Tom - If I'm not mistaken, between this and your last write-up, I didn't see any mention of the tax write off differences for people who can claim some of the use of their vehicle for their self-employment or small business. If you were to throw that part in as another factor, is there a good rule of thumb for when it…

There is a "manual", and it says right there in Chapter 1, first line, "Don't punch your wife in the fucking face". If he missed that part of the manual, I guess he also missed the part about "how to act after you made a horrible decision that could potentially leave someone dead", in which he would've learned that…

"$220-ish seems to be about the lowest you can get an S model without the quick charge package, if you have access to Nissan's VPP program.

I had my buddy "practice" with my car once. Turns out he hadn't learned yet, so it ended up being more of a lesson for me on how not to act when getting pulled over in your own car, as a passenger, because you're friend is literally so bad that the cops pulled him over for sucking.

This rear 3/4 view is the only exterior view I like. The front just doesn't work for me. But I do actually like the orange. It works like it does on a KTM with the aggressive styling, edges, etc. Not many cars can pull off orange, but this does.

Disagree with your nomination. Doesn't matter how many people bought them and don't use them right. The people who use them as intended find them very useful and that they perform well. That's my thought on this particular question.

Dropped by the Ford dealer to test drive a '14 Mustang GT 6MT. Just because I could. Fun! Somewhat underwhelming vs. my expectations if I'm honest, but still fun. Maybe next year I'll be able to pick up a '15 ecoboost...

Damn, I love your articles. Keep it up!

My dad used to do this with me. He still does, but he used to, too.

Seriously...that was horrible. I kept skipping ahead to see if they had different camera angles. Nope!

No matter what she was actually saying, it's hilarious, because of exactly what you just mentioned. Imagine my surprise when I went to put my 3 year old daughter in my wife's car, accidentally hit the alarm button, and she immediately mumbles something that sounds like, "fuhk-kiddin' me?". I stopped the alarm, paused,…

Good points. I'd just add (or modify?) that "brand loyalty" implies previous purchase of said brand. First time buyers can, and likely are affected by the long term marketing scheme you describe. I would argue that brand loyalty is influenced much more by actual user experience and less by any marketing as a user's…

At least you're honest with yourself. I think that's as good a reason as any if you have nothing else to base it on, and know that it could potentially mean nothing...but all else being the same, at least it's a reason.

But in their (my?) defense, another great movie did actually use that misquote as a quote, which can now be quoted:

I have a hard time with any resto-mod of a utility or off-road vehicle. A road car I can see, because even driving it around in it's natural environment on the road, even driving it in a "spirited" manner, wouldn't hurt anything. I prefer to see nicely built and maintained off-roaders that can still get used and…

I'm actually surprised that the big three still out so much effort into this best in class bullshit with their big trucks. I honestly wonder what percentage of their market gives a shit about that. My dad but work trucks. His next one will be a Ford. No matter what. Why? Who knows, but it's not specs. Every one of…

This works well at the beach, too. My wife bought bright yellow swimsuits for our two girls, and with my older one (7.5) having autism and often deciding to just start running or wandering off, this is incredibly helpful...

I still can barely comprehend 6000 rounds per minute...or 100/sec.

Not exactly fitting with the theme, but my dad got into an accident while driving my neighbor and me home from driver's ed class, where we literally just watched "Red Asphalt". Luckily for us, the idiot who pulled out from a side street into our lane, right into the side of my dad's 3/4 ton 4x4 truck, was at fault,…

It should be noted that the purchase of the car includes a butt-load of extra parts and 'intellectual property.' The parts include a Toyota 5-speed manual, just in case you want to switch the car to three pedals, and the intellectual property apparently comes on a flash drive.