I love this
“Hell, we might have actually done some of it, too. Allegedly.”
As an enthusiast, the biggest bummer about car life in Hawaii is the low supply of older, interesting models. I mean they’re around, but often if you have a very specific want you’ll need to commit to buying from the mainland and adding another $1,200 for shipping from a west coast port.
*tooth
I respect what he did but his spine must have been obliterated with that suspension setup. Every single expansion joint...
AP just released video of the confrontation that led to the stranding:
Back in high school I used to run these over on purpose when I had passengers. It would be super low speed on a side road and I’d pretend to be not paying attention and drift over the white line. Their reactions plus the blop blop blop sound of hitting them were divine.
hawt
My wife’s family lives in Nome, AK up near the arctic circle and they’ve been seeing the same pattern. The town is right on the ocean and historically freezes up every winter. The past few years have been unseasonably warm with the ice pack forming late.
When I used to drink I wanted an autonomous car to drive me hone at night. Looking forward, I want one when I get to the age where I can’t safely tootle around behind the wheel any more. They would be a major player in allowing a lot of elderly to maintain their freedom.
How certain are you she isn’t a yak? Just to be sure, I suggest inspecting your domicile for cloven hoof prints, large piles of scat indicative of a diet primarily consisting of grasses and sedges, and large clumps of hair in the late spring/early summer.