“Longer-term loans help consumers keep monthly payments manageable, while allowing them to purchase the vehicles they need without having to break the bank,”

96-month term? That can't be real. I can't even count that high.

If someone on the road “is making you late” for work, you were late before you left the house..

I don’t think a beverage provides the peace he has. I think it results from an immunity to marketing, lifestyle “upgrades,” and the realization that slow (not speeding) is true luxury.

Back during my baptism of fire in big-city commuting — a 30-mile slog down one of America’s most clogged freeways — I tried working hard to get ahead. After a while, though, I did an experiment... picked out a few distinctive cars whose driving styles and lane choices were much different than that, and kept tabs on…

I hope you park better than you drive.

Ignore them.

The whole point of this kind of behavior is to identify what is important to you and what isn’t. What makes you happy and what you do just because of ritualised habit. There’s so much we do because we do it and we keep on doing it, whether it makes us happy or not. And often times these rituals can actually cause you…

This is the train of thought I get myself into, and then I have to talk myself back.

I did not refer to driving cars as a “stupid wasteful habit.” I did refer to my habit of driving to the grocery store two blocks away as a stupid wasteful habit. As was my habit of drinking an energy drink from the corner 7-11 every day. And a dozen other things.

What you’re saving for is freedom.

Amusing, but unnecessary. There’s a difference between eliminating stupid wasteful habits and living like some kind of hermit. I’ve found all sorts of ways to cut my budget, and I’ve barely noticed what I’ve given up—I’ve mostly noticed what I’ve gained. And with a sufficient income/savings ratio, you can be retired…

It’s not about denying yourself the good things. It’s about recognising the opportunity cost of having NOW or LATER and what that means in real terms. Money doesn’t buy happiness. And saving money itself doesn’t make you happy either. But knowing that if it all goes to shit you’re going to be okay? That reduces stress…

Who cares? My biggest pet peeve about C&C is that people can’t leave pretension and expectations at home. You’ve got people too anal to let people drink coffee near their cars and you have people that can’t understand that someone loves their barely-modified Focus enough that they might want to talk about it with…

Agreed, that whole flag is bullshit.

Sorry, but I won't stop having sex with your sister.

Congratulations, Chairman Kaga, on today’s COTD! You can add this Ford Focus to your collection of COTD awards. This love lady will deliver it to you as soon as she finishes whatever it is she’s doing.

They’ve sure been on a roll. I see their cars on the road now and just start laughing.

I see the ugly stick got quite the work out over at Toyota r&d

Congratulations, Mr. James Rustles, on COTD today! I would like to gift you with a Nissan 350Z which this lovely lady will deliver as soon as she rinses off.