But alas, you are not Mario Andretti, and besides, Mario Andretti never had to contend with himself being an idiot and racing someone else in a Nissan GT-R while traffic placidly toodles along in the next lane over.

If you can afford a GT-R or a Hellcat, you can afford a track day.

I think that's fine.

We blame Bush for things that are going on now, so why not ?

You're exactly right but, which is more immoral? Giving a pregnant woman a ride for $200, or having no ride available at all because all the $50 rides are taken and there is no incentive for more uber drivers to come online?

Taxis are still an option, right?

No K-cars were officially sold here in Chile, so when I saw a convertible LeBaron parked outside a friend's place, I could barely sleep thinking why someone would go through all the trouble (and slight illegality) of importing one

I think I want to know the power figures for that engine... If it's around 300, then GM just lost thousands of customers with it's 'slush box-only' midsize trucks.

Dear Honda/Acura,

Whoever buys this better not cheap out on a tire gauge and get the digital one. You don't want the rear end to just slip out from under you.

Hello Matt,

Oil will settle out, but not likely until at least Q4. I predict the new stable price of oil will be low $80s, which will continue to allow prices of gasoline in the mid $2 range.

I know a guy who has one of these. He owned his own company for years. He made money, but he did things that make no sense. Like, he decided he'd save money by not buying himself a new office chair for 15 years. So he duct taped his armrests back together when they fell apart. And proceeded to buy new suits every…

I've worked in military and airline aviation, and in industrial automation, for many decades now. Automation is only as reliable and capable as the human designers and programmers make it, and thus automation will never eliminate human failure. It does tend to greatly reduce the ability of a system to compensate for…

I spent 11 years working on vessels like this, both unloading and loading cars, trucks and pretty much anything that could move and fit in the entrance. So long as the stevedores (longshoremen in the USA) did their job properly, none of the vehicles on board should have moved more than a few inches. The apparatus for…

I enjoy this blog, but giving theories like this any credence without a shred of evidence is really disappointing. I won't be surprised now if there's a follow-on post with the "truth" about TWA 800.

God, that was the one that always sent me into a silent rage. The spitting thing is gross and a public health issue, the cutting in line is annoying, but the, "Quick! We're twenty minutes away from our destination! Everyone stand up and mob the door!" always struck me as so dangerous and idiotic.

And after, most of those people got off the plane and thanked god. When in fact they should've thanked Boeing for designing and building aircraft that can easily withstand some of the worst conditions nature can throw; the pilots with the skill and training to fly through some of the toughest situations; and the…

A lot of things freak me out about flying, but turbulence was never one of them. I actually feel more ill-at-ease when the flight is COMPLETELY smooth than when there is some mild turbulence. Maybe it's just more analogous to moving along the ground (where bumps in the road transmit through the car) and thus reminds…

i guess there is a new reason to buy German and British cars and trucks; don't want your old freedom wagon being used for terrorism? buy unreliable