I had ~100 mile EVs in the Fiat 500e and Chevy Spark. I’m a pretty average American doing school runs, work commute, shopping, the occasional unexpected or planned trip further afield. I ended up always watching the range gauge with anxiety, as passengers, cargo, a little extra freeway speed, air con on 100+ degree…

So what’s that in Smoots?

Statie’s Union, where Massholes and Maskholes collide.

It’s a bit like Volvo’s waterfall panel.

I have some hopes that the monocoque Wingamm Oasi from Italy might be a notch up on the quality scale.

I want to do the cross-country RV thing for a month with my 12 year old twins next year. I think I’ve concluded that customizing a limo-like Transit with four luxury recliners and a bench/bed for quick naps, a microwave, and a wet bath would make for great highway travel, and relying on a tent camping set up and…

My 2001 Yamaha FZ-1 still runs like a top at 65k miles, and the only non-consumables it’s ever needed were an age-cracked airbox and a choke cable. Similar experiences with my Hondas and Kwakers. Japanese bikes are among the most reliable things I have ever owned. Sure you buy tires pretty often, but you can choose…

a large scale industrial manufacturer...

Sandwiches can be $20 now.

Minivans always win the space contest (except against LWB Suburbans). Love mine so much I even bought it BEFORE my kids were born.

And this is why Garmin can still sell GPS units. I have a 12 year old zümo that’s survived some extensive off-road travel. Vibe proof, temp proof (iphone shuts down in the sun) , ipx8 waterproof, MIL-STD-810 drop rating, gloveable screen, and on-board map storage so you’re not tied to the cell network)

Time for us to buy that Vette!

Frame strength and short wheelbase are big factors.

That smooth arc from the nose, over the greenhouse, to the tail is incredibly elegant. The pentagonal wheel arches are working, along with the spidery 5-hole honey/flake wheels. It may not be a HOLY SH!T, but is definitely an OMG++.

The HAW (huge ass wing) option used to match the price of an entire Yugo.

I Evel’d myself in to the ER so many times they warned my Mom to stop bringing me in before they had to report her for endangerment. 

What’s updog? :P

My family’s yellow-over-black Hornet wagon was what set me on the path to being Jalop.

It’s only “out of your control” if you failed to develop interceptor missiles alongside your rocket program.

Photo of the officer involved, possibly explaining his threatened feelings.