either one.

All fair questions. Some opinions on the hot dog/sandwich question* have suggested that because hot dog buns are typically sliced only 80-90% and is arguably a single piece of bread, a hot dog is not a sandwich. To those nit-pickers I must ask, if you sliced the bun all the way through (like a hamburger bun), would…

That’s the only Aveo I’ve ever seen with alloy wheels. All the ones I saw in the wild back then had cheap plastic wheel covers over black steelies, which were already rusting after only a few years. An utterly reviled car in every review I’ve ever seen.

I’ve read more than one story about a guy who knew he was drunk, pulled off the road to sleep it off, was awakened by a cop banging on his window, and was eventually convicted of drunk driving because he had his car keys in his pocket. Sorry, that is just bullsh!t.

It was not much fun to drive and I could not get comfortable in it, but it got 37 mpg on the highway. It was a good daily driver, even if it was not much fun.

Even though we own an Odyssey minivan two seat luxury cargo van as a third vehicle, my wife and I are child-free by choice. The advertising engines must know that, because I never get child-related ads.

There was a Chi-Chi’s in a nice outer ring suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the 80s and 90s. My wife and I enjoyed going there, and I spent quite a few extended lunches there with a friend from work. We would start with a pitcher of Margaritas and food, then while away more time with a pitcher of Sangria, chips, and…

Hard disagreement on the 1978-81 GM A-bodies (Malibu, LeMans, Cutlass). To me, the worst generation was the previous 1973-1977 models with their huge 5 MPH bumpers and swollen weight (My parents owned a 1974 four door Cutlass Salon and a 1976 two door Cutlass Salon, the best of a bad lot). The downsized 1978+ cars…

There hasn’t been a Kroger’s in the Cleveland area for decades. They have a strong presence in my in-law’s city of Mansfield, though. In Greater Cleveland Giant Eagle is the biggest, Aldi’s has a presence, and I have previously advocated here for my local favorite, Heinen’s.

This design is 90% good, as a clean design beats Toyota/Lexus ugly every day. The 21” wheels are absurdly too big. Make the wheel openings smaller to work with 17” or 18” wheels and no less than 50 aspect ratio tires, ditch the black cladding, build an Acura version with top-quality seating, and I’m there.

In my part of NE Ohio, far and away the best quality is a local chain of 19 stores called Heinen’s. Excellent in every way, and far superior to the much larger chain Giant Eagle. Greater Clevelanders, represent!

I viewed HS as a four-year prison sentence until I could go to college and study only what interested me. I attended my 10th reunion where the men all wore suits to show how we were adults with careers, six years out of college. An old friend contacted me prior to our 35th because I was still in the area, and enticed…

You make a lot of good points. I am big on never trying to cut cost on materials. I buy the quietest, highest CFM Broan or Panasonic bathroom fans. I buy chrome plated, solid brass Moen faucets. In our previous starter home I installed an extra-deep and heavy-gauge Elkay kitchen sink. We just installed a Toto Drake…

Until the end user has to pay some kind of big price/tax for huge vehicles, they’ll continue to dominate.

...the vast majority of people would like to live in a world with less pollution, less noise, less climate uncertainty...But nothing electric will EVER give the same type of joy that shifting a manual ICE around a track brings...It’s the sound, the feeling of connectedness to the machine...

Yes, you can pay for extra meat and/or extra cheese. Also extra bacon like I do on their #26 Chicken Bacon Ranch sub.