From what I understand, fuel nozzle sizes for gasoline used to be bigger (15/16") back in the days of leaded gas, and it was reduced (13/16") when unleaded became a thing. The strange thing, though, is that it seems not all auto manufacturers switched to the smaller diameter fill holes very quickly. My ‘77 Lincoln…

May I assume you’ve never driven either car? I have driven both in mixed driving and neither one has a problem keeping up with 80 mph traffic. I believe the BRZ/86 could use a little more power but “too underpowered to feel comfortable in traffic”? Not a chance. If you’re even close to middle age then you’ve probably…

Toyota totally has the guts to bring back the MR2. The problem is that BMW and Subaru don’t have a mid-engine car to build it from.

The new paint scheme, like the administration itself, perfectly represents modern America: tacky, stupid, greedy and tasteless.

Same. Have always driven a manual, always will as long as I can. It is just better for the driver in me.

Oh, and again, you do not have to buy the stuff.

I bought a house years ago that had a 300 gallon oil tank in the basement that the mortgage company and insurance broker wanted emptied and removed. Rather than pay somebody a butt load of cash to drain the tank and dispose of the fuel oil, I rented an electric pump and we drained it into barrels and then reinstalled…

“You need your receipt”

I get receipts for everything, always, because I trust no one. I’m also extremely well-adjusted and not at all constantly on high alert. 

This does not help my paranoia. 

I bet she honestly thinks there are screws and adjustments the mechanic can make to make the car run better.

I hate it when I grab hose but it won’t go in.

Star for metric rainbow. It’s a metric star. Convert it yourself.

Actual damage to the cars will be minimal. (In most cases just draining and refilling the tank will do it — any contaminated fuel in the fuel injection system will get flushed out pretty quickly.) The biggest expense is probably going to be disposing of the contaminated fuel. This is a more common problem than you’d…

I’ll never forget the time I went to fill up my gasoline-powered car at a truck stop one cold morning. I was bleary-eyed and ready to get on the road for 4+ hours of mind-numbing interstate. I swiped my card, lifted the dispenser and went to insert the nozzle into my tank. *BOINK* Hey, this thing isn’t going in…

This is a worthwhile opportunity to remind people that in Europe, gasoline pumps are green and diesel pumps are black, the exact opposite of here in America.

This is 100% a person who pays for blinker fluid top ups during her dealer service.

I have but one weird trick to offer. Driving at night on an unlit, unlevel, curvy road, how do you anticipate oncoming vehicles so you don’t blind them with your brights or get surprised with lights in your eyes? I use the power lines. You’ll often see headlights reflecting on the wires before you see any other hint…