Yeah that’s a big part of it. It’s regularly 105º - 110º in the summers here, usually for months at a time. The asphalt temps are probably even hotter, and combined with the generous speed limits of 45-65 everywhere (aka 60-90 in reality), that probably roasts em.

Come to Arizona, where brand new tires look dry rotted after only 2-3 years.

- By keeping my house at like 80º in Arizona, which seems to be an anomaly amongst all the people here that keep their homes at 64º year-round. My electric bills rarely surpass $100/month so that’s nice.

I wonder how much of this is due to the ever-increasing amount of lifted trucks and SUV’s on the road... modern trucks and SUV’s are bigger and heavier than ever, and thanks to turbo technology they’re not slow either, which makes for a fairly deadly combo when in the hands of a careless idiot. Two cars crashing into…

I’m happy that you haven’t experienced it, but I’ve certainly heard of my fair share of terrible stories at car shows here in Arizona. I prefer to keep it about cars as well, because that’s what I’m there for!

“Yet in nearly every circle of car boomers I encounter, especially ones that can’t comprehend how a car even functions, will bloviate about how fast these cars were usually with some bullshit story about how they borderline raped chicks in the back seat of something like that back in the day.”

• Pre-collision braking

“I can’t recall another car that sets directional driver and passenger-facing HVAC vents in the doors themselves.”

I have no issue with Singers themselves, because I do admire the craftsmanship and detail that goes into these builds. What I do take issue with is the fact that 75 people dropped $2 million casually, and the fact that seven-figure hypercars are selling in decent numbers. To me, that says there are far too many rich…

As I say to people, you haven’t lived if you haven’t been bumper to bumper while doing 90mph... feels like being in Nascar, but with slightly more accidents!

Man, that sketch is still one of my favorites.

No police presence? I could use some of that here in Arizona, where there are cops at every corner, looking to start shit 24/7.

Y’all need to go to Russia at some point. The dash cam videos barely scratch the surface of the daily insanity that happens when you mash together awful rusty Soviet cars with brand new Bentleys and BMW’s driven by people with inexplicable money. Combine that with awful roads and questionable signage and you’ve got a…

Look, if you’re a Hollywood celebrity that lives in a comfortable mansion and gets driven around in a limo/luxury car to other comfortable places like restaurants, you really can go without showering every day, without smelling bad. Dry shampoo and deodorant go a long way if you’re not getting gross. Now if a…

I got a 1995 BMW 525i/5 for free from an older guy that didn’t want to deal with it anymore... the steering lock was jammed so I had to drill it out to get the car off his property. It had pretty bad paint and was manual swapped kinda poorly, with the shifter being in the wrong place thanks to an improper combination…

It’s either Swedish metal (Soilwork, In Flames, At The Gates) or pop punk (Blink-182, The Offspring, Sum 41, New Found Glory). I find that fast-paced music works well for my road trips, it keeps me awake and alert since I don’t believe in caffeine or any other stimulants. I just did two runs from Phoenix to San…

*laughs in 300k mile BMW*

Americans certainly do have a strange (read: stupid) obsession with large vehicles. I feel like my BMW E34 is the perfect size... it’s big enough to seat 4 people comfortable (5 in a pinch), but small enough that I can touch the passenger door from the driver’s seat without much of a stretch. The trunk fits just about…

“After 4 years abroad, we’ve just moved back to the US.”

“shoved in?”