Here's one for you, Connecticut has a tough new anti-drunk driving law. For you first blow over .08 (whether you are convicted or not) the DMV suspends your license for 45 days. Then, assuming you are convicted, you are forced to install a breathalyzer in your car for 1 year. The breathalyzer is where it gets…

Found a wadded up letter that had been through the wash in the trash, while I was on the shitter.

It's hilarious that the easiest cars to import are the least safe, dirtiest emissions cars (over 25 years old). You'd think that it would be the opposite, but I guess that's not how the government operates...

You can chalk this up to a lousy salesman not lifting the trunk floor and SHOWING this guy that there was no spare. Solves the problem upfront. we dealt with this when Hyundai went "no spare" on the 2011 Elantra. Not a big deal if addressed upfront.

So, was the crime selling insurance from an unlicensed insurer? Most CT dealers charge their customers for VIN etching - it's preprinted on the purchase orders but says (optional) next to it. The dealer I worked for charged $159 for it. But if the customer complained when it was presented, we just crossed it out.

The economy is VERY different from when Boomers and Gen-Xers were in their 20's. College students are graduating with huge debts, and high school grads entering the workforce don't have good prospects for high paying hourly jobs. When I graduated college in 93, I had about $8000 student loan debt to deal with. I moved…

Your math may be correct, but you haven't factored in the increased maintenance costs as the Camry ages. You're going to need 2-3 sets of tires, brakes, exhaust, shocks, spark plugs etc that narrow the gap. It all won't add up to $20k, but those expenses narrow the gap. And really, would you rather be in year 8 with…

Actually, a single, unemployed person gets $189 per month in food stamps, which is more than enough to eat for an entire month. How do I know? I've done it. On $189 a month I can still eat steak, chicken, pork, salads, eat breakfast lunch and dinner, and still by frivolous items like snacks and soda. And I don't even…

You missed the most obvious one: automatic headlights.

As far as the nav systems go, many automakers seem to be making the regular radio extremely ugly and tiny, made of cheap looking plastic and looking out of place in the giant nav screen hole. Makes the upgrade to nav almost a must. But I agree the factory nav systems are a giant waste of money.

I love living in Manchester, CT. It's a nice mix of older first generation residents - still living in the homes they bought 50 years ago, next generation residents renewing the neighborhoods, and a mix of lower income areas and upscale apartments for Hartford commuters. Manchester has a huge mall area, and there are…

You never know when Dunkin Donuts is going to run out of blueberry muffins or when there is going to be a riot over the last doll at the mall. The struggle is real here in Manchester, CT.

I felt the exact same way about the 2 years I owned an Ariel Atom. As much as I loved it, I could rarely drive it, had to deal with the constant attention, had to pay for winter storage, and always worried about driving around other cars - especially on the highway. I was sad to see it go and would love to have one…

And if you can find one without the embarrassingly outdated navigation system, even better!

We've been back for awhile with the Volvo CrossCountry's and the Subaru XV Crosstrek, etc.

I like it a lot. Makes the upcoming Ford Edge look very conservative and makes the interior of the Hyundai Santa Fe look like a Yugo.

GM, decades ahead of it's time yet again..

Let's just cut to it. This is where we are headed in our economic descent:

Wow. Selling my Ariel Atom was a piece of cake.

It actually looks a lot like a Geo Storm