That isn’t really fair. There are plenty of body shops that can paint much better than the factory.

Hack # 1 of 1, get a hella comfy car. REALLY. Nothing else will make a road trip more pleasurable than a good old body on frame boat. Last gen Town Cars and Grand Marquis are some of the best long trip cars out there, along with the all but 30 year old GM B Body.

Not so much a road trip tip, but Canada boarder crossing tip. They know you’re coming from Texas, so make sure to bring a firearm. If you don’t surrender one at the crossing they assume you’re hiding it, and it takes hours to search a car properly.

Here’s my overriding thought when I’m road-tripping: At 60 mph, every single minute I spend not driving is another mile I won’t go that day. Eat while driving, drink fluids while driving, try to minimize the amount of time you spend at rest stops or anywhere else that’s not-driving, because that maximizes the distance…

Friend of mine just did a long road trip. He packed meats and cheeses in his cooler; pizza is filling, but being able to set up a charcuterie picnic at a rest stop is much fancier. So I guess that’s two tips: 1) cooler, 2) charcuterie.

Renting a car that you are responsible for maintaining, insuring, paying sales/property taxes on, and paying for the privilege of turning in back into the dealer.

I have to assume they’d get them touched up at a local dealer or other partner service center, then reimburse the dealer network for whatever diminished value the car received by having paint work done. The cost to get them back and forth from Korea and disrupt their production by taking up time in the paint booth…

Yeah thought about that too.  That is a lot of shipping for a paint job.

Yeah. I know someone who got another Chevy Trax, after his old Trax (exactly the same car san color)‘s lease is over.

Ooh, the percentage has dropped that much? 

Toby from The Office has to drive something.

1) Ha ha ha ha ha. That’s BMW’s comeuppance for a lineup that’s 85% over-styled agro shit.

They are really just Karens wanting to talk to the manager so they will wave the higher prices and give them some desert on the house. They aren’t actually that upset. It is just an act they put on to get discounts and free stuff to shut them up.

On the other hand, if you saved up for fifteen years in order to buy a new Corvette with cash, it’s totally understandable to be upset that you are finally ready and you can’t buy one through no fault of your own.

Flat spin can still be deadly. Just ask Meg Ryan.

He should have used a

Problems come up when air travels over the car in a direction it was never intended. Once that car turns sideways, who know how its going to process air. Its not like they windtunnel air across the side or directed at the rear.

Yeah, my first reaction was ‘well held!’

I’m guessing that picture is not an accurate representation of the setup of this exact car

So two things. First, the driver backed out of the throttle then stabbed it a couple times immediately after. I’m not sure why, unless he just wasn’t sure what was happening and was trying to keep the rear from stepping out due to completely jumping off the gas mid-corner.