Like others have said, your photo is being taken and use in airports already. DFW now has E-Gates that let you board just with facial recognition, though an opt-out lane is currently present. Few people used the opt-out lane while I was there.

Misha, thanks for the nice article. I really enjoy your writing style.

It this Jetta had 1% of those miles, maybe. Otherwise, it’s still an ancient Jetta. CP

Atrocious seats, ugly sill covers, missing screws in side of dash, worn out steering wheel cover, cheesy (and not in a good way) “Got Gremlin” sticker on glove box and ugly in so many ways. Yes it has paint and a new-ish engine, but worthy of $15K this is not.

Thanks for the review. I’m still leaning towards a BMW when I get to that point in my riding but the Goldwing is worthy of consideration. For now, a Multistrada it allowing me to do my touring. I had a great trip on it last summer with 2000 miles in five days. It’s a good DD and good for touring.

“the Miata seems like it would feel more open with the top and windows down.” It doesn’t.

I trust that you realize that “mixtape” derived from mix tape, a cassette tape with your own mix of music that worked in cassette players long before this adapter. There have been many ways to control your own music in the car ahead of this device.

“VERY RARE 4.22 ratio “High Country” diffs” and whining in the rear end? Basically he’s stating that the whining may not go away affordably. 

Or a Dodge Ram SRT-10 pickup

“Ford won’t sell you a Fiesta, or any actual car for that matter.”

I’ve always wanted to try out Land Rover’s camera view so I can see my actual tire placement. https://www.landrover.com/liveforthecity/en/look-underneath-clearsight-ground-view.

I don’t know what the common spares are for your Montero are, but find out and buy them - and the tools needed for those spares. Maybe it’s u-joints, or CV axles, or even water pumps or fan clutches.

That 295 hp was so unusable from a stop due to the massive torque steer in this car. The whole car shimmies more than a bowl of Jello during an earthquake. Parts are stupid expensive and the interior has not aged well.

I think it’s called driving. Just like there’s no alternate name for driving with the windshield wipers on, or with the windows down, or the windows up.

Well, that eliminates the leading presidential candidates! That saves us from one topic during the campaign.

My off road vehicle has been wheeled with differing technologies. At first it was just a locking transfer case with computer traction control to get me through things. Fine for holes (like in the video) but poor for things like rock crawling where wheel spin can get you into trouble. That configuration served me well…

“you *generally* should try to manage your balance so your left foot touches first, ‘cause you want to keep the brake pedal accessible to your right until you’re completely stopped. And if you’re a one-footer, you can use that brake to hold yourself on a hill after you stop, while keeping your throttle hand cocked and…

Following the subject laid out by your title, we can all agree that the Pontiac Aztek was horrible.

The price vs. range balance just isn’t there for me. Too many $ for too few miles.

And some of them did go off road, like this one in Sedona, AZ. at the 6:40 mark.