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<rolls eyes>

There is an answer. It is very controversial and seems to upset a lot of people, particularly on the internet. I’ll probably be hunted down and doxxed into oblivion for even hinting at it, but here we go:

Hi. Gen X here. This entire article is why Boomers say Millennials are dipshits.

What the hell does this gas bag know about non-self-driving cars?

A normal car to see around my neck of the woods is a CUV. And one model in one color stands out.

I don’t know if posting this take on Jalopnik dot com should be considered brave or asking for it, but best of luck to you. You’re gonna need it.

Alan Johnson and John Thomas brought a couple 1974 Porsche RSR’s to a Porsche club event Ontario Motor Speedway. I got a ride with John for a session.

Coolest car? It’s a tie between a Jensen Interceptor and a Bricklin SV1.

I wrote this on Oppo years ago, but since my dad is currently in ICU fighting for life, I think it’s ok to repost again in his honor. Hang in there Pops....

Your ROTC had its own vehicles?! What was it like going to a school that had, like, funding and stuff?

There’s somebody (well, several somebodies) renovating a house across the street. One of them has a *pristine, massively lifted* H2. It’s truly wild to look at. It’s tow hitch must be three feet tall from where it meets the receiver to where the trailer hooks up.

Fuck this thing.

I will roll and chief the fattest joint in celebration.

That hit me in the feels, HW.  On the nose, on point, from another last wave Gen X-er.

What the fuck are you talking about

By stating that we aren’t bound to honor harmful ideologies or embrace hateful symbols asheritage” just because we have ties to a certain place or maybe have some rotten branches on the family tree? You can either walk me through this or we can agree we feel the same way about it.

Genuinely curious how you arrived at that conclusion. I'll use fewer words. Confederate flag bad. People who fly it also bad. Heritage not an excuse.

Without having to think about it, Raphael Orlove’s fantastic, long piece on the history of Mazda’s failed attempt at a luxury brand and the resulting Mazda Millenia. Since it all happened in the pre-mass-market internet days, the only way to hear the story is from a ton of the important, high-up people who were

You have naked women on your mudflaps? I hate you. Easy peasy. 

One day there’ll be huge longitudinal study released showing the personalities of those who buy/modify these ginormously oversized trucks, and I firmly believe that the owner’s sense of humility/empathy/sense of fairness will be strongly inversely correlated to the size/height of their truck. Yet....directly