I do the opposite, grabbing fifth as soon as possible so I can’t even get going that fast with sensible application of the throttle. I also live on top of a big ass hill and have learned leaving my car in second or third removes all need to brake for the twisty bits. People with automatics probably hate me.

Honda Element with an automatic transmission is the worst thing I’ve ever driven. You can cram a lot of stuff in it, but bizarrely has seating for only four.  

Yeah, I did not mean to say that they throw a still-frozen turkey, but that’s what I’ve heard a few GE folks call it. My post was a tad misleading. Cool to know that’s an FAA rule.

Plus, I can tell you that at least GE has a frozen turkey test for their engines. It’s a pretty big deal if you get to do the honors of chucking the thing in the expensive spinny thing. I’d imagine the other manufacturers of expensive spinny things do the same.

Back in 2011 the New York auto show had Smart between Mazda and Fiat. I doubt very much anyone saw the Mazda2 or Fiat 500 and thought, ‘Yeah, I’ll go with the Smart.’ Such better cars for the same kind of money.

I recently sidled up real close to a diagonally parked BMW in my little Honda hatchback. Guy managed to leave some silver paint on both my rear bumper and the concrete pillar on his other side. Wadda schmuck.

And as a tall person, I appreciate not having the B-pillar obscure my peripheral vision. 3 door please!

While we’re at it, let’s teach people how to properly pronounce Mercedes and that it’s ‘bimmer,’ not ‘beemer.’ Oh, wait, that’s dumb.

Or a wheelchair carrier.

That and tax cuts! If corporations had more money they’d hire more people because of reasons!

I have this car. I love this car. Nearly 8 grand is too much for this car, even if fun 3 door hatches are now made of unobtanium in the states.

I’m dreading the day I hand over my Ep3 to my nephew. Such a plucky little car.

I guess that’s the problem of actually existing.

It’s Lego. Every part is removable!

Rear windshield. Rear windows are what folks in the backseat have.

Aw, shit. Laminar flow!

My great Dane fits just fine in my hatchback and I’d wager the visibility out of it is better than most anything else. If I can’t see past the car in front of me I just stop, y’know, tailgating.

Some folks play (and re-play) video games for different reasons. The mechanics in this game are pretty damn perfect. Some of the missions are typical but force you to drastically change your tactics in order to succeed at higher difficulties. If you play solely for a fresh story, cool. Do your thing. Don’t criticize…

How are folks having such a hard time understanding the V2V concept. The Vs stand for vehicles. It’s a safety feature. It’s akin to being against airbags because folks will use them as a hippity-hop instead of driving.

I think the exciting part of this is reducing needless traffic jams from lizard-brained individuals creating that dreaded accordion affect. You don’t need to follow the car in front of you so closely, or cede control of speed whilst on the highway and get some sweet fuel economy like the semi-autonomous caravan of…