That guy fux. 

I detailed in another post. In my experience problems like these are caused by a wire that got pinched or rubbed for a long period of time in a place where there are lots of moving parts. Typically, wires are pretty isolated in areas that don’t move or can’t move. But there are a few places where this isn’t possible.…

Every single time I’ve ever blown a fuse, it’s been for good reason. You have a short somewhere. If I had to guess, somewhere the wire that runs up the steering column to the controls has become pinched or worn. Now you have a small compromised spot on the wire, and when you turn the wheel a certain way or use the…

4) Why are horror movie cars so unreliable?

The last rental I ever abused was the worst.

It’s 1999. I’m in Houston, approximately 120 miles from home in my surprisingly unreliable 1989 Honda Accord. It is August. In Texas. The radiator springs a leak. It is approximately 6:30pm. On a Friday. At this point in my life, I routinely do not have enough money to even pull the minimum amount out of the…

Learned my lesson years ago — never, ever go to a track without your helmet in the trunk. Missed out on a great experience due to that single mistake.  

A W12 Volkswagen Phaeton. Even the most expensive example on the market comes in under $20k. No one knows what it is and in the US market, it just looks like an oversized Passat. It won’t stand out in a bad neighborhood and it won’t stand out in a posh neighborhood either. So completely and totally understated, I…

Am I the only one who as a kid noticed that there was a lot more drag on the Lucas oil side and thought “maybe that’s not a good thing”?

Oh man. I have a few. I’m in my 40's, by the way.

I mean, I drive a Mustang, and it’s a lot harder to get it up on two wheels than it used to be before they put in the independent rear suspension in 2015, but I’m still pretty sure I could do it if I wanted to.

And don’t forget Thunderhill Raceway down south of Austin near Harris Hill Road. (In between Kyle and San Marcos.)

Austin Raceway Park used to be a thing up in Round Rock where La Frontera stands today. I visited what remained of it a couple years ago when I worked in the area, but I think it’s all gone now.

The US fleet typically “ages out” in 10 years. Look around, you won’t find many cars older than 10 years routinely traveling the roads.

I chose all transportation (ships, motorcycles, cars) and the T-Rex.

I feel like I’m the only person in the whole United States who’s owned a Rocky, let alone two of the crazy things. And here you go voting it best of.

They had a blu-ray release. It’s not even that expensive.

Some people literally just don’t know better. You’d think this would be easy to figure out, but my ex-wife didn’t know how to change a spare tire when I met her.

Actually, there’s a real problem with this swap.

OK, I’m going to explain this car and why someone is going to buy it at this price.