I was thinking the same thing, right down to if you are determined to buy something new, get a TLX. The only thing I would add is don’t sell it in a few years. Keep it well maintained and drive it for the next 10-15 years, or until such time that you legitimately need a new car. Not having a car payment is a glorious…

My wife daily drives a Tahoe... Granted we have 3 kids and occasionally tow a Ski Boat or utility trailer, take road trips, buy and sell used furniture and other assorted activities that regularly call for utilizing most, if not all of the interior space. Although honestly if we didn’t need to tow the boat she would…

Oh Awesome, my stupidity made the list. I don’t know whether to be proud or go bury myself in my yard. The really sad part is that was just the tip of the iceberg for that truck, and don’t even get me started on the the little Civic hatchback I owned after it. 

I mean it worked in the sense that it had an air filter that was attached to the intake and at the time I thought it looked really cool. But I sincerely doubt it in any way actually improved the performance of the engine, but if nothing else it did make it louder. Lol.

Oh Crap I found the photo. Man I was a regular rocket surgeon back then. Fortunately the soup can intake didn’t last long as I replaced it with some PVC pipes a short time later :facepalm: Color matched of course... it was classy.

Oh I just thought of one. My first car was a S10 blazer with many questionable modifications but the worst was probably the soup can air intake.

I’ve been living in VA for over 20 years and driving here for like 17 of them and honesly I have no problem with the way VA inspects cars. I have had my share of rejections and while I may have grumbled at how picky some shops may be it’s a small price to pay to have overall safer cars on the roads around me. And if…

The way that VA implemets their inspections isn’t bad. Also there is a built in measure to prevent the first type of abuse. The rejection sticker. If you fail inspection and tell them you don’t want them to perform the repairs they are required to give you your car back with a rejection sticker. With that sticker you…

Without hesitation the answer is the 93 Mistubishi Diamante she bought while we were dating. What a weird ugly ass car. And no I didn’t just make that up, that’s really a car. But it was such a rolling piece of crap. The main thing that stuck out was its color. It was a pearl off-white color and always kinda just…

Story of my life right there. At one point I drove a manual S10 pickup as my DD and my wife had a Bravada. From the driver’s seat there was very little difference between them and I can’t count the number of times that I did exactly that when driving her truck. Scared the crap out of me, and probably everyone behind…

Is this your car? I only ask because I have the same wheels on mine and this is the first time I have ever seen them on another car (not a bad thing).

Well I’m just glad I’m not the only one who does this. Also for the sake of other awkward pedestrians like me, that’s why I went out and got bells for my own bikes too.

Ok, first of all this makes a disturbing amount of sense. However I just gotta ask if this is the case, then what’s the deal with tractor cows and the VW Beetle bugs. Surely we didn’t build super tiny bug protecting car capsules just to save bugs from annihilation... or do we just have a weird whimsical sense of humor…

You know this is a great idea... I mean it’s never going to happen, but honestly this would be a fantastic plan if it was actually possible to get lawmakers onboard. It would be a win for everyone except VW who in all fairness still deserves to be punished. But on a grander scale it would be a way better use of…

Nice, Al Asad. I remember that hole well. I was one of those Marines that occupied the base. I spent 14 lovely months there spread across two deployments. I still vividly remember those “Combat landings” which honestly didn’t bother me as much as the ridicilously cramped conditions on those birds did.

Oh man I’m sorry. Bobby is my son... not literally but I have a boy who is just like that. Always talking to everyone he meets about everything on his mind. This kid has no filter, and no concept of “strangers.” Everyone he manages to engage in conversation (willingly or otherwise) is immediately a friend. I mean…

Ah yes I remember the good ‘ol “Combat Landings,” Or as was probably more likely... 

I tend to agree, although I may be slightly biased as there is an 8th gen sedan in my driveway right now.

Well if it makes you feel any better at all you are definitely not alone. I'm 30, married,have two kids and a single income. I don't even own my dream project yet and have had to settle for messing with an 88 s10. Still I love tinkering and I just know some day the planets will align just right and I will find my…

Psssh remember... they're in my pocket. Granted my ignition cylinder is so worn out I don't really need that key anymore, so I could technically downsize to one, but for some reason it unnerves people when I drive my truck without using the keys.