Yep. Which is why I take issue with the idea that this is some ‘black ops’ campaign. Flashing lights is bad for stealth.

I do the wreath.

I saw them tonight, at least four. They make the oddest passes, they’ll come through low in one direction and then high the next. They have white, red, and green flashing lights. My old FPV gear and racing drones aren’t up to the task of catching them and taking photos, but I’m sorely tempted to invest in some digital…

Which climbing gym?

Yes. I’m following his CRX resto as well. I’m also dying to start plating my old hardware now. 

Just put mine on. Nokian Hakka R5s on dedicated, ceramic coated TE37s. This car on snows is an absolute wonder in winter weather. It’s unbelievably good.

XL does come regular cab 4x4 but only 6 or 8 bed. Auto only, no manual anywhere in the lineup. No sliding rear window of any kind available. The folding center seat is sort of benchy, but less cool. Close-ish, but no cigar. 

God how I’d love a standard cab, manual, bench seat, 4x4 pickup with an operable full rear glass. I don’t care about the stickers but this checks so many boxes for me just in fun/utility. I haven’t bought a used vehicle in a long time so no idea about the price, but if Ford offered this configuration today (with the…

This one I can’t even participate in, in part because I don’t have the time to type that much and in part because my brain has repressed a great many of those experiences so they are unavailable without hypnosis.

So, I’m not picking a side or anything here, but:

I’ve only ever met two people who were stoked about/pre-ordered a Cybertruck. Neither ended up taking delivery due to different reasons, but I was genuinely surprised at the interest from both. They were ~60 years old and pretty normal people. The conclusion I eventually came to is that there might be a subset of…

Give me a cabover pickup. Just enough cab to stuff myself in with my legs for a crumple zone, 8 feet of bed out back and the overall length of a family sedan. Use the whole floor for a battery, plop a motor at each end, and make it stupid fast. While we’re dreaming, I’ll take a hose-me-out vinyl floor and lots of…

Definitely the worst thing I’ve done, definitely the most inconvenience caused over the longest time - I shaved my door handles. Buckle up.

My first car and first fun car were both the same and wildly different. First was a hand-me-down 1984 Audi 4000S 4 cyl, 4 speed auto, FWD. It was in impeccable condition until I got my hands on it.

It’s been below $2.80 by me in Jersey for a while I think. I don’t look much anymore, the vast bulk of our household miles are electric now. I have a few gas vehicles still, but they are toys so they get filled very infrequently. This whole ‘what’s the price of fuel today?’ thing is really goofy once it stops being…

Why can’t we get a shorter cab and a 6' bed in an EV pickup? I know people want this minivan layout. I know regular and extended cabs don’t sell. I know all the reasons. But come on!!

Are you saying you spend zero time during the week to get that thousand miles worth of fuel? I could do 300 miles a day, 2100 miles a week in the EV without stopping anywhere at all and taking exactly none of my super precious time to fuel my vehicle.

Yep. My “315" mile Model 3P will do about 275 miles driven like you’d want to drive it. Most of the year that’s 250 miles more than I need, but the ~300 miles is nice on long trips. More charging options and a bigger buffer for unplugged overnights and more remote destinations. It’s also important because that 300…

All the Wrangler complaints look so silly to me, even if you never take one off the pavement. It’s not made for road manners or fuel economy, who would expect those things? It’s made to a) shred trails and b) shed the roof and doors and be the most pleasant thing in the world to drive on a nice day. And I say that with…