2nd Gear: Mazda deserves to win, they make some of the best crossovers, and the profits subsidize the Miata. This won't stop my plan to sell my CX-5,  to buy a more interesting Mazda 

I'm slightly surprised this happened in California and not Florida, but then again California has a long history of wackiness 

I always thought of the Fairlady as a Japanese TR4. I  also grew with them being rusty. A neighbor had a rusty 2000 roster in the early 70s, a block away from a new 240Z. I didn't one without rust until I visited California.  

Rust and galvanic corrosion are the big problem with Discoverys so being a West Coast car helps. Being a 99 with questionable aesthetics doesn’t help. The 2003-2004 face-lift with 4.6 is better. Still an NP, as long as the interior is OK since all the usual bugs shouldbe worked out. Of course I would immediately apply …

All I can think of is The Pretenders “I went back to Ohio”

I’m not surprised, although a bus is usually the slowest. Years ago there was a similar test done in Manhattan with subway, bus and cab. Unsurprisingly the train won, cab second, bus last. As far as I recall neither a bike nor motorcycle was tested. 

I wonder how this would affect Geotechnical work since some testing uses a radiation source

I'd prefer a 3800, since those are nigh unkillable. We have a 2003 Buick LeSabre with over 200,000 on it that literally outlived its first two owners and has survived two college students. Considering what we paid in 2017 this a bit high but reluctant NP

PBOT is terrible,  even by the standard of incompetence of Oregon government agencies.  Bike Portland is full of stories about terrible road designs and failure to address bad spots 

We had a 2014 Mazda5 and loved it as a relentlessly efficient TARDIS of a car. If you need six seats in a small package the only real answers are buy the best 2014-15 Mazda5 you can find or a Transit Connect. Otherwise a Honda Fit is a sensible choice. I would avoid the Kia Soul, the older ones were a meh driving…

Yeah I blame auto correct, and yes air travel is all about the security theater and flight attendants should be concerned with more important things

Is this the Japanese version of the little old lady from Pasadena?

I'd prefer a lighter color also I'd be checking exchange rates and customs costs because Black Smoke Racing has a parts store now. 

Like many of us I'm at work,  although we close early today so I'm following my usual morning routine of reading Jalopnik with coffee while the phones aren't ringing because the clients are on vacation.  So here I am babysitting a backup that failed yesterday 

FWIW Leatherman has made blameless multitools suitable for air travel. 

If I  got hold of one of those I'd paint it like a Seattle monorail and have it run past a model Space Needle.

Serious mode: the combination of 4x4 and a pop top points to a Sportsmobile conversion. An older van is probably a Quigley, although Sportsmobile did their own 4x4 Econoline chassis in the oughts. While a 460 big block does get lousy mileage, the 351W is less bad and some have 6.9 or 7.3 IDI diesels 

Revamp the fleet and road trip. My wife is looking for a small car because she hates driving the Mazda CX-5. I am considering selling it to buy a JDM  van if the guy I know can find a good deal on a Mazda Bongo Friendee,  or a pop top HiAce.  Then we head for the middle of nowhere in comfort 

I would counter that my son’s 2000 Corolla on Amazon sourced coilovers was a bad idea because the ride is punishing.

I must remember not carry my knife if I  fly. A Kershaw Leek is too nice to throw out.