I’d wear pockets without the shorts if I could. You can never have enough.

Bad take.

I had one for a rental and it was exceptionally comfortable for the drive from Gainesville, FL to Tuscaloosa, AL. I got low 30's MPG with the cruise set at 82. Overall it was a much better ride than the trip I took in my MIL’s early 2000's GT convertible from Hattiesburg, MS to Dallas and back.  That was bone jarring…

No apologies needed. They have their place and I’ll admit to owning some that come in handy when I’m doing stuff outside or around the house. The important questions we must ask ourselves, for the purpose of self-monitoring, are:

Cargo shorts are the most practical shorts you can buy. I see no problem with them whatsoever, and don’t understand ragging on them.

I’m with you. More storage options aren’t a bad thing. I will NOT feel bad about cargo shorts, no matter what anyone else says.

You don’t have to worry about that; once the NHTSA is gutted, you’ll never hear about any unsafe cars again.

A friend who I worked over 30 years ago bought a new car every year drove it for a year and traded it in for a new car.

We need the cheap fun of the old Shelby Lancer and Shadow. Stick shift, small coupe with a turbo and suspension/handling well beyond the price point. So Enough power to make it interesting, but otherwise a 2700 pound car with 190 -hp and ridiculous grip.

I didn’t respond, but I think the K-car/Neon suggestion has some merit. Similar time of economic agita and flag-waving jingoism. If the proposed tariffs are implemented, that could really shake things up (terribly) and present a business case for a low-cost domestically produced vehicle. Or Honda & Toyota could just…

The K platform worked well with engines that weren’t too big or too small. The 2.2L, despite its being a little coarser than the competition, could get 30-35 MPG easily with a stick, and with today’s induction systems and transmissions, 40 would be attainable.

There is also something to be said for the passenger. Having ridden my fair share of miles over the last two decades, I’ve experienced great passengers (my ex) and TERRIBLE passengers. A good passenger is barely noticeable, while a bad one, well, lets just say you didn’t get that and it’s a good thing. 

Are we gonna say that every plane copied each other at this point? or cars copy each other for the general shape?

If you are properly spaced, i.e., in the middle of your lane, they have all the space they need. You don’t have to crowd anything or anyone.

You know what? You’re totally right. I ride motorcycles and I’ve died at least seven times since March.

This fits the stereotypical “LANE SPLITTING WE BE THE DEATH OF US!!!” fear mongering nonsense that drivers love to yell about to a tee. Wait until you find out what happens in other countries.

For the all-time best aircraft-at-track day, look up Gimli Glider.

“Why should I have to press my car close up to a semi, giant SUV, or even more scary, a Chubbietruck in the lane next to me just to give some idiot on a crotch-rocket space to go zooming up past all of us?”

The answer has always been the Dodge Aries K-car.

Chrysler should go back in time, and start making stylish and unique cars like they constantly teased back in the 1950s.