Obviously one should know how to do this from reading the manual. But failing that, you can get a combination glass breaker and seatbelt cutter to keep in the center console for basically pennies.

I had had it with my Prius. It was gutless, numb, and its traction control/motor protection function meant that it would constantly kill all driver control when it hit a bump. I started shopping for a used IS 300, but my family insisted I needed a hatch of some sort for our stroller. Turns out there was one used IS…

Great post. I nearly got a hand me down 325 but it didn’t work out. I still wonder what it would have been like.

Thanks for this! 

I’d love to know more about this. I have tires on my car that allegedly might last until the heat death of the universe, but I’d be curious to know how long it takes a set of touring tires to degrade in non-tread ways.

I smell BS. Brakes beat gas every time. This is either pedal confusion or just straight up lying. 

Did a subtle rear sway bar beef-up on my Accord. It’s great. Turns in more eagerly, and at highway speeds it really plants itself and goes about its business with a minimum of fuss.

I love this post and now I think maybe I love you too. 

This totally worked for me. Got my Accord before the new ones came off the trucks, but while they were clearing out the outgoing model. Translated to big savings, and the “new” model was a total carryover in everything but the nominal model year. 

That’ll do nicely thanks. 

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

I’ll show you mine, now you show me yours.

Double points to whoever brought the sunburnt early-90s Camry with the rumpled owners’ manual. (Seen here with my boy for scale)

I was there for about 3 hours. Double points to whoever brought the sunburnt early 90s Camry.

That little spoiler at the back of those cars is one of the all time great design flourishes.

I lived in LA for a while, and there are times when it can definitely be fun. The Hollywood Hills have tons of great roads, including the famed Mulholland Drive. Plus, when you’re out late at night, the freeways open up and let you cross the city at a magical speed.

Steve Coogan. He’s a car nut, a friend of the show, and he’s incredibly funny.

The other option is to go all-in on the history of it and have each team build a Spec-Monaco retro car with modern safety equipment, but much narrower and slower, and just let them have at it.

Set up a bracket like March Madness, with top seeds facing lower seeds. Then do one on one Qually-style single laps (alone, no traffic), where the loser is eliminated. Move through the entire grid until the final four.

You magnificent bastard!