I saw one of these on the road the other day. I know they are over-priced and slow but damn did it look good: compact yet bold. One of the best designs of the past 5 years if you ask me. Shame no one bought them.

My Michelin Latitudes are down to 4/32 “ after 26 months and 14,000 miles. They are rated for 55,000 miles. they offered $82/tire pro-rata, on a $250 tire. Therefore it will cost me at least $800 to have new ones installed after 14,000 miles. Also, my dying battery meant they had to roll it out of the shop and jump…

I sold this car last year. I think about it often. It was a good car; rough around the edges but never gave me any problems despite putting many miles on it. I was afraid to contact the buyer because that just never seems like a good idea. Out of the blue he looked me up on Skype and sent me this photo. He says he…

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Presidential Edition

I finally got out into the wilderness this weekend. It’s been about two years. Rice Peak north of Tucson:

I’m driving this right now as my loaner vehicle while the LR4 is in for service. Damn, this thing is a snooze fest.

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