Asking for a friend. If some street racing clown crashes in to me, and I beat the daylights out of him afterwards, it’s self-defense, right? 

I really loved Top Gear. For a long time I could put aside Clarkson’s conservative rantings and whining about how Britain has suffered after it’s industry declined. But he’s had his head in the sand for decades too long. In the season 13 Finale, which aired a decade ago, he declared the Aston Martin V12 an “ending” to…

The number one cause of death for children and adolescents is car crashes. Not sensationalism. Pure fact. 1 in 5 preventable deaths for kids: car crashes. It’s not hyperbole or slant. In a 2018 Centers for Disease Control Report, the authors concluded that mortality among this population remains “overwhelmingly…

I get what you’re saying. In my field I’ve been working with the public health sector for a decade and they’ve been a force pushing for the word “Crash” as opposed to “accident” because they’re on the front lines of the damage. The #1 cause of untimely death for US kids is car crashes. It takes a second for that to…

Kids have accidents in their pants because they can’t understand why holding it matters. Only after they are taught not to poop their pants does it become more than an accident. A 40 year-old dude that craps himself after holding it for an hour, who can easily get to the bathroom, craps himself not by accident but…

Step one: put the Kona EV drivetrain into the Santa Cruz. Step two: take my money. Now.

Suzuki,and Mitsubishi should merge to become Mitsuzushi. They should tool up to build small trucks (not midsize). Spin up tooling and pick up where the Honda Element left off, but with a diesel power plant.Take a page from the Checker playbook and build cars specifically for the rideshare market. Bring the Jimny and…

The feds better be careful. California is one of many “donor” states that pay more in federal taxes than they get out. 28 cents on the dollar more according to the conservative Tax Foundation (2007). If California decided to pull rank, the Feds have a lot more to lose. Californians want clean air and to stop the…

NSU Ro80

Pick-up convertible minivan with the face of the smart car and the tail of a 72 Buick  Riviera boat-tail 

How about a volvo XC90?

I did not get an MBA. Nor am I an auto exec. But I’m dumbfounded by a struggling company trying to enter an already crowded market with a product built by a competitor. I know, development of a totally new vehicle costs a bundle. But why not pursue a real niche? Like honest to goodness light duty trucks. Remember the…

It’s accurate to say this is white trash.

We need a second car. A runabout. Reading along. Liking it. But then “The hatchback will seemingly only be available with a six-speed automatic initially...” and I’m done. Moving on. Small cars in auto are the absolute worst.

Does it come in stick? Does it come in stick with all the great safety and comfort kit the current GT comes with? Will a 70-lb dog fit in the back with the rear seats up? 

Guy pulls up to a restaurant in a new Volvo and the valet asks “are you an architect?”

I attempted to put a cold air intake on my ‘94 4Runner. In disassembling the airbox I separated the mass air sensor. The engine sounded wonderful after reassembly of the unit, but I was horrified at all the liquid coming out the tail pipe. Turns out it was gasoline. 

I passed an innocuous looking large cardboard box on the side of the road. After inspecting it and finding it “empty” I thought “gee it would be a good idea to hit this box at 30 MPH. I pushed the box into the road, turned around, gathered speed and hit it. While the box didn’t cause any damage, it was sucked under…

How do these respond to city driving? And what are the MPGs.

OH man, that livery in photo #2. Swoooooooon