I had a German-market G60, brought over by a guy in the Army. That thing was so much fun, I don't know how I didn't end up in jail or dead, and I love how they look. Wish I still had it...

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!

Yeah some states have strange laws, like Pennsylvania's "headlights on in work area" laws, but no talk/text is a federal baseline for trucks. Most states just double fines in work areas too.

Federal law that a trucker can't put a phone to their ear while driving, Bluetooth only. Same goes for texting.

I remember a Saturday Night Live skit from like 20 years ago that was a commercial for something like a POS luxury car. Looked like a beaten, rusted out early 80s import on the outside but a luxury car inside....the skit was funnier than I just made it sound, I swear.

Imagine being limited to 65, and having a dumbass come haulin past you, then getting in the right lane and slowing down to 55, then you either get around them and they do it all over again or you get halfway around them and they slowly speed up, which of course slows EVERYBODY down because my big ass can only go 65.…

The CTS was a Malibu? What the hell are you talking about?

Damn, second time today my former-trucker-ness is showing.

This is the new CTS, hence the CTS name. The XTS is the DTS replacement and of course it is cheaper than the CTS - XTS is not the flagship, the CTS is, until something better comes. XTS is just for the DTS fans that Caddy (smartly, I think) didn't want to turn their backs on while they're chasing the Germans.

My first car show I wasn't even 3 months old and been going ever since, so I was taught really, really early not to touch the cars, don't run, even when I was a teenager and got my ultra-cool-really-long-wallet-chain and JNCOs, I would take the chain off. Nowadays, I normally hook my keys on my side but those go in my…

I took a bunch of pics at Power Tour and holy crap, people just won't get out of your way to let you take a quick shot. When I was younger going to shows, they did. But now it's them damn kids! #GetOffMyLawn #I'monly28 #gratuitoushashtags

Somewhat related: My 72 year old uncle, who has 2 street rods, a 64 Thunderbird, and a 64 Dart convertible, told me 60s/70s cars like mine are "young guns" cars and street rods like his are "ready-to-die" cars. After I looked at him a bit funny, he explained he meant by the time you can afford a nice 20s/30s street…

Yeah I've told my last 2 landlords that there'd be nothing on my credit check (my mom's too, since she lives with me) and both came back and said you're right. The only thing I've had that wasn't paid in cash in the last 7 years are the houses I've lived in. I got burned when I was young and dumb and got a car with an…

Around here perfectly good used tires that will last you 1-2 years at the least are $20 each, plus usually $5 mount and balance each. So $100 for some used ones or spend $3 grand over a year and a half? You'd have to be an idiot to take option 2.

The first company probably would have lasted longer and maybe even survived were it not for my father-in-law. He resisted laying off anybody until it was just too late to save the company at all. Certainly not the best buisness practice, but his heart was in the right place; he knew all his employees had families to…

During the worst of the recession, my father in law's electrician company went belly up and we had to start a new one (we, since I'm an investor now). Up until last year, he used a 4-cylinder car for work and if ladders or big stuff was needed one of the 2 other employees would bring a van or truck (the truck is…

Hot Fuzz is better? Are you still drunk from last night??

No.

How many times did you copy and paste this rant?

Very true. I kinda think that's not really what happened, that it was an electrical fire, which would have definitely melted the rubber air springs by the time the picture everyone's seen was taken. Also might explain how it got so big so quick, quick enough for those poor ladies to get burned up. But, that's just my…