Plenty of people declad them. The side plastic is easy to remove. The tricky part are the front and rear bumpers since it’s integrated into the design. Some people use the GS bumper to great effect or they just go full Opel.  Too much of an expense/hassle for my tastes, but they do look good. 

I’ve had a number of gas pump and parking lot conversations asking what kind of car I drive.

There was a time in the early ‘00s where I was looking for a new (to me) car. I knew I wanted something sporty and was intrigued buy what I had heard about BMW 3 series (still, didn’t have the means or desire to buy a brand new one). So, I went to the local BMW dealership to see what kind of used options they had. The…

My answer might be different if I was younger, but if I was in the market, I’d absolutely pay the premium for the Type S over the Type R.

There are a couple of these I don’t disagree with, but for most of them, I feel like this is just another piece of evidence in the case for not relying on Consumer Reports for anything automotive related.

But I mean, and excuse my ignorance here, hasn’t the GX always just been a rebadged Prado?  Why is this rebadged Toyota less fitting of the “GX” name than previous generations?

Holy shit.  As the father of kids that are 4 and 1, that 13 and 9 year old are absolute heroes. 

Granted, I’m not super familiar with how the RCR giveaways, but isn’t it just “buy something and be entered to win”? Are we taking issue with raffles now?

I’ve never driven a Bangle-era BMW (and don’t even remember what car I have experienced this on), but the description of the rubberized surfaces that get tacky after a few years is still VERY familiar.  I actually think, in my case, it’s from old, crappy office chairs.

No yoke? /s

I thankfully have a ground floor laundry room now, but adding brighter lights to my old house’s basement laundry area was such a game changer.  Helped limit the creepiness factor substantially, and made spot treating stains and such much easier. 

Not sure if the 1969 Charger commenter (can’t remember their exact handle) is still around these parts, but I’m reflexively bracing for their response to the comment that the Mustang is the only good part of Bullitt.

Earnest question (that I’m sure I could find with Google, but I feel like asking here): what is the case FOR wheel bolts? I know BMW often uses them too (and I’m assuming others). They make mounting a wheel a bit more challenging, but surely there are some positives too them, right?

Disappointingly (although less so after reading this), they actually don’t serve any hot dogs out of the Wienermobile.  They just hand out little wiener whistles. 

technically it’s S3XY (still bad). Can’t wait until it’s S3XY Cyber... /s

For keeping kids out of your stash, I feel like a basic cash lockbox is a WAY cheaper option than the Tulip or Snugbox

Woof, just recently took my microwave apart to fix it (ended up needing to replace a door switch). Glad I didn’t electrocute myself.

One of the people in the test didn’t even think to put the headset on? That’s at least one pretty low bar that I’d like to think I’d clear before ultimately condemning myself and all the passengers to a fiery death.

This tier of performance tire is pretty universally referred to as UHP in the tire industry. I believe historically it was kind of a speed rating cut-off. Basically any performance tire with a W speed rating or above was considered UHP and V or less was HP. As speed ratings have generally shifted higher, HP has sort…

I’ve put more thought worrying about your first scenario than I care to admit. Most of the time when I’m flying it’s for work, and I put my carry-on overhead and my laptop bag under the seat in front of me (pretty straightforward). The rare times though when I have to check a bag, I usually bring a backpack as a…