When I was young, I couldn’t tell much difference, so I just threw on whatever was cheap, but now I’m old and experienced and I can absolutely tell when a shitty tire is a shitty tire. And there are a lot of shitty tires out there.

Whelp, this ends it. The debate is over. No further discussion is acceptable. This is how it is, forevermore. It can’t possibly be reversed, so there is no point in even makin an attempt, so stop already. 

When he gets a little older he’ll be fitted with a Pacer. 

Re: the tire guy slide. I’m on that guy’s team. 

If you are ever up in the Gorge, Hood River has a truly excellent collection of older vintage aircraft that aren’t just museum pieces but actively kept flying. Every year they have a fly-in, which adds hundreds more aircraft to check out.

Don’t forget to put a water slide inside that 747.

This guy’s been to Oregon. 

Re: Camry

Hell, even “pure” sports cars rarely contain a manual anymore. I look at the used 911 and Lotus Evora market a lot and a stick is rare to find in those cars, (Although the 911 is the one car more likely to have one - but it’s still like 10%) or in the Vantage V8 (basically a unicorn), the Alfa 4C doesn’t even offer…

This is the way. 

IMO CVTs are the best way to ruin a car. I’ve yet to drive anything with a CVT yet that didn’t feel like absolute dogshit. 

Rumbleverse actually looks like a ton of fun. 

I had the bog-standard R350 a number of years ago and bulbous looks aside, that was a great family hauler. The most comfortable seats and ergonomics and ride of any car I’ve ever owned. I drove that thing from the Atlantic to the Pacific over the course of 5 days and never got out of the car stiff or with even a…

The inset picture of the original just makes the modern one look THAT much worse. 

I don’t care who you are, anyone appreciates being desired. 

The price is a bit high for the mileage. For another 5K you can get a very similar year and condition with 1/8 the mileage fairly easily. 

I live in an area with steeeeeep hills. Having an E bike is great because I can get some exercise without killing myself trying to power up a 15% grade. In spring, summer, and fall I ride my bike to work and get my blood pumping before starting my day without having to arrive at work a sweaty, drippy, mangled mess…

None of this is mitigated by offering it first to the original performers who declined. Not even a little. Not a smidge or even a one single jot. This is unforgivable, forever and always a stain on Indo-Cauc relations. 

I finally played it just this year. (Perfect game for the steam deck on a long plane ride, btw, the battery lasts forever.) I love the pacing of it. It just propels you along to the finale. It’s a very ...tidy game.