You live in Chicago? What part? Naperville? I live in Streeterville. I have friends in the Gold Coast, River North, West Loop, Ravenswood, Wicker Park, Ravenswood, Lincoln Park and Wrigleyville. I have family in Evanston and the North Suburbs. I don't know a soul who would trade their life in Chicago for one in…

As a Chicagoan, I feel it necessary to point out that we are not the "Second City" because we're second to New York. It's because our city was literally built twice because it burned to the ground. The city was resurrected with a plan from Daniel Burnham to turn our town into "Paris on the Prairie". We had a double…

I loathe this commercial so much that I'd rather sell my car, pile the money on my living room table and take a picture of myself behind the pile giving the camera the finger. I'll donate the money to another charity and send the photo of me and the big pile of cash to Kars4Kids. I put way too much thought into…

If you had a chance to overhaul an aging Mazda Miata, what would it look like? If you're not into plastic bumpers, what would you do with, say, a Lotus Elan?

People don't make a fuss over a few hundred. They often do when it's over several thousand.

How can they possibly enforce this law equitably? How do they know the parking brake is engaged? Some automatics have pedals that return to position after they're set. Others are down on the floor where they're not visible. Still others are electronic. This is raising funds on bullshit. Shame on Fort Worth for…

Some guys have a morning routine called "Shit, Shower and Shave." I never envisioned doing all three in the same space until now.

I'm taking my lucky rabbit's foot to the 7-Eleven for my next PowerBall ticket.

It's easy to blame the victim here, but they do have a point. I've slammed my finger in a car door and it hurts like hell. My fingernail hasn't grown back the same ever since. The difference here is that the car automatically pulls the door shut for you with great force and you cannot immediately open the door…

On a more selfish note, like Travis, I'm a Miata lover. Would you please whip up a drawing of a Miata for us? (Preferably mine, but I'll take whatever you'll give!)

Hi Chip. I'm curious where you got your start. It's one thing to draw cool pictures of cars. It's another to make them into take that rendering and make it real.

I've been going to Cubs games since the Ford administration. We sit pretty close to the left field line in range of foul tips and the occasional ball tossed from players headed into the dugout. The generally accepted rule is if the ball is tossed by a player, it's usually intended for the kid standing next to you. …

Agreed. It won't turn off any Pagani buyers though. If you have swimming pools full of money and you're driving a Pagani, you want people to look and you're not going to care if there's a bulge in your front pocket. (Insert small penis joke here)

I stand corrected. Apparently he LEASED this car. He's officially a dumb ass. SMH

Guys who pull stunts like this write a check for the things they want. Unless I'm mistaken, Hadi sells quite a lot of marble and stone. That kind of liquidity lets you buy whatever the hell you want. http://www.stonebtb.com/iranmarble/

Not my cup of tea - especially in that color. I have to admit the top mechanism looks like it was properly done. I was always too big for the FD RX7. I'm six feet tall and my head hits the top of the door opening if I tilt it to the left from the driving position, so I walked away immediately back when it came out.…

I'm with you on that notion, but there are plenty of LSx swap kits for cars like the Miata that preserve the cg and f/r balance. The small block Chevy, for all its heft and relatively low tech is also very, very reliable and powerful. Properly done LSx swaps are fantastic, so don't write them off as uninspired until…

Torque (construction noise) Lewith FTW

She didn't. And yes, it's disgusting.

I always had a soft spot for this car. My neighbor had one when I was a kid and there wasn't anything on the road that looked like it. Now that Fiat is back, I hope they'll take a chance at building a modern take on this car.