except for having to duck for Superduty mirrors - sure. That said, I’d rather that then have to outrun a bear. In my opinion, there is a slight chance that the driver of a Superduty has a bit of morality and won’t actively try to kill me. Not so with the bear. That said, I’ve never, actually seen a Superduty driver…

I relate this story (again) because I’m really not over it. I have a ride that has this solid 16%, half mile grade followed by an equally awesome downhill then it goes back up just a bit- if you do it just right you break 60 mph on the downhill and don’t have to pedal up the next rise. One day, a cop was at the bottom…

you already lost (humorously), let it go :)

yes. no pictures, camera broke.

it’s ballistic spandex; he’ll be fine.

meh, the worst that could happen is they take out a busload of school children.

There’s a rule you need to learn about towing a trailer - it’s the “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule. If you don’t know that it’s overloaded, you don’t have to worry about it being overloaded. Quite simple, really. Sometime let me recount the tale of an employee who had to follow a State Police to a weigh station.... at…

And if Patrick says crack, it really is crack.

My goodness, Humbolt county is well known for its wacky weed - now known for its wacky Vanagon. Green Crack to the Price. Seriously, at that price range you’re knocking at the bottom of the Earthroamer market.

I admit to chuckling just a little bit about the Jeeps inability to handle mud - so they had to find a mall pond (with a concrete bottom) to pull this off..... Mall Rated :)

Actually, you simply need to have space for the air to expand and contract - most dedicated 4x4s use a sealed system and a plunger to allow for expansion and contraction.... air has moisture, drawing in fresh air draws in fresh moisture.

Tata, the car company that always makes me think “boobs”

those ‘tires’ are inner-tubes with straps holding the tubes to the wheels.... the idea being you can break it down for easy transport. It weights like 200 lbs, so easy is a relative term - but there ya go. I’d have never thought of driving on inner tubes alone, so the genius derives from the zero-fucks-given approach.

Is that a windmill blade in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

EPA testing doesn’t tell you what you’ll get for fuel economy. My cars tend to get the bottom or ever below fuel economy because I have the worst - for fuel economy - commute. Short drive, under 45 mph, steep hills. A vehicle that has more gears would get better economy but the EPA numbers would say nothing.

Oh bullshit. Trump’s comment was you won’t find a better country - and he’s right; doesn’t mean we’re perfect nor does it mean move away - it simply says what it says, work to make it better. Of course, the only people who win in race baiting is the media. And you sir, are the media. When he wins, you need to look in…

nope, if the party won’t allow summary death penalty and immediate execution of lane campers - then I cannot support your party. One must draw lines for support and if you’re not sociopath; who needs you? no really, who needs you.

It is shiny, though.

You can drive a car that hits you in the nads, but can’t drive a secretary-level Camaro without running into a wall?

hygiene is not something you’ll find a lot of at Burning man.