as someone who has a 1+ hour commute EACH way every day, the first friggin thing I’d do once money was no object would be to have a driver.   not just for the convenience, but also the liability: I can’t imagine being rich (therefore a huge lawsuit target) AND being responsible for an accident - yer gonna get taken to…

Janet Jackson’s career will never recover from this.

Have you driven one? This offering may be a turd, but a V8, 6 speed 4th gen f-body is very fun car with huge aftermarket support. My ‘95 hardtop doesn’t squeak or droop and is a competitive autocross car with very few upgrades. You have me on the panel gaps and low grade plastics, but there has to be a compromise…

Oh, so now he wants to be Billy Joel? 

Be patient, understand what you are doing, or take the time to learn what you need to do.

Always buy GAP insurance when financing an Automobile.

I’ve noticed folks sitting 1+ car length back from the line or the car in front of them generally have their face stuck in a phone, and use that space so they can creep ahead without paying attention.

What didn’t I learn the hard way??

That sales guy in the dealer-branded polo shirt and khakis with a crease so sharp you could slice bread with it?

Never start a car project after 4:00 PM.

I’ll add to that and say the transmission’s have a filter and it should be changed.  You usually need to drop the pan to do it but it is a thing that occasionally needs to be replaced.  And for goodness sake take the magnet and clean it off while you’re in there.

Don’t take advice on driving manual from people who drove manual over 40 years ago.

Bargain basement brakes do not last as long as top shelf. I spent years doing my brakes once a year because I just assumed I used my brakes that much. Then I finally switched gears and bought the “gold” variety and was shocked to discover they lasted waaaaaay longer. 

If you’re in a car stopped behind a motorcycle at a stop light and the motorcyclist waves you ahead, pull forward so your vehicle can trip the induction loop and help the light change faster.

I see the opposite happening - people are completely oblivious to the existence of the stop line and will often stop halfway over it. Or, some heroes go completely past it and end up in the intersection. 

I encounter the opposite problem. My little neighborhood has essentially one way out, to a traffic light. The road out of my neighborhood has a thick white stripe in the road with a sign stating, “STOP HERE ON RED”.  Yet my neighbors will stop beyond the line and become frustrated when they must sit through several…

One, many intersections now use photosensors (mounted overhead, that look like cameras) since they don’t require messing with the pavement.

The stunning percentage of drivers that don’t understand the concept of the intersection limit line is depressing, at least here in hell Georgia.

IIRC the version I heard is that if you hang back, and a truck behind you fails to stop or is slow to stop, you can pull forward and “save” yourself without going out into the junction. I mean, you can see all the flaws in that, but that was what my grandma used to say.

It’s a phenomenon I’ve noticed, people sitting at least one car length back from the limit line. Is it some old wives tail about you’re more likely to die if you go up to the line?