putting the volume and ac controls on a stupid ass screen. 

The bit about every passenger boat needing an AIS transponder is wrong.  Certain commercial vessels do.  The majority of private boats do not.  However, as costs have fallen precipitously in recent years, it is becoming more common for private operators of small boats (aka your “yachts”) to have them.  Useful for…

What’s your recommendation? A $50,000 Ford Explorer? A $50,000 Honda Pilot?

Home for the Holidays should be in The Family Stone’s place.

Except he didn’t, and it potentially cost them the game. I don’t think I understand your argument. You can sprint out of the box and slow down to admire your homer when you’re sure it’s gone. I don't care if you watch it go as long as it goes. 

“The cheapest one I scrapped [yesterday] was a $1,500 car. Everything else was $3,000 or more”

I’ve been reading Deadspin for a long time (longer than I care to admit) but never commented before. I just wanted to say thanks for this article.

Let me drop a little lawyer on you:

Q: You’re 70 now?

A: That’s correct

Q: So, we’re to believe you’re a gentle-driving retiree, is that it?

A: Why, yes, sonny, that’s right.

When I sold cars, people always asked about how much to put down. With indirect lending (ie, a dealer that works with 10+ lenders), the answer is “it’s a crapshoot and you’ll never get a straight answer.”

Atl’s 75/85 definitely feels that similar pain. 

Yeah, no one that flies a lot flies in this type of carrier

That’s an awesome idea, although such a series would soon be ruined by a money-is-no-object entry from Ferrari or Daimler-Benz that would make the winner predictable and cause some teams to quit.

The reason transoceanic super-sonic flights are not a thing is two pieces of the same equation. At Mach 2, the Concord was travelling approximately 2.4X the speed of a modern airliner. That means you were getting from New York to London in 3.5 hours instead of 8. That’s not nothing, but it’s still a long flight. The…

The fact that you can mow down a hapless pedestrian who wasn’t prepared for a footlong cry for attention sticking out of a passing car’s wheel.

Do you have a toaster oven?

Awesome Mr Moon ! I thought I was the only dumb ass redneck in these parts ;)

Jason I think we as car enthusiasts often miss the point of the crossover boom. Average drivers want a comfortable step-in height, a convenient hatch-style rear opening, good ground clearance, and a commanding view of the road. You get none of that in a sedan. What they lose, better handling and performance, really…

“Instead of fixing it, I drove around for a couple weeks using my brights, because I’m a lazy asshole.” 

Yeah I’m waiting for the whole color TV bubble to burst too.

Incredibly stupid yes, but it does happen. I got a total run around by a local Porsche dealer the first time I had a service done after buying my car out of state. I gave a low survey and complained to PCNA. Half the service charge was refunded (about $500) and they now give me discounts on all future work with valet…