The 2000s were an incredible time for OEM backed performance modifications as everyone tried to cash in on the Fast & Furious hype.

It’s hard for my 2024 brain to accept that there was a time not long ago where domestic manufacturers not only built and sold small cars, but also sold factory performance parts for them.

If you are scared of cutting a live wire, have you tried meth? Because meth is for those brave enough to do it.

So... the Cybertruck can serve briefly as a boat, but all Teslas can serve much longer as an oven.

Go with the AMG GT. No it’s not a boutique brand like the Aston but it’s an amazing car to drive. It’s got the same V8 that Aston borrowed for the newer Vantage, and especially without the aero pack is gorgeous.

Every now and then cancer gets one right. 

My current ride: 2009 Audi S5 6MT. I bought it a year ago with 110K miles. I’ve had to replace oil seals, control arms, starter motor, engine mount, tires (ok that was my fault for not realizing they were 7yo and summer only) and this week the lower expansion tank pipe just snapped. $50 dollar part. Wife has called it…

adaptive cruise control - life changing.  for the better part of 20 years I never used cruise control on highways because it was always an on-off thing.  now I set it where I want to be, let the car handle when traffic builds, and then jet back on my way when it clears up.

The folks who leave their gas powered car near empty and get screwed when it’s time to evacuate are not necessarily forgetful people, they’re poor or low income people living paycheck to paycheck. They defer expenses as much as they can, and that means getting gas only when strictly needed, so they can manage cash…

People say better? Or funner?

Holy shit the Outback. Oh man.

Guess I’m somewhat of an anomaly. I find, the older I get, the less critical I am of old people. Well ... I’m there. Next week I’ll be 81. Yikes! My daily go-to is a ‘22 Ford Escape Hybrid. Actually my it’s my wife’s daily...but my daily is a ‘19 Ranger pickup and my mental adjustment and fun car is an ‘18 Ford Focus…

I despise these delivery apps, but I still use them infrequently. I mostly only use them when I get gift cards so I can essentially get a free or really cheap meal for the family. Otherwise, I just call and pickup. I have used it when I was out of town and had food delivered to the fam to help out my wife, that part…

In an urban environment like where I am, it has the added negative of essentially monetizing the sidewalks. Most delivery people get around by bike/scooter to avoid traffic congestion but they can cut their delivery time down even more if they ride on sidewalks (not legal). So now we get not just regular bikes but…

We can take this back to Michael Keaton playing Batman

You’re never going to get an objective answer for a sum total of “how bad” something is. Its not a quantifiable figure. You can quantify how much of many particular many “evils” something is, but you can’t mix and match “evils” and sum them together to get an objective figure. Especially since a lot of what you said…

I’ve never owned a Nissan and don’t even consider myself partial to the brand, but I was genuinely disappointed when they killed any plans for the IDX going into production.

I got to go with the Nissan IDx

E38 7 Series

And people complain there isn’t any affordable EVs.