Having driven an Opel Astra diesel with a 5-speed considerable distances on the continent, I can't help but agree with the "dangerously slow" assessment. The only way I would have a diesel-powered vehicle is if it had a turbo on it, provided gobs of pulling torque, and was in the engine bay of something that could put…

Yeah, smashing the pretty outside bits will fix things. What a douche.

Cracks me up every time.

One of these things is not like the others...

#4 reminds me of a time when I was driving south through the middle of Oklahoma in the early '80's, and had a B-52 fly over my Jeep at what felt like less than tree-top level. That had to be intentional, scared the crap out of me. Some tailgunner somewhere probably still has a collection of photos of the cars they…

I love the dent in the oil pan. 38,000 miles? Maybe, but 38,000 hard miles.

I see the problem; all the traffic was on the wrong side of the motorway.

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Paul Moller does not belong on this list. Crazy (and huckster, con-man, thief), yes, but an automotive pioneer... Not a flippin' chance. All he ever produced was vaporware and empty bank accounts.

My thoughts exactly.

Hero? I don't think so.

Sounds like you'd be a prime candidate for a soaking. And FYI; no idea where you live, but in most communities these days it's actually recommended that bicycles use car lanes. It's safer for everybody involved for the bikes to be there than on the shoulder, in the parking lane, or on the sidewalk.

I love how that stoplight has a countdown to yellow/red.

Right on here. Screw the car, just get me outta here!

Even though it's kinda ugly and it scares me silly, I want it. So beautiful...

Ah, you beat me to it. Nice bit of verse there too; well done on both counts!

How about the C-130? First flight was in 1954, and still used for all kinds of things with the US military and others.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, just like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

That's beautiful.