I’m just trying for it not to look like this

THIS.

Well, at least the buyers of this are easily identified so they can be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes.

Spoiler: the cause was robots!

Most likely the aftermarket wheels were to get away from the 6-series TRX metric wheels which are now near-impossible to find tires for.

For certain parts of the middle of the US, you can simply remove “EV charging” from that headline and it is still 100% accurate.

I’m just a bit amused that this is news to you, given the reluctance of large swaths of the “heartland” to embrace concepts of global anthropogenic climate change and green energy.

Removing the CDV was the first modification I made to my 128i.

First time driving a manual was a 1970 VW Type III Squareback [waves in Torchinsky] around 1983. Stalled the shit out of it multiple times before I got the hang of it. The first time driving a top-hinge pedal cluster a year later was a bit of an eye opener when it came to gauging clutch feel.

I’m teaching my son to…

Bellflower, CA?

Quelle surprise.

As someone with an earlier (circa 201o) version of iDrive, I applaud this decision by BMW as touchscreens are horrible in a moving vehicle.

Now if only modern BMWs didn’t suck. 

Dammit, you stole my thunder.

Paul sounded very rough...this song is very much not in his vocal range at his age.

Much more satisfying to resolve the bug “WF:BD”

(won’t fix: by design)

There was no punk in the 90s. All this shit was pop. Maybe Sonic Youth but nothing mentioned here.

TL;DR: Deer are the best.

People, if you are that close to a volcanic eruption, do not stand there gawking at it with your phone. You see those clouds of ash rolling forward along the ground? They are going to kill you if they catch up to you. Be like those people in the second video running for their cars and fleeing in terror.

Neutral: my 2015 TDI Sportwagon is fine, although it is not getting driven nearly as much since my oldest headed off to college across the country. It has been mostly relegated to hauling duties, although I owe it some body work (see prior comment on oldest driving it).

It’s reliable, and gets decent mileage, and is a…

Missed cross-WWDITS / KITH connection (and chance to give Mark McKinney some additional work):

Congratulations, Mercedes, you found something more expensive to repair than your Touareg.

Or maybe, just maybe, it’s a good thing to have domestic chip producers given that massive shortages have crippled multiple industries in the US. Putting all of your eggs in one basket, especially a basket that is potentially as volatile as China and its neighbors might actually be a bad idea.

I’d love to see a return…