Seats two if you have the shelter carrier version, but the center console is about two-feet wide

Rental car companies have many ways to stick it to customers. One time I had a reservation to rent a car for 8 or 9 days from Budget. My connecting flight was cancellled due to foul weather, and I had to wait until next day for a flight. So I called the car rental and told them I will be late picking up the car. They…

Wiper blade length is constrained by the boundries of the windshield, and the blade length will depend on where the pivot point is and how much room is available in the swept area.  Whichever blade has its pivot point closer to the center of the windshield normally has less clearance available, because the apex of its…

Take this, you dirty old high prices!

My wife (who is about 5' 2" and 100 lbs) learned to ride on a Grom, and it was perfect. Very forgiving and easy to save with a foot dab if you are off balance. It has a proper clutch and requires shifting. The low power means you can be clutzy with the clutch and not hurt yourself.

I agree, though, that a pre-dropped…

“I was caning the shit out of the bike, perpetually asking it for more.”

This is how I ride the several Harley-Davidson motorcycles I have owned, including my current Electra-glide. Some people who don’t get it like to bitch about Harleys being slow and not being able to lean enough. But part of the fun, and what makes…

“Gearbox is fine. What more do you want to know?”

How does the extra gear affect performance and riding experience compared with the 4-speed? Does the addition of an extra cog in the gearbox give it a higher top speed?  Lower RPM at highway speeds?

He hinted at it at the end ( “...I loved the old four-speed model”), but yeah, I think this is kind of a big deal.  This change, combined with the easier-to-service oil filter, would have be going for the new model over a previous-year used one.

—Just say “small” and be done with it!

They only options he was offered were medium or large. Presumably at additional cost.

1989 Mercury Cougar with digital instruments was the same.  85mph limit, but km/h would keep going until you reached maximum velocity.

I can’t answer your question about CJs, but military jeeps of this era (and up into the 80s) were not painted “camo”, they were painted in a solid color called “Olive Drab”, perhaps more commonly known as “OD Green”.

We had a sofa when I was a kid, if you fell asleep on it you’d wake up with a pattern etched into your face.

“Everyone else will still be converting (badly) in their heads.”

I don’t think so. Everyone carries a conversion calculator in their pocket these days. Over time, most people will become comfortable using metric measurements without an electronic aid.

I believe South Korea cancelled all their plans for new Nuke plants after what happened at Fukishima.

Nice pun...I’ll give you a Star, Chief.

“...it looks like it’s all front-end damage, which would almost certainly mean that he couldn’t stop in time and rear-ended someone.”

Or another driver violated right-of-way by running a stop sign or something similar, in which case this front end damage would be the other driver’s fault.

Modern Dodge Ram duallies do have smooth, tapered rear fenders as you have described

Nice little car a real time capsule, at a price that is just too high. No dice!  Especially since it has a slushbox.

That thing that looks like a soup can is a genuine Ford part  (Vacuum Reservoir):

“Neat! I’m curious what agency/department had this & why.”