Able, yes. Willing, yes, but.... at my convenience. And with a pretty crappy tiny garage and some 13-hour workdays, that’s not often, and worth the $50 a week my half of the payment costs for the new GTI.

Just a quick post in case no one has mentioned it yet:  John McCain has died, leaving behind a long, complicated legacy and further complicating the Kavanaugh appointment (fingers crossed, in a good way.)

Wow. The general public can be hard to deal with at my work but they don't explode, so there's that.

I’m going to have to pass! That doesn’t sound not up my alley. (I’m clumsy)

I need excitement, damn it! 

Same. I feel so productive, but going out of my mind now! 

You aren’t entirely wrong, but there’s a big “Yes, but.....” that has to be attached.

Durability and reliability are different metrics. I drive 220 miles one way out of state every week for work and average 600-700 miles weekly, so a vehicle that can last 35 years (which is durable) still won’t help me if I’m putting it in the shop every month (which describes reliability) to keep it roadworthy.

Thats why I bought my E46 320d Touring for £750, with 120.000

Eh, life is short, I say buy whatever you want if it’s within your means. I’ve seen people who can’t even enjoy their retirement due to health issues or die before retirement and can’t enjoy the fruits of their savings. 

Except that every story I have ever heard about him paints a picture of the nicest person you could ever meet. People just hate him because of Scientology. And, frankly, considering he gives more than any 10 actors to make sure his fans get their monies worth at his films, I would give him this one gratis.

Exactly what is what I was telling the Mrs! She wants an almost new car. When buying used, I always go for oldish and dirt cheap. But not crap. Pick a widely known model 10-15 years old. You know what you’re getting (not getting). You know what years to avoid and what to look for.

My experience is that used cars end up eating up almost as much in maintenance as new cars cost.

I’m done with forever-repairs.

Bad enough everyone still pretends he “does his own stunts”.

Carry on!......

With my luck, the car can have 1,000,000 miles on it and ran perfectly the entire time, then fall apart once the odometer turns 1,000,127 so that it gives me enough time to brag about reliability before making me eat my own words.

I know the Scientology thing is wrong, but we always hear stories of how he treats crews and cast fantastic, always the hardest worker, pays for meals, makes sure people have breaks.

I’ve long maintained the most interesting biographies and tell-alls will emerge after his death unless of course Scientology insists he remain alive forever.  

And yet, I’ll still watch the fuck out of his action movies. He is a bizarre, bizarre man who makes amazing action flicks. And is reportedly insanely nice to everyone on productions he works on.