Manual fetishism is really strange. There are so few places where driving a manual transmission is very enjoyable anymore. Traffic sucks anywhere close to civilization, and driving a manual in traffic sucks. I have a CVT in my Subaru, and it’s the best transmission I’ve ever owned, and I’ve had manual, auto,…

Why? Just because it’s “real gears”? I don’t get it. CVTs aren’t horrible these days. I almost—almost—get the nostalgia for manuals. But the way people are increasingly nostalgic for automatics just boggles the mind, and pretty well demonstrates that the aversion for CVTs (which has displaced the older aversion for…

There is still one big downside, and it includes perhaps the three most dreaded letters in all of car-dom: “Every 2020 Legacy features a Lineartronic® Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT),” according to Subaru.

I don’t need a spare tire, either. But I have one for the same reason I have a handgun: Precaution.

Looks like you blew a seal.

It is west Nashville. Exit onto Charlotte Pike (I live near Percy Warner).

Definitely Nashville, that looks like West though - I come into the city from that direction every day (and see the signs (and chuckle) every day) and I’m pretty sure that’s the order of the exits, but I could be wrong (aka had a few beers).

That’s it. Called that way wrong considering it is my exit on 40.

East Nashville?

Tennessee did it first

Considering how many people just don’t buy insurance at all, it's not surprising that someone would buy fake proof for appearance's sake. Especially since a lot of states still don't require you to present insurance information to register a car.

I’m glad that’s just a concept, because, wow, that is not a good design.

Then you’ll like this vanity plate.

We didnt do any, because the Chinese passage is permitted under the UNCLOS as a signatory. The US is NOT a part of that UN convention and as such, have no standing to enforce any provision of it.

Rotary HYPE!

See where the head appears to almost snap off. That’s the “Invisible Hand Of The Market” fixing everything.

You shouldn’t purchase cheap, referencing quality, and/or counterfeit parts for any part of your vehicle that relates to actual safety. This includes, but is not limited to:

-Seat belts
-Seats
-Tires
-Wheels
-Suspension components

This really shouldn’t need to be said, but sadly it does.

You play Wii, you cute wittle sheltered gamer you...

How about I never play...because it sounds stupid. Perma-death happens in real life, why do I want to do that with my videogames?