Honda/Aura LED’s are indeed annoying sometimes, but I’ve found the worst by far are the Nissan SUV/CUV’s, which are annoying ALL the time. Every single damn one of them has headlights that seem to be designed to illuminate the interior of my vehicle and scorch my retinas. Are they even pointed at the road?

I assume you’re referring to Massachusetts and New Hampshire?

I’m kind of mad that I didn’t think of that joke.

There are very few companies that I’d trust to be trailblazers in the migration to self-driving cars. Nissan is not one of them. Personally, I’d go with a company with a stronger safety résumé. To each their own.

Wow, I didn’t realize those things pulled so few amps. That’s only, what, 18 Watts? Easily supply-able with a portable solar panel, with plenty left over to keep the battery topped off.

Yeah, I looked at those, as well as some made by Engel ($$$), but I couldn’t justify the price for the rare occasions I will be using it. Were I an operator-owner trucker or a salesman constantly on the road, the equation would be different. Same if I went overlanding/camping a lot. But for the 3-4 times per year that…

Has one installed stock? Or purchases one?

The reviews on amazon for this type of cooler were very mixed. Seems like a lot of people don’t like them very much. I’m not sure whether that’s because they’re unreliable, or the people had unreasonable expectations. I picked up one of the few that had a reasonable number of reviews and a 4.0+ star rating.

I definitely wouldn’t recommend this one for attempting to clear a driveway or sidewalk if you place any value on your spine. But clearing the mound of plowed snow out from behind your parking space so you can get home or to work? Perfect, plus it folds up into a negligible amount of space for those people who have…

I’ve never had one break, even when I used to live up in Rochester and got lake-effect snow constantly (though not as bad as Buffalo).

Not ‘invaluable’, per se, but super useful on long trips. I bring you the thermoelectric cooler:

If you have a tall vehicle, I recommend also getting one that telescopes and can also be used as a snow rake/broom (head rotates 90°). It’s not that you can’t clear a tall car without it, it just makes it much faster and easier. I carry both types in my car.

We don’t have a Costco or Sams club around here, but I can’t recall ever having to wait at the local BJ’s gas station. What are these mythical ‘lines’ you speak of?

That would pretty much outlaw every pistol in existence, and most revolvers. The irony is that, because handguns are responsible for ~95% of deaths by firearm, that could potentially be a much more effective measure than trying to ban military-style rifles.

Headlight or taillight lenses that protrude from the body for the car:

What I’ve found to be the most important thing: The dealer. A good dealer will let you drop the car off, hand you a loaner, and let you go. A bad one will tell you things like “if what we find requires warranty work, we can give you a loaner”, which means it’s never a drop off and go. Or even worse: no loaners.

Getting RID of a car saved my relationship.

I used to have Subaru change the oil (wait, wait, let me defend myself) in my STI for $20 (included filter) when I supplied the oil. So for the cost of ~1.25 gallons of Rotella T6 from Walmart and $20, I would get an oil change every 7500 miles. Not too bad.

I see a lot of both, probably in equal numbers.

Weird, I didn’t notice that the first time I read that article. Is there even a car sold today that recommends 3k mile oil changes?