What are some of the other good car sites? I have tried to get into a bunch of other ones, but I dunno, I like the layout of the jalopnik articles. I do, however, want to branch out!
I followed Kristen over to theDrive, but can’t focus enough to keep going back.
Same with DirtFish, it is cool, but I don’t keep going…

No disrespect intended. I do like sportsmobile, but my personal feeling is their stuff is a dated and I am not keen on their layouts. I have had two friends with sportsmobiles who have torn out the interior and replaced it with something different and AlphaVan was slated for an interior re-work as they ended up doing…

You are definitely not the target market for this van and that is ok.

You will hit it the first time really hard and it will almost put you down. Then for the rest of the life of ownership, you will gently tap it about 1 of every 4 times you pass by it, but it will always scare you into ducking too early.
(Source: headliner shelf on my van.)

Chris at UJoint coined the name for this van.  I think it fits tho, haha

What crazy timing on this article. This van was owned by a friend of mine, who tragically passed away a few years ago. Just this morning I was wondering whatever happened to AlphaVan and here we are. He would take this van down to Baja every winter to adventure then back up to Colorado and Vancouver BC in the summers.…

what a fucking excellent car!
thank you for reviewing this, I had no idea this existed and I love it!

yep:

Since you are bring stuff up from so long ago, I have also been sitting on this for a minute. Somewhat related, better than Jar-Jar.
watch:

He probably was hoping to get it impounded so he didn’t have to park it.

I have no real comment on this particular situation, but I have always said that Air Canadas motto is: “We aren’t happy until you aren’t happy”
Source: I am Canadian

Uh, yeah, that was excellent!  I knew nothing of this car, but am pleased that I now do.  

haha! I would still eat it and probably like it.
honestly tho, I would say I have received zero safe bets up to this point

YES! Omakase is my favourite thing about sushi restaurants. I didn’t know about the beer tho. d’oh! That will be my next move. Thanks for the tip!

I have yet to get what I would consider the safe dish. Honestly, the servers who are not as keen at first I sometimes think that they might do this, but we have a good discussion about what I like (everything) and what I am allergic to (nothing) and everyone has been on board at the end. I have gotten lots of dishes…

I want a 4x4 diesel, forward control, crew cab pickup with a 8' bed and an engine that will make it not terrifying to drive in the 80mph zones around the country. Is that too much to ask?!?
no, it is not.

Occasionally I will ask the server to provide the dish that they would order right then and I have them just bring it out to me without telling me what it is. Some servers don’t seem too keen at first, but will participate after a few follow up questions. Other servers love it and jump at the chance. I like all the…

Sending the rescuer up doesn’t always work either:

BEADS!