License.

This is my kinda guy. All my cars save one have been manuals. That includes my 2010 SH-AWD TL and 2005 Accord V6 Coupe.

Gods, this is my life. I do all the cooking and cleaning in the kitchen. And laundry. And shopping. And taking care of the kids. And bills.

And.......?

What about those people with a weird genetic mutation that can get fully rested on 3-4 hours? I battled insomnia for years until I saw a sleep specialist. After a couple sleep studies, she determined I have this thing. Gave up trying to fight it. The least I can get away with for a protacted period is 90 minutes per…

I got a Staub one for my wife about 5 years ago. It has been fantastic.

Most manufacturer CPO programs require brakes greater than 50%, tires greater than 50%, closest applicable service performed, and other things.

Oh god. After my tenure as parts manager at the local Hyundai dealer, I would never own one. Ever. Even if it was given to me. And one was offered to me. I chose to continue driving my 11 year old Honda Accord with 6 cylinder, 6 speeds do-it-yourself, and 3 pedals.

This only rings in my head because it was very recent. As in earlier this week. We just transferred to Cape Cod (yep). I have Florida plates on my car with very very VERY dark tint on a triple black TL. Psst, my tint is too dark for Florida, but it is not limo tint.

Isn’t there something in place that says former Presidents are not allowed to drive after they are done?

I’m really tired. When I glimpsed at the title of this article, I thought the name of the vehicle was the VW Catheter.

Years and years ago, this old guy I knew had put a twin stick into a pickup truck with a diesel engine. This is not it, obviously, but I found it some time ago trying to explain his Frankenstein monster to my friends

Yes, yes it is.

There is a collection of mud bogs in rural West Virginia (Really, are you surprised?) that are exceptionally off-road. One has to drive through a creek (that is actually the same size as many rivers), go through many deep mud pits that can flood most lifted off road trucks, and pass along a path that is cut along the…

Jeebus H. Tap-dancing Christ in a hula skirt! These things are more dangerous than a nitroglycerine delivery man with epilepsy.

When I was in high school, I had dated this girl (call her Anna for the sake of this convo) for almost a year. Anna cheated on me, told me about it, and broke it off. Whatever. A few weeks later I hooked up with one of her best friends, who happened to be her neighbour (call her Bonnie for the sake of this convo).…

Absolutely. You have hardened metal balls and races riding against each other with the same lubricant that was there when it was put together. And there is no “slop”; they have a certain amount of preload to make them last longer. Yeah, normal maintenance.

I had made reference to this in a previous comment, but the father of a very good friend wrote a spectacular book about it. Worth a read.

The Goldsboro Broken Arrow.

Ever since I was made into a Wolverine/Six Hundred Dollar Man hybrid, I have driven many different types of vehicles. Full size trucks, compact cars, sport luxury vehicles, and even work trucks with bargain bin bench seats. Some are less comfortable than others, but the Elantras were just so much worse than others.