As a child of a blue collar family in the 70s, I can say that the love for these trucks is extremely misplaced. Were they good work vehicles? Sure. Were they good all around family vehicles? not even a little. They were loud, uncomfortable and they got horrible gas mileage. Trucks in general are terrible cars. They…

Dan Savage of all people pointed out one of the biggest benefits of expanded public transit for city governments- it allows you to tell people who complain about traffic to shut up and take public transit.

It’s a good start. It’d be great if we could also get state and local governments to factor in planning for public transit for new neighborhoods and start looking at ways to require that new neighborhoods be walkable for basics like groceries and school. Basically, start requiring that we build neighborhoods for…

Or, the reason is that American exceptionalism makes us exceptionally gullible. We all know that we’re all just one good idea away from being a billionaire. We all know that we can make deals far better than any company we work for so why would we need unions? We all know that our healthcare is much better in the…

The Original Pontiac Aztec concept was truly ahead of it’s time, a vehicle for an emerging market that does outdoors stuff but doesn’t want an SUV or a pickup. Hey look! it’s a 2022 outback in 1999!

Put me at a race track or a drag strip and I will absolutely geek out over the amazing sounds of engines. But the second you are on the street in a residential neighborhood, that same amazing engine now sounds like shit.

Nope. An 85 celebrity with a 2.8l V6 with a functional stock muffler is magnificent compared to an I6 in a 90s BMW with a loud non-muffler.

Literally no one wants to be forced to hear your engine and thus, they all sound awful to anyone who is not you, the owner of said magnificent engine. Like I said, it doesn’t…

If you are anyone but the owner of the engine in question, the answer is ALL OF THEM. They all sound bad. Trust me, NO ONE wants to hear the sweet sound of your mustang with loud pipes, your harley, your Audi A3 with a freeflow muffler and a pop and crackle tune. Your fartcan Hondas, your italian exotics, your…

So what you’re saying is that you’re incapable of walking a few blocks and following a schedule. Even if it could save you thousands of dollars a year.

Indianapolis is actually a pretty cool place and former gov Mitch Daniels used to bike past my parent’s house all the time.

OK, so about that- Years ago in indianapolis, the city proposed that they take an old, disused set of train tracks and turn it into a bike/walking path. You would have thought that the city proposed to create an open-air drug and unlicensed gun market.

I learned that taking the bus when there’s a blizzard is so much better than driving, and bus > awd+snow tires because I don’t have to deal with driving. I would rather wait in the snow and cold for a bus that’s 10 minutes late than drive to my office in a blizzard.

You ever consider that it sucks by design?

Public transit could be really nice- it’s comfortable and efficient elsewhere in the world, so why not here? Maybe because we totally starve it so that it’s unreliable and routes are limited. Perhaps if we thought of it as a utility and not a thing that should somehow pay for…

I’ve never had any dealer loyalty because in general, dealers have all been hot garbage who make the process of buying a car infinitely more difficult. I lean towards Subarus because they work for me, though I’ve never bought one from the same dealership.

HOWEVER: my mom was a saturn loyalist. Having come of age…

Honestly, I’m kinda impressed with the restraint shown in the design- that’s a pretty nice, classic-looking ship.

Oooooh my brother had one of those in highschool- the heater core blew and vomited engine coolant all over the interior of the car.

1979 Monza 2+2. I bought it in 1985, with only like 50k miles on it, making it only 6 years old and seriously under-driven when I brought it home. On the one hand, it was a really cool looking car- mine was tan and had an optional graphics package that was very stylish. looking down the hood from the driver’s seat was…

So cops have no duty to protect you from harm, no duty to enforce restraining orders, can apparently just sit idly while children are being murdered in the room next to them BUT they’ll fly across country on behalf of a rich guy? Got it.

Disagree. Indiana is pretty to drive through as long as you aren’t on I-70. Southern Indiana is gorgeous and northern Indiana is really pretty. Ditto Ohio- there’s a lot of really pretty parts as long as you aren’t on I-70.

I think it’s safe to say that I-70 is not showing the good side of any state it passes through.