I bought my current car (a '98 Legacy Wagon, coincidentally) from a guy who turned out to be an LAPD officer. He took a cell phone pic of my license before the test drive. That seems like a reasonable precaution to take.

I like the 90 degree twist and lock racks. I don't remember what brand mine are, but they look similar to these: amazon.com/dp/B0096725JC

Heh, I kept trying to get my mom to either take her FWD Jeep Patriot to the dealer for oil changes, or else just let me come over and do it. The final straw for her was when the quick lube guy tried to sell her a rear differential flush. On a FWD car.

Is that a Chinook or a Phrog?

Yup, my brother DDs an '04 Grand Prix GTP Comp G, which is the supercharged 260hp v6 model. I've driven it, it's comfortable, doesn't torque steer in the slightest, and the supercharger noise makes my pants feel tight.

Thumb injury incoming...

I agree with everything you said. I just wanted to add that their Android app is pretty good too. The streaming works great, the only issue I've encountered with it is that every few weeks I'll have to manually log out and back in so it can "see" my queue. I do most of my streaming on my Nexus 7 and I have no…

Traditionally, the number after the R on a radial engine indicates the engine's displacement in cubic inches. Rotec apparently uses the engine's displacement in CCs. In normal aircraft engine terms, this would be an R220.

Early Datsun Z car. Sure, you'll be limited in the amount of stuff you can bring, and the hatch doesn't really open wide enough to sit in there, but I can guarantee that you'll have the most fun getting there and back.

Yeah. My roommate in college came out of a department store to find his side mirror sitting on his hood. Apparently somebody knocked it off while he was shopping and didn't bother leaving a note.

But I'm sure the people who do this have also replaced their seatbelts with the appropriate non-airbag belts - because they do behave differently. Haven't they?

I'm watching this on my break at work with no audio. Here's what I think the various characters are saying at various points in the trailer:

Agreed, driving with a headlight out is much more dangerous than speeding. In my (fortunately limited) experience with LEOs, I've found that, compared to local police, CHPs are more likely to write a ticket for something truly dangerous and less likely to write a ticket for "5 over" quota-filling type offenses.

FYI, all aircraft reciprocating engines are named in the format (Xxx)-(###). The letters indicate the style of engine, for example, R=radial, O=horizontally opposed, I=fuel injected. The numbers indicate the displacement in cubic inches.

Agreed. I really like Alaska's insanity defense laws - in 1982 they added "guilty but mentally ill" as a possible verdict. A criminal receiving this verdict receives the full prison sentence of a Guilty verdict, but will serve the first part of the sentence in a state-run mental institution until deemed mentally…

I keep pretty detailed records of my fuel economy on my cars, and I can state with confidence that my Gen 2 and Gen 3 Taurus SHOs got measurably better fuel economy with premium than regular, enough to more than make up the cost difference between fuel grades. It makes sense to me that modern cars with the ability to…

On the older Subarus the center clutch pack was physically attached to the transmission, but did not share any fluids with it. As I understand, this was so that the same transmission could be used for the American AWD cars and the JDM FWD cars. I think the manual transmission Subarus are still that way, I'm not as…

Addendum - I agree with people saying not to use a chemical or high-pressure flush. The detergents in the fresh fluid will be perfectly adequate to break down any sludge buildup in the transmission over time. If the transmission has been neglected, you might want to think about doing a second fluid change after…

There's nothing magical about automatic transmission fluid. It's simply a thin oil with a high detergent content due to the additives used.

It's not that bad. Usually when it's sloppy, the non-serviceable bushings in the little shifter U-joint are shot, meaning you have the replace the whole joint, Subaru PN 35047AC030 . I replaced mine about 2 weeks ago, and while it's no Miata shifter, it's a lot better than some of the American cars I've driven.