most of texas does have fantastic roads, but there are certainly paved parts near dallas that are worse than the dirt paths out near lubbock.

Driving the turbo beetle is like discovering there's a Barbie My First Sidearm playset. Yeah, your G.I. Joes have assault rifles, but don't you want to at least see how Barbie handles her piece?

Step 1: slow the F down. The roads they usually travel on have deer, too. Live out in the country long enough, and you start to recognize deer as the enemy.

"Public safety trumps religious exceptions EVERY TIME. " It's statements like this that got us the Patriot Act.

Your comparison is invalid. First, no horse-buggy is going 60mph. Second, they agreed to use reflective tape. So really, what you're saying is that your religion forbids you from using HID-lamps to travel 20mph, so you have to use halogens. I'm OK with that.

My parents had an LTD. the exhaust, from the downpipe back, fell off on a cross-country trip while they were in the Nevada desert. It made it to CA, and then all the way back to NY. Eventually it was parked in the front lawn with the windows down and the keys in the ignition. Unfortunately, nobody stole it and I…

As always, the more insane the conversion, the more important how the owner handled the details is.

You're like Virginia, sans the money to pave your roads properly. Some of the smaller roads are fine, but I want to murder someone every time I touch a highway.

hick country's fine, all the best roads are in there, if you're OK with gravel. Just avoid any signs that say "such-and-such Hollow" or "such-and-such Holler" or anything that mentions the name Odell.

shitty part: NoVA, also known as southern D.C.

I really think Texans are some of the most skilled road drivers in the country. They are aggressive, but consistent (therefore predictable), they mostly drive cars that fully function, and there's nothing interesting scenery-wise for them to get distracted by.

This is all about insurance claims. Hard to file a claim to report your car being sunk in the everglades when you're still in the trunk.

I once went to Lincoln, NE for an interview. I got to the hotel, and had the following conversation with the front desk lady:

True story: Once drove through a bad part (are there good parts?) of Newark at 2AM, behind the wheel of an '87 cutlass. We saw a guy pumping iron on the sidewalk, completely barren streets, saw a guy get stabbed in a huge fight...

I nominate Skyline Drive in Virginia. It may not be the most twisty by map, but while driving, it is much more twisty than it appears. Due to the number of blind turns, sight-seers, deer, squirrels, fallen rocks, deer, and sometimes stray deer, it is a constantly-changing death trap.

Pretty much the entirety of Arkansas is underrated, in terms of driving. For my birthday one year, my wife gave me a map of Arkansas, a hotel booking in Fayetteville, and a cabin booking near Hot Springs.

Give this one 15 years of aging, and it, too, will look pleasantly outdated.

Meh, the brits do it too: [boingboing.net]

It is always amusing to read, "ALL ORIGINAL Hemi 'Cuda. Paint is in great shape. No drivetrain, wheels or hood. Lots of rust on the back end. Great restoration potential! $8000 OBRO"

2001 or newer, soon to be 2003 or newer. Anything I don't have to hunt for ethanol-free gas in order to make the engine happy.