My personal favorite setup was on the 3rd generation Acura Integra. It was on the left side, near the rear. Short rod similar to the Datsun, but not spring loaded. It was short enough and far enough back to not get in the way, and offered a normal setting and another hole that would allow you to prop the hood straight…

But smelling like you just came from the gym is pure class. 

Actually, I already judge my past self by my current standards, and often come up short of the person I wanted to be. It is nothing but fair for future generations to judge me, and everyone else of my time, by their own standards. Even if their judgment is harsh. I’ve done shitty things which I will not do anymore. I…

They’re allowing oil changes, which probably account for around 80 percent of the harmful chemicals produced by home auto repair. 

What does it take to make me switch brands? It comes down to a sense of betrayal from the previous favored brand.

Growing up, I was a pretty big Mopar fan. A lot of that was thanks to a steady TV diet of The Dukes of Hazzard, but my family had a lot of these ‘80s Chrysler products, including two turbo LeBarons and a V6 Daytona ES. My own first car was an ‘82 Reliant wagon. Say what you will about them, but we had fewer problems…

Smelly, sure.

Is it just me, or does the face of this thing remind anyone else of Butt-Head?

You’re probably right, but it’s not just about the ratio of good:bad. It’s also just how bad the bad can get. And, at least in my experience, nothing compares to late-’90s kids and their tuner cars when it comes to how bad they can get. 

I live in California, where it’s legal. But California drivers drive with their egos more than any other drivers I’ve ever encountered. They really don’t like the idea of someone else getting ahead of them. And most of the opposition to lane splitting, IMO, stems from that. It’s petty, and infuriating. 

Wait, don’t cops have those animal control loop-on-a-stick things in their cars? I think one of those would work.

Actually, I pronounce it “urinal.”

Ha-ha! [/Nelson]

If it ain’t a Type R then it ain’t a tyte car. 

Nice name. How’s Marge doing these days?

I think it is both easier and more difficult to modify a car today. At least, when more power is the goal. I remember when you could pour about $3 grand in bolt-on parts into an Integra and end up with maybe 15 more hp, whereas today a sub-$1k tune can have a car belching out an extra 50-100 hp. But I also see that…

Europe. Everybody already smells like ass there. They don’t even notice the difference. 

I’d probably volunteer to mow the local parks, too. 

I mean, it’s an auction estimate. If the car is so rare, and even more than one person wants it, who knows how high it could go. Perhaps higher than Willie Nelson.

I wonder about that, myself.