Total ‘dad’ move.

I was pretty sold on getting one, until I realized that my daughter would get bigger over the years and eventually wouldn’t fit in the back seat.  To this day I’ve never driven one.

These things are gorgeous.  They distract me in traffic.

I’ve since learned to listen to the car. Pictures lie, carfax lies, sellers lie, but if you remove any sort filter of emotional engagement, the car will usually tell you the truth.  Usually.

I bought a 10 year old Jetta that had terrible paint, but only 27k original miles. I thought I’d found a unicorn, but ultimately discovered things had rotted from sitting and that f-ing unicorn cost me every penny in savings and credit I had to keep it on the road.  So, yeah, don’t drive it.  Don’t even buy it, get a…

you’re obviously correct. With a mid-engine car there’s be no room for the dog.

This made me laugh out loud, which is how I sometimes express my horror.

“This is Wiggum reporting a 318 - waking a police officer.”

“...In other news, Volkswagen subsidiary ‘Tesla’ has been caught cheating on emissions testing.  Scientists are looking into how this is even possible...”

I’m absolutely convinced that AMC made both the Pacer and the Gremlin look weird on purpose, because of the popularity of the beetle. They thought there was a chance they’d have the next cult car because of funky looks

The whole CUV thing makes me think back to this late-eighties Mazda 323 AWD I’d see around the old neighborhood occasionally. I remember thinking about how cool it would be to see more of these...AWD hatchbacks, but they should maybe have a little more ground clearance and some added horsepower. It’s like I designed…

I thought it was just me who sees things like this. We got to a trail head in a friend’s Jeep Cherokee...bumpy, rutted, with a couple of stream crossings. At the trail head...a Miata.

Oh, where to begin.

A lot of cars don’t age well, but lately I’m finding myself lusting after older Infinitis.  Not this one, necessarily, but when I cover up that 2005-Buick-Regal-looking face I really like it.

You had the wagon?! My wife had a fox sedan when I first met her.  She said she replaced every part on the car...TWICE.  Her mom tried fixing the rust spots by painting over them with house paint and a brush.  But, damn...what a fun little car to drive.

It’s weird what you discover is important when you have to evacuate. We had a forest fire that was getting close to my neighborhood a few years back. Most of what I’d imagined packing up was left behind...bicycles, skis, things like that. I was truly happy to come back to it, but in the end it’s just stuff, and you…

Forwarded to Mike and Ant

Whoops.

I rented one in San Diego. It was the first time I was ever denied the ability to upgrade at the desk (I was banking on it).  Our suitcase didn’t fit in the back, so it rode like a passenger next to our daughter in the back seat.  We called it the “Chevy AVOID-O”.

I’m gonna say these old Saturns.  I’m sure they’re fine vehicles, but I feel like every one that’s still on the road is driven by a daycare worker who smells like cigarettes.