She’s not an asshole. She parked legally.

My Mini Cooper S used to get me mugged all the time.

Will have to hand one over to our friend Matt Hardigree to find that out. If it doesn’t, we’re all doomed.

That’s a sign man.

Some of us had parents who bought a minivan that didn’t suck when we were kids:

George Foreman wouldn’t have had a problem.

“Grand theft” doesn’t necessarily indicate the cost of the item stolen, but rather is intended to be a measure of the actual or potential damage to society. So if you steal a gun, a stop sign, or a fire extinguisher (as per Mr Zielinski’s excellent post), the monetary cost is secondary to the potential damage to the…

At the same time does a cheap car have to rattle and creak as you drive it.

Don’t be so hard on yourself.

Let VW put that warranty on EVERY car. Maybe THEN VW will be back on my map.

Good luck with that. Spirit Airline’s continued existence is proof that airlines can do literally everything in their power to make your flight experience as shitacular as possible and people will STILL just pick whatever is cheapest.

My uncle bought a brand new Corsica hatch in 1990. It was the v6 LT in two-tone teal and gray with gray “sport” seats. It went to my cousin who wound up burning out the transmission

Thanks for this. I know its dumb knowledge to have, but I’ve never heard of this before.

3/5 but all categories are pretty much covered

Alfa 4C.

OCD loves company.

Great story telling, Tom. There’s a nice Jean Baudrillard quote (from his slim and wonderful book America) that I like to break out for such occasions, particularly in an essay about identity:

This is what I got from it: The Cadillac CTS V-Sport is a car.

Came hoping to see Bette. She has really grown and is so adorable. Nice job, Matt and Mrs. Matt.

It's well known that you're far more likely to get ripped off at a mechanic than at a restaurant. So why do we park our kids in front of tiny plastic kitchens to make imaginary meals when they could be learning important auto repair and maintenance skills instead?