1st Gear: Not To Scare You But…

Top Gear Ethiopia - unwatchable. A solid hour of driving around looking for food. No substantive car reviews at all.

For all people talk about wanting a brown, manual, diesel, AWD wagon, about 40% of that limited population are actually in a financial position to go out and buy or lease a new one. Of those people, about 50% would actually buy a VW, based on perceived or actual brand quality/reliability. Of those people, maybe 40%…

There's some legislation out there to improve their safety by doubling the number of wheels and surround it all with a steel shell. Also, airbags and a/c.

Those things just fall over!

"If a tree falls on you you're probably going to get off."

I am anxiously awaiting the "Where is Delta Flight 236? (It's Delayed By Mechanical Problems) LOST LUGGAGE REMIX", complete with 48 minutes of silence in the middle of the track so you can tweet how horrible the airline is while you wait to find out if your luggage is in the same city as you.

Good to hear the Porsche didn't end up Orloved.

will.i.am does his best work airport lounges. He's about to release an alternate version of "Where is the Love?" called "Where is Delta Flight 236? (It's Delayed By Mechanical Problems).

There was a Lockheed L-1011 over there for awhile that I was told by the air museum is used for horses. Nothing over the top like that Dubai plane though

I'm trying to figure it out but my brain keeps rebooting and it's not working at all.

The whole album ("Narrow Stairs") is pretty surreal. "I Will Possess Your Heart" has one of the longest intros I've heard (about 4 1/2 minutes), but it sounds amazing. I love travelling to this song.

Sometimes the allure to "get inside! get inside!" is just too strong. You don't care if she's been rode hard and put up wet on 5 different continents, you ignore her LSD problem, and wilfully dismiss the obnoxious appearance that only a mother could love. She's Japanese with an Italian name and a European upbringing,…

This is no different that watching my mother in law turn her E-Class Mercedes around in my 30'-wide driveway, or my sister in law navigate her CC through a parking deck in Atlanta. I mean, the tolerances are tighter, but the process, control inputs, and number of collisions are basically the same.

[Our thoughts go out to everyone, gearheads and otherwise, who were affected by the tornadoes in the South. This picture is what's left of Daniel Wassom's house and hot rod. Wassom died protecting a family member. Photo credit: AP]

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

I got the trailer and the receiver at Northern Tool: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/pro…

Definitely guilty of this. I do it for no other reason than to fuck with the person behind me.