Sorry Jaguar, Good luck in your future. 

I just did a road trip to and from the black hills and to and from rural southern illnois in the last 2 weeks and yep right lanes can be terriable. that last 15 miles of interstate 90 into rapid city the right lane was so rutted it was hard to keep my car steady. 

Right on. How many good vehicles have gone back to earth as rust because someone was going to restore them some day?

I am just a poor but I would do a time of use chart or table for the entire fleet. Stuff at the bottom that you hardly used or even seen in the last year should be the first to go. The basket cases I would get rid of unless one is spending lots of time actually working on them. If one or two are for investment and…

But rolln’ coal is protected by my 2nd amendment rights. (joke)

if this is a real small truck and could be sold here for about maverick prices that would be great.  

Capitalism is a cold mistress 

Nearly dead: Station wagons.

Tubes of sand are great but when I was young, poor and working in a diesel engine remanufacure I kept Cat diesel cylinder heads in the trunk for traction

brass bladed ice scrapers and the best and they do not scratch the glass. I have had one in my car for almost 40 years. 

I blame the stainless steel. 

Modern media and how it treats its consumers:

1st gear- If mega corps with squads of actuaries are having trouble how are individuals supposed to figure that out?

Seems reasonable the trouble is that 60 seconds is a long time for the impatient left laners going 85 in a 55.  

Nearly dead trend: 8ft pick up truck boxes. 

Nearly dead trend: Transfer cases with low ranges. AWD with no low range is more a thing now.

not an intersection a interstate left exit lane. 

Question. How close to a left exit on the highway should someone get over into the left lane without being a left lane camper. I do not want to drive 30+ over the speed limit but still need to make the left exit. Yes I often have to make a left exit where the people are driving 80+ in a 55 zone in the left lane. 

I try to be in the right lane on the interstate becasue the left lane drivers are often going 20+ over the speed limit. It is so annoying to deal with people merging onto the highway 20- under the speed limit. Get over be too slow in the left, stay in right have to slam on brakes for some slow merger. Annoying.