I’m all about the “friction free route” idea. My office is in a downtown metro area, and there are a few ways to get to the interstate I need to be on. The fastest ways tend to involve tricky merges or awkward traffic patterns (the fastest way that Google Maps/Waze recommends involves a merge that street signage…

I don’t think they do. There’s certainly a subset that likes them, but if you spend any time in classic car circles or forums, for any 1 person who likes them, you’ll find 20 that loathe them.

I don’t think you’re going to be crucified for this. The whole point of this article is that they suck. The car was arguably cool when the movie first came out. It’s aged poorly though, and the prevalence of janky looking replicas has killed any lasting appeal.

Yeah I remember a few years after these came out thinking I could try to scoop up a used one for a decent price due to them not being that popular.  Nooope.

I find “Fast & Furious” (the 4th movie) to be the biggest slog. I don’t think 2 Fast or Tokyo Drift were necessarily good movies, but they were at least fun. F&F was like the beginning of them refocusing the series, but I don’t think the reinvention really landed until Fast Five. F&F was just kind of forgettable and…

I’m pretty sure I commented similarly in the question post, but Cars 2 is batshit insane. Cars(1) and Cars 3 have relatively simplistic plots. Cars 2 is about a tow truck who unwittingly helps MI6 foil the plot of an oil tycoon (posing as a solar powered car) who is trying to destroy the perception of alternative fuel…

Watch The Nice Guys (great movie all around, but he’s particularly hilarious in it). Gosling is a fine actor, he just does a lot of stoic roles (Drive, Blade Runner 2049, First Man). 

Cars 2 is straight-up bonkers.

Bravo on the restraint here.

I think Semantle can be kind of fun when the word is a noun, but that fact that it can be any part of speech makes some days a nightmare. I played for around a week and I think got to the right answer (before giving up) maybe twice. I also just found the hot or cold to be kind of worthless (and pretty questionable)…

Am I missing the joke or was it an accident that you put the lyrics for “Born to be Wild” under the video for “Life is a Highway”? I’m assuming it’s a joke that just went over my head (much like the Rascal Flats version being featured).

Maybe this is universal, but I’ve noticed it mostly driving in the south: People who turn their emergency blinkers on while driving in inclimate weather. I get in concept it adds more visibility to your vehicle in heavy rain/snow, but if you’re doing it while sitting in traffic, especially at night, you’re an…

Teeheehee

Pretty good write up, but a few points/clarifications for the “other info”:

I can’t really speak to all the pros/cons of underinflation, but wanting the tire to “clean itself better” applies to mud/dirt/sand. Winter tires are specifically designed to pack snow into the tread pattern because snow on snow traction is better than rubber on snow (think about rolling a snow ball to create a…

I went and found the footage without the commentary and it’s still pretty damn boring. Was hoping for at least a small stretch of low stakes chase shenanigans, but it’s essentially just a slow follow from the gate to the tram.

I’ve never really been a Jeep Cherokee guy before, but really love the choice of an XJ for the no-nonsense, eponymous detective in Bosch.

I guess my natural question after clicking through this listicle is: what isn’t an overrated off-roader?  

The gains might not trickle down, but the losses always do. 

The fact that just any cell phone distracted driver that can pass the bare minimum of obtaining a standard drivers license will be legally able to drive a 9000lb rocket sled on public roads continues to infuriate me.