Which is why theseAOTD slideshows are such a joke. What possible relevance does a car that cost $5k 17 fucking years ago have to the question of what the best $5k cars are today?

You know what was an awesome car for less than $5k 50 years ago? A Hemi Superbird. Why don’t we put that on the list, too?

You know, when there are people still going through the intersection when my light turns green, I like to punch it. Yes, I’ve almost gotten in a few accudents like that and have had other drivers slam on the brakes and yell at me but FFS, it’s red. Don’t keep coming. And I’m in a large, old shitbox. If I drove a…

In this case, I would assume the accident happened at intersection of Peachtree and Peachtree and it was a hell of a lot easier to move the car than explain which Peachtree and Peachtree intersection they were at.

Stupid question but why do people so often run through a red light AND NOT LOOK IF THERE MAYBE ARE ANY VERY LARGE VEHICLES APPROACHING AT COLLISION COURSE ?

Fk ppl are dumb.

It’s boring, but it’s almost interesting among today’s sea of Rav4s. Four seat convertibles are an endangered species these days.

*This is ABSOLUTELY the wrong take*My guess, is that you don’t know the car that is “giving up”. There is nothing that the Volvo can do other than break more and be more expensive to repair (late Ford era Volvo - fight me). Neither are “track focused” and both have a top that goes down and cruise at the same 35mph…

Example number 74,573,476 why leather seats suck. Imagine how nice it would look without those cracking seats. If you don’t like cloth (which is great as it doesn’t feel as hot/cold/sticky) there are better alternatives to leather. The MB-Tex bolsters in my Mercedes looked perfect after 10 years while he leather…

Literally forwarded this to a co-worker I’m trying to convince to not buy a Solara because that would mean she has given up on life.

Nice thing about cars these days is most have Android Auto or CarPlay. I have a 21 Crosstrek and had never realized that it displayed album art like that.

The comment is less about aspiration and more about keeping up with the Jonses and feeling the need to project a certain image. A good example is a person who needs a family vehicle and something with some cargo space for occasional Home Depot runs, but who realistically spends 90% of their time commuting by…

As a guy who has a v70r (manual!), is currently wrenching on a ‘71 140 wagon and dailys a ‘80 400cc bike, I totally agree with Raph here. I did an extended car camping trip in a Crosstrek and it felt extremely smug to get out to Backcountry spots in a vehicle that was half the size and got twice the gas mileage as…

The secret sauce to the crosstrek is a trifecta of affordability, versatility and capability.

In my youth, I had an 8-track recorder. To make it even more awesome, it was by Realistic from Radio Shack. My nerd-dom knows no boundaries.

For me it was the Snackwell’s Brownie (RIP). A co-worker and I tried everything in our power to lobby the company to even just explain why they were discontinued but got nothing. A guy I knew at the grocery store admitted that they would sell out immediately. Friends, they were fantastic fresh as well as stale. They…

Speaking of lowballers, I’m surprised this thing doesn’t have a set of Truck Nutz hanging from it to complete its truly stunning Royal Flush of tasteless modifications.

Holy moly, I could not come down here fast enough to smash that ND button.

Counterpoint: Compare the discussion around Naomi Osaka’s refusal to do media and withdrawals from the French Open and Wimbledon to the discussion around Roger Federer’s withdrawal from the French Open after winning his first three matches to focus on Wimbledon and not risk aggravating his surgically repaired knee.…

While I naturally agree on the central theme, a couple of points that I found myself pondering while reading this. First, has there really been that much criticism, at least my main stream sports media, about Biles’s decision to withdraw? At least the major sites I follow have reported it as a shocking decision, which…

Agreed. For me, this is a major point of reflection now that I turned 50. I exercise regularly, eat fairly healthy, keep my weight down, and am in good physical shape, but I have started noticing all these people (friends, acquaintances, celebrities, even people I don’t know in the Obituaries) that are dying in their…

Money can’t buy you love (not emotional love anyway), but it can buy you some happiness if you spend it the right way.