I am not aware of a common English name for gorillas. Bison, however, are known as “buffalo”, so there is one more weird thing for JohnnyWasASchoolBoy to get hung up on. 

“I had no idea there was a specific way to street park on hills”.

Not the least surprising thing about this is that they managed to get this abomination registered in Austria - our laws are pretty much on a par with the notoriously fickle Germans. 

Most of these mods make me feel glade I live where they are illegal.

The SLR is bad, but the SLS is worse. One f-ugly car, especially from the rear. 

Vanishing Point? In the same class as Fast & Furious? Really? Oh come on. Are you going to tell me next that Dirty Mary Crazy Larry was not good?

The absolute worst car I ever rode in as a passenger was a 2nd-gen Suzuki SJ. The mediocre seat, rigid axle and bumpy suspension all contributed, though nowhere near as much as my acute appendicitis which sent stabs of fire through my twelve-year-old self at every gearchange as the local practitioner rushed my to the…

Oh yes, and what a great movie to boot!

When I started reading, I made a note to myself to pay more attention to CinemaScore ratings in the future. Having clicked through the list, and being familiar with most of the non-horror entries, I guess I don’t need to after all.

I’ll see your Carnival and raise you a Toyota Alphard. 

When the ADAC (German AAA) reviews new vehicles, they deduce points for flush door handles. Their argument is that in an emergency situation rescuers can get more leverage from a handle around which you can wrap your fingers.

The car has memory seats, and they are excellent, BUT: Sometimes I need to adjust the width of the lateral support on the backrest (maybe something to do with the thickness of clothing). There are two buttons, one to tighten, one to loosen. Both are on the top of the side of the seat, left of my thigh. Of course I…

That one picture reminds me of the time I owned a Peugeot roadbike (in orange, no less), until it was stolen. Sad times. 

Not quite on point, but something makes me want to post this here. 

Ah yes, Xedos! I still remember the local campaign which prominently featured the Starck Juicy Salif lemon press to highlight the Xedos styling, no less. 

After watching the video I still don’t know what the car actually looks like. I believe I have a pretty good idea what the front quarter looks like, but that’s about it.

For me, it was half a dead rat. Martens often take up residence in vehicles hereabouts, which is not that much of a problem until you park in another marten’s territory. The local marten proceeds to go berserk on your car, which often involves gnawing cables that result in electrical gremlins and suchlike. Our marten…

I have been using one of those for years to change the oil in the lawnmower. No other way to get the oil out, except maybe turn the mower upside down. 

I once had a Mk III Golf 1.4 where the manual stated expressly that the engine would take regular as well as premium but that it required premium for “full performance” or something along those lines. I found that mileage was slightly better with premium (about enough to offset the higher price), and it felt a bit…

My favorite is a definitely non-replicable feat I pulled a few years back: Riding to work of a morning, as I was wont to do when riding to work was still a thing. A one-way street were bicyclists are allowed to ride in the other direction, which I did. Car lane to the left of me, parked cars to the right. I was riding…