My family moved to Abu Dhabi in 1980. My first memory was driving into the city along the Corniche and seeing a yellow VW bug floating in the gulf. It was a few hundred feet out in the water. Yep, that’s my first memory of Abu Dhabi. I was three. I’ve always liked old VW bugs and I wonder if that’s part of the reason…

Good on you for doing that. You definitely did your civic duty. 

Considering the level of shithead achieved by the three assholes in my fraternity who went on to be Chicago cops, I don’t think they give a flying fuck about anything other than trying to be tough. Seriously, what a bunch of peckers. Endangering others is in their DNA. They’d pick fights and take sucker punches every…

You’re exaggerating, and the ICLN ETF was experiencing a minor bubble in January. It’s currently $21 down from $33 in January.

A rare example of chrome fender flares I actually like! #clichecarmod

This is frightening! There was a big park next to my house growing up that was bordered by an interstate. I heard many heavy things fall off Semis driving down that highway while hanging out in the park and they would skitter along the highway for a quarter of a mile or more. I found a trailer wheel once about 1/4…

That’s exactly what I expected that to look like. It’s like it was scripted it was so perfect. Hmm, maybe it was too perfect? I think it’s time to refocus Q to get to the bottom of this!

Is there any difference in emissions regulations between the EU and Japan? That could influence the value of the cars being brought into the US if Japanese cars don’t require additional emissions components. Crash safety too.

My understanding of many of the Japanese exports is that they are of high value cars due to their low miles and young age. They are being exported due to local rules incentivizing purchase of new cars. The US is a great single market for high-value cars with many interested buyers due to our large car culture. The EU…

Whatever you do, don’t do this!

Look up assload and buttload when you get a chance. :) I promise you’ll be surprised, and they aren’t crude at all.

I’ll be owning one of these new or used before long. Either by my own purchase or for the employees at my company for field work. This is exactly what I want and need. Especially living in San Francisco where my Frontier is a bit much to park at times.

This is hilarious!

I put a lot of money in my bikes. More than I put into motorcycles or cars. They’re a huge part of my life, and I invest in them. I’m not a rich man, so I choose where I put my money. A lot of cyclists I know are in the same boat as me. Now, imagine if you had your car stolen and I made a statement like what you just…

I love how those pipes stand out in the lede photo.

It’s stupid easy to buy guns in this country. At least according to these two mentally ill brothers who recently killed their entire family before committing suicide.

Aw man! One of my posts finally makes it into the“best of” and it ends up being a slide show. :(

A bunch of my friends and I covered another friend’s car with snow at college one day. Completely covered it. It went sideways quickly though. He used a snow shovel, because snow, to clean the car off and scratched the hell out of his paint. He got angry and called the police to report a crime. An officer showed up,…

My favorite is from years ago. I linked two zip ties around the driveshaft of my friend’s new truck so that they had long tails hanging off at 180 degrees. As soon as he started to drive away, the zip ties began tapping against the floor of the truck. He was very particular about his vehicles, so he got pretty worked…

No argument there.