Infiniti (Nissan) got in hot water about a decade ago because they were switching the location of a computer on the front end. Computer was on the left side for left hand drive, and on the right side for right hand drive. You’re more likely to have a collision on the driver side, so minor bumper damage was resulting…

You’d be shocked at how expensive some parts are now. Genesis distance sensors for the radar cruise were $5k for just the part when they originally came out. Or steering gear assembly for a newer BMW with “sport suspension”, which BMW requires be replaced if the suspension is damaged; those run around $3-4K for the…

I’m no sure if they’re still doing it on the newer models, but Volvo used to repair their wrecked crash test cars just to crash them again and ensure their repair procedures held up to factory built cars. At some point a car you built will get wrecked and it’s better to be like a Toyota or Subaru who make repair info…

We actually do this on Tuesdays since my wife gets home late. I stop by Sams Club to get the $4.99 bird, we eat half and then shred the remaining meat for our Wednesday night meal. Tomorrow I’m doing ramen, last week it was pulled chicken with Trader Joe's Korean BBQ sauce.

We’ve had ours since Feb 17, and my wife just now figured out how to turn Econ mode off... she’s not a car person, so I showed her how much quicker the acceleration is when Econ is off and you shift into “S”. I rarely drive it, but for a FWD car it handles really well. The only thing that I liked better about my FR-S…

I miss my 89 Si so much, if it had been RWD I'd have never gotten rid of it.

I brine my chicken in buttermilk with dill pickle juice. Usually 48 hours and fry in small batches at 375. I also put breadcrumbs in my flour to add extra crunch, and a lot of paprika to help the breeding darken up. It's very rare someone tells me it's not as good as what their grandma used to make, and usually they…

I worked insurance claims for Harvey last year and was shocked at how I was getting blown out of the water on the freeway. Typically I have to drive rather conservatively since my company name is on the side of my car, but being in a rental allowed me to speed and still I felt like a grandma on the road.

The first Hot Wheels I ever remember getting was a C4 Corvette with Indy 500 livery. Ever since then I've wanted a C4. Regardless of how bad it may be compared to later years, I've got my eyes on a few 1989 models for my 30th birthday next year.

Moving from Chicago to eastern Virginia the week before Christmas 2016 was amazing. Usually that drive is roughly 14 hours after pit stops, but the day we left, I didn’t take off work... We leave Chicago at 7pm on Friday, it start snowing, not too bad though. As soon as we hit Indiana snow turns to ice and I see brake…

My city has 4 Chik Fil A locations within 20 minutes of each other, 2 of which are within a 5 minute walk. I can actually think of 4 malls in eastern Va that have one in the food court and another out in the parking lot. Usually those franchises share an owner(s) and they’re always busy. The only Chik Fil A I can…

A White Castle in Vegas has one of these, it was the first time I’d seen it in person. I’d been to 6 MLB stadiums and 7 NHL arenas since seeing the video above before finally seeing it. It was cool until I accidentally put my pinky on the metal disk at the bottom while holding my beer, since it shifted the disk and…

I sold my Prelude to a family friend when I went to college. I was worried an 18 year old car with nearly 300k miles would leave me stranded on I95 at some point when I was going between home and college in DC. I sold it and bought a brand new 2008 Cobalt LS with 0 options... The guy who bought my Prelude blew the…

100% agree. My Prelude was a learning experience. I had to work a $6.50 an hour job all summer of 2006 to pay my parents back the $1500 they paid for the car, then I had to cover insurance,maintenance, and fuel after that. Rebuilding the top end was fun when my water pump seized up and I blew the head gasket.

Well in 16-18 years my idea of older Japanese will be like a 2010 Civic... Im already having a hard time find a decent 16 year old RSX for under $5000 today, I’m still not sure how I got a 16 year old Prelude Si for $1500 as a kid.

My wife and I argue about getting a 3rd car for weekends to one day pass down to our future child. I want an older Japanese car with a manual since I know they’re reliable and can do plenty of the maintenance myself since I had to learn for my first car, an 1989 Prelude Si. My wife wants something newer, with an…

I’m in the same boat. Last year we got a 17 Civic EX hatch because my wife liked the “feel” better than the Cruze Premier hatch we could have gotten for $1000 less. My priority was to steer her away from cars I worried about reliability/depreciation once the car had over 100k miles on it. We’re 18 months and 26k miles …

My wife and I planned our first trip to NYC about 2 weeks before his passing. We literally changed all of our plans to turn it into a Tony memorial trip and ate at every place we could get into that had been featured on his shows. I’m not one to look up to celebrities (or anyone really) but No Reservations and his…

Depending upon the store, even without alcohol I’ve been asked to show my ID when making a purchase with credit card. My grandfather wrote “See I.D.” on the back of all his credit cards in lieu of a signature to get stores to ask him for it. 

Funny story from a recent customer interaction on an insurance claim. His C5 Corvette needed a new front fascia, so it was replaced by the local Chevy dealer. He refused to pick up the car, claiming they put the wrong bumper on. The customer had been driving around for nearly 20 years with a piece of rubber between…