I always go froth-faced when the car I’m about to buy comes with the manual. Broken-spined and slightly grotty, that’s all you need to show me. There can be bits falling off the thing, horrible noises, and un-wot-of puddles seeping out from under, and I’ll buy it if the manual’s there.

but literally if you take your hands off a steering wheel

Baffling. Is it that hard to speak to someone that a blog article needed to be written up?

* unless you put a big enough spoiler on the back, amirice?

And the Rainhill Trials had this entry.

I completely lost you, didn’t I? My fault for trying to get ahead of “but Linuxxxxxxxxxx!” 

According to the Deutsche Bank expose this past week (confirming what everybody knew all along), specifically Russian oil companies.

George is the guy who told me to “get out there and do something, anything”, and I have been, for three years now. I’m not afraid of taking my daily driver apart on the weekend any more. 

In S. AZ, so actually “yes and in Hell”. Even up to 95 I’m not deaf. I can still hear the radio clearly, and I only have the standard speakers. At 85, can have a conversation. I’d recommend it to anyone.

SF has bigger problems than the policy that’s trying to fix them. See to them first, maybes?

Maybe, but definitely give him a participation medal. That’ll piss him off nicely.

Sorry - wrong thread. Kinja made me think you were responding to my snark about S. AZ.

Sure. I’m all for nuclear power if they can eliminate the human error part of the equation. (And I believe it can be done.)

Sounds like 20:20 hindsight to me.

Hm. I just turn the music up when I’m not listening to my exhaust... I don’t find the seats at all uncomfortable. They’re the best of any car I’ve driven.

No, the NC Miata was built on a modified RX-8 chassis.

Neither was the Miata

My mistake was not buying one when I had the chance. I don’t have the length of commute any more to do it justice, and don’t have the free time to take one out on weekends. So when it came time to buy my “fun car” I wrung my hands and bought an NB.

Dude! He said