Yeah, it seems like what I want is never an exact match on the locator. Fortunately we have a small dealership a few towns over that gives me great prices and is happy to order a car just how I want it. Or should I say how my wife wants it, because she gets the new car while I pick through craigslist for my next…

If calling a dealer to verify they have the car you want in stock ask for a VIN# or Stock# that you can hopefully cross reference on their website. Then you can pull up the details on the car and make sure they aren’t just trying to get you in the door over a fictitious car. Especially important if you are driving a…

Sure, but being made of wood even if it is black just isn’t going to cut it. I wouldn’t want to get in a wooden bear cage. Plus imagine all the splinters that truck would give you in an accident.

GM has a lot of catching up to do. I’ve seen some prototype Fords running around made from Platinum, even says it right on the tailgate. They also have been experimenting with Titanium cars and I’m sure that technology will make into the trucks soon.

But Ford claims military grade, so it must be the same as the soda cans in the vending machine on a military base.

What gloves are best for driving my vintage min-van? The vinyl wheel gets sticky whenever it’s humid out and nothing will get it clean. I’ve been wearing some like below, but they interfere with the view of my calculator watch.

Look at those low rates!

That’s what’s missing from my neighborhood, an airplane. If this guy want’s to move to IL (nobody does) he’d be right at home down the street from me. I would love to have a Cessena as a landmark for when the pizza guy needs directions.

The one at OshKosh was 56-3948, It was the first time for one to appear at AirVenture, which might be what confused the author.

Glad to know I’m not the only one that enjoys the junkyard more than a car show. I’ve never seen a fake crying kid leaning on the fender skirt of a PT cruiser at the junkyard.

Kids ride in the boat.

Ants, lots of big, black ants living under the carpet of an 88 Shelby CSX-T I bought. They were discovered upon removing the seats and carpet because they reeked of mouse urine.

A good one might keep a deer from going through your grill, that’s the only reason I could see running one. (source: guy who hit a deer 250 miles from home and had it go right through the plastic grill of his truck and into the radiator/condenser leaving him stranded 60 miles from the nearest T-mobile cell tower)

I’ve used that app, issue is my phone doesn’t have a wide angle lens so the field of view is narrower than a dedicated dash cam. Also the app uses a crazy amount of power on my phone, discharging the battery faster than the car charger can charge it. After a 45min drive the phone is almost too hot to hold, that’s why…

I’ve used that app, issue is my phone doesn’t have a wide angle lens so the field of view is narrower than a…

I don’t think Ram offers it as a factory option, but they do have a nice flip down step sold as a Mopar add on. It tucks up under the bumper nicely and when extended down is at a good height to climb up into the bed.

My local dealer just got a Challenger Hellcat and is selling it at MSRP, no markup. Of course that was this weekend, wouldn’t be suprised if it’s sold already.

Add combine demolition derby to the list, although I did have to drive a few min into WI for that.

At our county fair in northern IL the one on the left is a funnel cake, the one on the right is an elephant ear. Eating an elephant ear while watching demolition derby was my favorite part of summer as a child (ok, as an adult too...)

Unfortunately, it sounds like it didn’t get the blind spot monitoring, rear cross-path detection or a few other options from the Dart...

That was exactly the case with the last car we bought, the dealer got us a loan with our bank for a full percentage point lower than the bank had quoted me a few days earlier.