Having never financed a vehicle and almost always doing my own repairs, I usually find it cheaper to repair an old car than to buy another car, even if it’s major work. $500 for a new stainless cat back exhaust? That’s two payments on a new economy car, and that exhaust will last 10 years even in the rust belt. A LOT…

Brilliance.

There’s an entire class dedicated to mostly-stock VW Type 1s in the Baja 500/1000. If that doesn’t speak to their rugged nature, I don’t know what does.

It’s also the only car I know of where you can change the one belt on it in 5 seconds while the engine is running.

Do yourself a favor and get a tube of this:

This is truth.

I’d submit that a VW Type 1 (old Beetle) would be very suitable for the undeveloped world. I’d also give a WWII spec Jeep a pass.

The curves don’t have to be perfect geometric arcs, from what I understand with auto-x, it’s more about having a consistent course than a very specific layout. Attach a rolling dry line marker to a riding mower or ATV and you’d have a course drawn up in an hour or less.

It would take less time than laying out cones I’m sure.

Which are more confusing and less intuitive than a simple drawn path.

Course confusion could pretty easily be avoided by using some kind of temporary spray paint on the pavement (and which will wash away with rain or a garden hose), why don’t autocrosses and such do that?

My gf is on the heavier side, and she loves to ride pillion with me. I’ll never admit it to her, but the bike feels crazy light after she disembarks.

Pilots: Don’t want attention drawn to themselves.

Finnegan and Freiburger would be proud.

The guy on the red bike looked almost ready to pass out at the end there. He definitely gave it all he got!

I feel your pain. I’m up to five vehicles, and for a time only had ONE that worked. I’m up to three which are currently registered and driveable (though one is very loud with an exhaust leak), one driveable but not registered and the last is not registered and broken. Three out of five ain’t bad!

I have to negotiate the beltway at least once a year, to get from PA to NC. I just leave at 11PM to hit the beltway at 3am, when I have six lanes pretty much to myself.

I avoid toll roads like the plague. Most people I know do, too.

Color me impressed. A hypermiler could probably squeeze 30 out of this rig, and even a lead footed bro will probably still average 20+.

Find a group of people who are interesting to talk to while everyone is sober. Problem solved.