Every time. It’s funny every time.

1. 08-09ish Altima V6 - I worked at a car dealer and used one of these to make a run somewhere. I pressed the gas to go as much as I figured I would have to in a boring generic sedan and was suddenly going much faster than expected. It was giggle-inducing.

I’m super pumped for you to jump into the car restoration project you deserve and live out your dream! I’m also super pumped to get to read about it!

I really enjoy canards, but I can only imagine the fate of 70 percent of the ones fitted to this particular model of this particular car will be lost in parallel parking mishaps.

Working from home gave me a complex. I’m a grad student who only had obligations on campus a few days a week. I had the separate office space. I put real clothes on in the morning. I would run errands at mid-day to get out of the house, but lemme tell you what it did to my sense of productivity as a human. Already the…

I literally just watched that episode last night. Perfect.

Nice dive into the history here! I’m confused. The image early in the article seems to have too many pedals - I see three pedals and a parking brake, but what looks like an automatic on the column. Am I missing something?

I only began suspecting that after thinking about the people who I’ve heard say that.

Thanks for replying, to you and everyone who did! I appreciate that feedback and will look into my options.

In the next car yes, for the present, I’m going to enjoy having no car payments.

Here’s a bag of worms question and potentially outing myself as a moron: automatic transmission fluid. Do you change it? Reasons I may wrongly believe it’s better not to have to do with hearing things from people who may or may not have any idea what they’re talking about. There are stories about it being changed and…

“Ripped denim VJ Day.” You deserve a fucking Pulitzer.

The model badge on the trunk is crooked.

Yup, dedicated ‘dirty stuff’ clothes are the solution.

One of my favorites when I was a kid: The Pontiac Rageous.

I kind of rock back and forth in my seat when I’m at an intersection now or taking a sweeping left curve because I can’t see pedestrians or whatever is behind the A-Pillar.

I live in a college town so I get to observe this sort of thing. Kids who aren’t rich enough that parents just buy them new cars outright - common enough here - tend to have a range of hand-me-downs. Subaru Forester is probably the one that makes the most sense, but we have a lot of semi-luxury Japanese imports…

Buick Grand National.

Star for “aplomb.”

Didn’t get pulled over, but did get a lot of stares from pedestrians.