I sell a lot of cars on Craigslist (#jaloplife), and I get a lot of scam replies to my ads. Most of the time I can spot them right away, but lately I’ve been getting more sophisticated phishing scam attempts from VIN report websites.
Behold! They cometh with four and six cylinders, turbochargers and direct injection! Wielding monstrous power-to-weight ratios and fiendish specific output numbers! Inefficient, high-displacement engines flee in their wake, screaming in terror before the advancing army of forced-induction warriors!
The EcoBoost V6 is perfect for the 2017 Ford GT. It doesn't need a V8.
We're a throwaway culture. We're enamored by the new and shiny, by useless stuff packed with useless features. Old, well-made things have no value, get no respect. They're outdated. They're useless. This is what we've been trained to believe. But they're not. They're brilliant, functional, useful, beautiful, elegant,…
Midlife, when life's failures, shortcomings, and regrets get distilled into an inebriating rotgut that can plunge any man into decades-long life bender. Throw away your profitable job in finance to pursue your dream of being a failed painter. Toss aside your loyal wife and family for the vivacious, ego-boosting vixen.…
