Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham has a matched set.

About two milliseconds with some nail clippers to remove those zip ties and you’ve got yourself a free pogo stick. Pass. I’d rather take that tracker and hide it on someone’s car for shits and giggles.

Just put doggo in a pouch and let the fun (and dog vomit) fly!

Nice, and from a burner account no less.

This reminds me of an issue that Subaru had years ago, and that was overheating in the cold, snowy Swedish rally. It turns out that all of the cooling air inlets were blocked by snow, and despite the low ambient temperature the car overheated and failed. No pit stops and no pulling off tape strips to lower the temps..…

About 18 years ago my 525i was in the body shop thanks to an idiot that fell asleep during the morning commute. I went to Hertz Premier, and their idea of an equivalent ride, at least for what they had in stock, was a Mitsubishi Diamante. Yeah, they were both mid-sized, slightly upscale and powered by six cylinders,…

Same here. One of my favorites in Fourza was the humble Chevy Volt, tweaked to within an inch of its life, but capable.

I like the look of the Chalon kit, but without proper wheels and tires to match the kit, fixing the glaring gap problem, it’s CP at this price. Take off $3,500 or so to fix this big problem and it becomes closer to NP. Yeah, the interior needs some work, but that’s relatively easy. And chances are that an engine swap…

I figure that the manufacturers can try myriad combinations of parts to come up with a reasonable compromise regarding ride and handling, whereas the car owner has to buy a part and try it. After spending several hundred, if not thousands, we’re reluctant to pull the parts and try again when the result is not to our…

Equally obligatory:

Steamrollers: 235/40R17s up front and I think 275/35/R17s in the rear; they’re bigger than what BMW put on those wheels on the E39. They may not look terribly low-profile as today’s wheels and tires, but this setup was pretty advanced for 2000/2001.

That’s fine, just so long as you're not one of those people that thinks that the use of the directionals suddenly gives you the right-of-way...

Not nearly as sophisticated as keyless entry, but those ‘smart’ keys can present other problems. Years ago my folks both drove W210 E320s. They discovered that you couldn’t have the two electronic keys from two different cars on the same keychain or the car would get confused and refuse to start due to it receiving…

One word: dehumidification.

These mods were done almost 20 years ago when 17" wheels and 35 series tires are the stuff of sports cars and not luxury sedans. Nowadays 17s are no big deal, with minivans and such being equipped with them. But compared to the stock 15s on 65 series tires? Those make the 17s look like rubber bands.

These mods were done almost twenty years ago, so I don’t remember all of the details. Only the front springs were replaced, with some lowering springs from Bavarian Autosport (I think); the rear springs are stock to give the car a little rake and maintain some load carrying capacity. I think the struts are Bilstein…

Precisely. If I had any brains when I made those mods nearly 20 years ago I would have gone for a softer spring to compensate for the lack of sidewall height. But on the bright side, I didn’t have one of those unsafe cars with lots of engine mods and stock suspension and brakes that couldn’t handle the increased…

You can also make the same dumb decision in your thirties. My 525i 5MT looks great, but between the wheels and tires, springs and sporty shocks/struts the ride will break your back and knock out loose fillings. Never again.

I dozed off for much of the race (I was at work at 0500 after only about 3 hours of sleep), but caught the last quarter, and what a race it was. I recorded the post-race show, which was good since that covered the last 10 laps. I would have liked to see more of the post-race coverage, but I'm thankful that at least I…

1982 was peak F1 for me. IMHO those cars looked great without the front wings, and the cars have gotten uglier every year since.