You’re forgetting the best feature of the car. Now I’ll forgive you since you own interesting cars and probably have less hands on with one of these fantastic cars than me. But there was a light on the steering column that was covered by a metal shroud that only had a little slit in it. The idea was the little slit…

Agreed, especially the forums. MMM himself may seem a little strict at times. But the forums have a wealth of knowledge ranging from extreme to just making sure you can retire at all. Anytime I read the comments after a mainstream site’s discussion on FIRE I’m reminded that it all comes down to your personal view. I…

As my avatar shows I agree with David. I learned to drive stick on my 1989 Ranger with manual windows, manual mirrors, and even manual steering. In 1989 power steering was still option in those old Rangers as was a headliner and radio. I think my 2.3L just barely hit triple digit horsepower at 100. But because of the…

You get a star for making me search stores near me. These look delicious.

I’m a bit confused how this helps. Do you turn the electricity to it off, in which case the water will cool after a bit of time? Or do you turn off the electricity so there is less water to heat, perhaps using less electricity?

Ah, the fond memories. I had a 5-speed turbo Sundance back in high school that looked nearly identical. My favorite memories were dying at stop lights and getting honked at while I pushed the stupid thing out of an intersection, fuel shooting at a metal plate on the fire wall and sizzling into steam, the jumper I…

Star earned for reference.

My wife grew up in Wisconsin near the Dells. They called Illinois drivers FIBs (fricken Illinois bastiches). So very interesting that Wisconsin was ranked as one of the worst. But then again +/- 12% error... At least they recognize that they don’t know how to correctly conduct accurate surveys.

Wow! Speak about timely. I started refreshing my resume just a couple days ago. A friend and former coworker of mine were having a conversation about the company and he had said “there is life elsewhere”. It got me thinking. I’ve been with the company for 10 years and in my current position for 6. There are no…

When I was in college I worked in a shoe store. We sold wax, polish, etc... for the shoes. I remember explaining to a customer that she was buying a $150 pair of shoes and she should buy the wax to keep them looking good. “Kinda like making sure to change the oil in your car to keep it running.” She told me she owned…

Tier 1 credit and I bought a brand new Journey in ‘08. Sometimes the answer is stupidity and not poor credit.

Have Chevy, can confirm. It’s kinda fun doing “110" through my subdivision.

First off let me say I truly love cars. My current obsession is looking for a manual, turbo Subaru Baja or a FoST. Weird cross-shopping I know.

Hot hatch vs. refined driving. I don’t think I’ll be cross shopping the FoST against a GTI but I would shop it against a Mazda 3 hatch w/manual. I wonder which one would be better to live with as a daily? I’m in my car about 1.5 hours per day and have a bit of four lame highway and country roads.

I came to comment on this exact subdivision. So I guess hi neighbor!

That’s near my exit off the toll road. There have been times recently that 55 felt too fast on that road. The current state of 90 is pretty shoddy, potholed, and under construction.

Same reason different car. I drive from Northwest IN to Naperville daily 140 miles round trip. I've put 120,000 miles on a Chevy Cavalier in the past 3.5 years. It's been pretty much worry free.