I let them fall off when out in the open, pick them off from the crevices.

You have an interesting perspective that I did not think about before. Thanks for sharing.

Honestly I kind of see your wife’s point. I’m a fan of the 500 (looks-wise.... I sat in one and did not buy) and therefore appreciate the looks of the 500L. There aren’t enough cars on the market that look “goofy”, they all have to be VeRy SeRiOuS lest the small ego of the driver suffers.

Yes, yes that blue color is amazing. Every time I see one in the wild (which is... sadly rare) I can’t help but stare for a few moments.

I was gonna say, I don’t know if you really want to have your country’s name written in that line-up...

Questionable road rage aside (dude, you’re racing in a smart car, maybe smile and enjoy the ride?) this honestly made my day. Last I read, smart cars were banned from participating in SCCA events, so I had not a single inkling of hope that someone would make a spec race series.

It’s not to make the stop sign visible. It’s so that when you’re AT the stop sign, you can see if some moron is going to run theirs before entering the intersection. You’re technically only supposed to enter an intersection after you’ve assessed the hazards and confirmed that it is safe to do so. No vision = no idea…

Yes, PLEASE. Downtowns are already hellish to maneuver without Tom driving Karen’s Escalade to work and not being able to stay in his fucking lane.

Same. I cross-shopped those (and a few others) before settling on my smart. I love small cars, and it fucking breaks my heart that soon there will be nothing but giant, self-indulgent trucks and landbarges left on this continent. I probably just won’t own a car when that happens, because I wouldn’t be able to bring…

I’ve participated in a fair number of competitive and risk-heavy activities in my life and the men who are like “I’m toxic because I’m competitive!!” can go sit bare-assed on a rusty plunger.

Quick note, one of my friends has a severe case of diagnosed bipolar disorder and he has both visual and auditory hallucinations which are directly related to the swing of his emotional state. His doctor did not believe him about it for the longest time (bible belt psychiatric care :) ), but I have had to talk him…

I borrowed my mother’s little 2011 Kia hatchback the other day thinking that she’s basically a little old lady who only drives it to church (my mom is not that old nor does she go to church, but that’s how exciting I imagine most of her automotive activities to be), how bad could it possibly be...

I can never tell if I like or hate this design.

It’s not just the size of the pocket, but it’s location and positioning. Most of those tiny pockets (if they at all exist - half of my professional wardrobe pants do not have any pockets at all) are located in an area where the fabric would be bending and moving. Men’s clothing has pockets that rest against their…

You have it backwards. Women load tons of keys and knick-knacks on to a keychain so that they can find it in their purse, because women’s clothes typically do not have pockets that can fit anything bigger than a folded-up post-it note (if they have any pockets at all). (Sometimes they have the decorative wide and…

So I was briefly a player on a top-level-ish team in a slightly obscure but still thriving competitive game scene and let me tell you... there are definitely dudes who take really good care of themselves. Not many, but more than you’d think you’d find in competitive games. Like, some of them were actually ridiculously…

The short-lived 2016 smart car doesn’t have a hood release latch in the cabin - instead there’s two giant pins holding the locking mechanisms in place actually set into the grille and are locked and unlocked with the rest of the car. (I.e. you can’t open the hood unless the car is unlocked).

I heard about this casting from my boyfriend reading out about the white outrage. Looked up the actress. Dude she’s a perfect cast for Ariel, the moment I saw her was like “yep, magical fish girl, I totally see it”. I think this is the first time I actually thought that they cast someone of based on their appropriate…

I got injured at work providing for myself and my man, so I can’t drive anything that doesn’t have power-steering. Ten minutes in a go-kart is enough to irritate the ever-living shit out of the soft tissue injuries, which is painful and permanent.

Start with books - your new car’s manual, “car maintenance for dummies” or things of that sort, online articles that talk about the very basics. Your local library will probably be a great resource. The manual will break down service intervals and the things being serviced (and if it groups it into a nebulous “service…