Per a friend’s suggestion, I sent this text to the customer support address at Motive. I got back a reply within minutes:

“Ha. You’re not the first BMW guy to make that mistake. Whenever a BMW guy calls and says the cap doesn’t fit I tell them to look for their brake reservoir.”

My car was due for a brake bleeding, so I did some research and bought a Motive pressure brake bleeder. It was well-reviewed and the process seemed simple, so here we go!

I rented a Pontiac Sunfire for a trip to Kill Devil Hills, NC - a place where driving on the beach is completely allowed. After the usual assortment of handbrake-assisted U-turns and curb clips, we headed out around midnight to drift the sandy shores. We made it, maybe, 100 feet before becoming impossibly stuck. By…

My worst failure came from using GPS in an airplane, not a car.

The first time I ever drove a convertible was when Hertz gave me a Red 2005 (NC) Miata when I flew in to LA for a job interview. At the counter, the agent told me “Well, the company pre-paid for your reservation so you can have whatever you want. We’ve got you in a Toyota Corolla, but we also have a Mazda Miata, a…

I used to own a Cavalier. I bought it almost as a joke - as a temporary car while I searched the entire SE US for my proper car (cheap, manual, RWD, 4-seats). I paid someone $175 for it, which basically saved him from the inconvenience of driving it to the wrecking yard.

It was one of the best cars I’ve ever owned.…