I never feel bad about saying most dealers are scum-sucking bottom feeders. Kia dealers in particular seem to be (barely) one step above “buy-here, pay-here” lots.

I had one of the first-year Cavalier hatchbacks (1982 model), before the Z24 version. It was red with the dark grey interior and had the 1.8L with manual transmission. The reverse switch for the taillights broke at 1000 miles and it took the dealer four tries to repair. Then the rear oil seal went at 13,000 miles,…

Those are some new cars. :) One of the most popular cars the year I was born was the C1 Corvette with the first body refresh, while another was the Chrysler 300B Hemi Coupé. (Getting old dammit.)

I owned one of the original CX500Ts from new (one of the ones I wish I hadn’t sold). I also test-drove an identical CBX to the one shown; I don’t remember why I didn’t buy it because it would have made a lovely long-distance tourer.

Maybe not, but I loved my TDI Sportwagen and the 55-60 mpg I could get with it. I sold it to VW only because the price was more than what I paid for it new. My diesels are all off-road now: a tractor and a Kubota UTV with small enough engines that do not require urea, etc.

Obviously I want to see the remaining guest hosts (and see Joe Buck go for last place), but right now I’ve enjoyed Buzzy, Mike Richards, and Aaron Rodgers. Aaron was a particular surprise — I think he got better over the 2 weeks as he found his footing in the role. Mayim comes off very polished but those “brain pill”…

Christophers pizza and subs, which is still there. Blockbuster was in the next little strip mall IIRC.

I lived in that area for almost 20 years but then moved further north. I remember when they had gas pumps in the lot.

That looks like one in Nashua, NH.

“It’s always the Black girls who have to cut off parts of themselves to fit in.”

I’d love an MC22 just for ripping around on; I’ve seen one once and the sound is amazing. (If I owned one, I’d be the fat old man on a little moto.)

The one to have is a basic WJ, I-6 with the manual 4wd case. I had an 04 and the broken door wiring drove me crazy but I never had to replace a regulator. Other than that, a hood that rusted out (replaced with a different color one for that hooptie look), it ate front calipers (probably due to the cheap chinesium ones…

No, the most “modern” Citroën I’ve driven is a CX, which reminded me a lot of the SM. Next time we spend more than a week or two in France, I’ll rent a new Citroën to see.

Having owned a Citroën DS and an SM, I’d love to drive it to see if the suspension really feels like a hydropneumatic one. I’m doubting that, plus you wouldn’t have all the features like driver-adjustable height or the slick tire-change trick. The C5X would hopefully be cheaper to operate than the SM though!

Everything from In-n-Out is kind of meh to be honest, but the fries are tragic. As said in the article, they need to punch, blanche, then fry the potato and salt when hot from the fryer. We occasionally make them at home this way and they come out really well. I know it’ll get me hate from the west coast but I’ll live.

If the Kia dealers around here weren’t barely above “buy here, pay here” lots, I might consider it.

I love the FC models. The best ones I ever saw were ones they used to resurface the ice rinks at Sun Valley, ID; the resurfacer sat in the truck bed and they drove it around the rink. They were still using them in the mid-80s, but I’m sure they’ve gone to standard resurfacers by now. (BTW the early Zamboni resurfacers…

Older Toyota oil filters had an annoying problem of the gasket sticking better to the engine block than to the filter when pulling ‘em off. I haven’t owned a Toyota in ages but I still always check the gasket is on the filter and nothing is stuck to the block surface.

I live in northern New England and worked with a guy who rode his ancient BMW with sidecar all year long. At least you have some stability with three wheels.

I really wanted to buy a Volvo V60 T8 (now Recharge) Polestar Engineered when my lease was up on my V60 T6 but they were impossible to get (my dealer was able to procure 1 for a customer), so I went SUV with a leased XC90 T8. Most of my trips around town in these COVID times can be done 100% on battery or near to it.…