I went to a large urban campus in the 1990s.  You had to buy a parking pass based on your zone (east or west campus dorms, commuter lots, etc.)  If you parked out of your zone the ticket was a $50 fine.  I quickly figured out that if you parked in the sidewalk/landscaping it was only a $10 fine.  So if you had to park…

In the days of printed Mapquest directions I printed directions from where we were staying in Daytona Beach to Disney World. First it tried to take us through a gated community, then after consulting a map and the directions we ended up at a back employee entrance. Got there eventually.

But was the manual transmission available with 4 wheel drive?  Friend's mom had a 4WD Aerostar automatic. It was a bespoke 4WD system different from the Ranger.

Another option that I have not seen mentioned is get a loan on a newer car that you already own. If you have title in hand for a newer car, your bank or preferably your credit union will give you a loan on it just like you purchased it. I did this a few years ago. Had a Trailblazer that was paid off title in hand.  I…

The missing vowel could be A instead of U.

Acording to a Car and Driver test, the 1977 Corvette had the lowest radar detection range of any vehicle that year.  I used this to great advantage driving my 1977 Corvette in the 1990s.  The only speeding tickets that I got were when the headlights were up, negating the advantage. 

I read that as Eventual. 

Happens more often than you would think.  There was someone killed here in Atlanta a few years ago with a runaway truck tire.  Many years ago I was on I-285 and saw a tractor trailer tire bearing catch fire.  It eventually came off and bounced down the road.

Since it is now a show on Amazon and not just a podcast, Dinner with Racers is great.  I've only watched one of the episodes,  but listened to several of the podcasts. So far Terry Earwood is the funniest. Borris Said was great, talking about getting into SCCA National level events by just flat out forging his log…

I could just imagine a dealership changing hands and someone sits down to read an inventory report.  They find out that there is supposed to be a new Dodge Dart on the lot and go trying to find it in some back corner of the lot or some off site storage.  "Hey why is there still a Dart in our section of the mall…

I had a Rottweiler named Zora, after Zora Arkus-Duntov.  It was that or Wacko after the Animaniacs. 

In reality, the supplier just forgot to add Bondo before painting/coating the wheels.  Body filler can hide all kinds of sins.

Still convinced that this was a April Fool’s prank by engineering that got carried way too far.

I think what he is trying to say is “Boys we worked hard to get to the “steak and fine wine level”, what are you going back to the “hot dogs and Big K cola" level?"

Rumor is that Petty's engine for that race would have never passed a tech inspection. 

Considering that this is costing the world economy $400 million/hour, the US government needs to load up half a dozen or so C-5s with US Navy Seabees and their equipment and send them over there.  I believe that they would have the situation sorted out in short order.

Best that I remember 675 rpm was about 50-55mph in 6th gear for my 1994 Corvette. 

Something that has always bothered me with period movies, every car is 2-3 years old and in pristine condition. If your movie is set in say 1955, you need a few rusty 1940 Fords or even a 1949 Chevy with 2 hubcaps.

I remember that some Volvos went a step further and spit up the fluid on two and four piston calipers. Each caliper had two inlet lines, one from each bowl of the master cylinder, so half the pistons on each brake would always work.

Parking deck tip: drive to the level one down from the top, or the top if it isn’t too sunny or rainy. Take elevator to destination. Most people stop driving as soon as they see a space.