The “big car is safer” nonsense is so widespread mainly because, by the car being larger and often placing the driver in a seat that is higher, it gives the illusion of safety. Our brains are conditioned to feel this way. A smaller automobile makes us feel more vulnerable—and for a lot of people, feelings win out over…

Another unrealistic beauty standard for men =)

[Wyoming Highway Patrol] pointed to a statute saying “no person shall drive or move any vehicle … with any lamp or device thereon capable of displaying a red or blue light.

Covering? yeah. don’t do that. decorating? Sure, why not? Just check your local codes first. I got warned about my lights once, but after looking it up, its within the code and seems to make people happy to see it. So why not?

Check out the YouTube page, “Just rolled in”, more people than you can image pour the wrong fluid into an engine.

Everytime I hear this I pull up the 59 Bel Air vs the 09 Malibu front quarter crash test on Youtube.  Shuts them up with the quickness.

Saturn had a “no dicker sticker”. You paid the price on the car, end of story. No negotiation.

I like this take a lot. Learning to enjoy cars for what they were intended for is still being a car enthusiast. We like machines with oily whirly bits. A truck or a van can be just as interesting as a sports car if you approach it like the machine it is. 

Are you asking if Scottie (a habitual liar from rural Kentucky) owned a one-off special Syclone made by Gale Banks for a land speed record attempt? Please. Besides, even if he did acquire it back in the late-90s there isn’t a road long, straight, or level enough in this county to hit that speed in probably any car.

Honestly, most of the dumbest stuff I’ve ever heard about cars comes from enthusiasts and is best summed up as “there’s only one way to enjoy cars, and that’s my way.”

Years ago, in the aftermath of a snowstorm, I get caught behind someone who can’t make it up a gentle hill because someone decided commuting in their M3 on summer tires was a good idea. I have nothing better to to, so help push them to the top of the hill just to get them out of the way. Just as we finish, one of…

i’m from a trumpy low-education area and grew up hearing this

I still hear people complain about how cars used to be safer because they used more steel. A lot less often than I heard that in 90s, but it still leaves me dumbfounded every so often. They’re not even all boomers, either. 

Anyone here remember Saturn owners? Not the SC2 guys, but the LW and SL owners. They had some serious doozies of beliefs when it came to cars.

I had a coworker tell me that he owned the fastest truck in the world years back, I asked which one and he said the GMC Syclone (which is certainly true).  However he followed that up by telling me he got the highest speeding ticket in county history at over 200 mph.  Even if it was very highly tuned (being very…

They were the sweet spot the muscle cars of old paired with the station wagons with big engines.

I had to go back and look watch the video. The 9 liters of American fury that is the Viper ARC makes so much power everywhere you really don’t need shift much unless the track straightens out.

I am surprised that Trucar is bleeding this much money. I consider Trucar pretty much a must when shopping for a new car- you want to see what other people are paying. 

Do a Google image search on his name, compare what you find with the pics from NYPD. It’s 100% him.