On a simpler level, a computer can’t generate a random number. It may seem random and it may be “random enough” but it had to use a formula for generating that number and the outcome could have been predicted. See also: shuffling cards in a computer solitaire game.

At an air show I bought a ride in the co-pilot seat of a Beechcraft C-45 trainer. Cockpit windows were open and the pilot said to be careful taking photos out the window as the airstream could suck my phone out of my hands. Judging from what it was doing to my shirt sleeve I’m not surprised.

It’s already been decided for us. Door mounted for luxury/premium cars, seat mounted for commoners. BTW, you don’t have to swivel your head around to operate door mounted controls. With the different shapes and positions of the buttons, the design is tactile enough to operate without looking. 

I write a series of articles for a local paper on interesting cars people have hiding in their garages. One was a King Midget the owner had inherited from his grandfather. Those were sold as everything from complete cars, to knock-down kits, to printed patterns so you could build one yourself if you were handy bending…

Bruce Mohs built those more as a hobby than as a serious car manufacturer. He built three SafariKars and only one Ostentatienne Opera Sedan.

This. Replacing an infotainment system that has gone south on you can be as much as major engine or transmission work.

Looks like the Mach-E is outselling the Camaro, too.

I owned an ‘01 Miata. Service interval for timing belt replacement is 60,000 miles. That service typically includes replacing the water pump at the same time. Brakes by 87,000 miles isn’t out of the ordinary. Clutch? Yeah, probably should have lasted longer. O2 sensor is just an O2 sensor. Hard driving won’t make it…

I’m not surprised the ad has been pulled already. Yellow is the rarest Miata color and is much sought after among diehard MX-5 fans. With those pasted on panels I wouldn’t be a buyer but it’s still a fair price. If it were in original condition it would be worth more and I would have given serious thought to looking…

Because that’s what firemen do?

Well, sort of. Both were a response to the sudden popularity of European sports cars that were showing up on these shores as well as the sudden interest in road racing. Neither hit the nail too squarely as competition for the imported sports cars and both would quickly evolve, going off in different directions. If…

Oh good. I wasn’t the only one.

From an era when the “personal luxury” segment was so popular Ford could offer both the Thunderbird and the Elite at the same time. Kids today wouldn’t understand.

A friend had a ‘78 Thunderbird in a lower trim level. It was a nice car but luxury didn’t happen unless you got one of the upper trim packages. 

I take issue with your use of the term “personal luxury car” in describing a Chrysler Imperial two-door. Most Personal Luxury Cars were smaller than full-size, typically (though not exclusively) based on a mid-size chassis. Most importantly, they were stand alone two-door coupés, not two-door versions of a four-door…

And sidestepping political fund raising laws in the process.

Nope. It’s the first time a crazy uncle “stole a nieces’s nose” and she’s trying to get it back. (He also went around telling people he was a Prinz-of-a-guy because he owned that car.)

This is the first Cavalier convertible I’ve ever seen whose top wasn’t ragged and grimy. It’s also the first time I’ve ever seen one sporting a tonneau cover (who knew?). It’s probably the nicest Cavalier convert you’ll ever see and worth more than you’d think. But not this much more. ND.

I’ve made my share of bad decisions buying cars over the years but I’m feeling pretty good about buying one three weeks before the pandemic hit last year. Thousands of dollars on the hood, dealer sweetened it even further and zero percent financing. For once in my life . . . 

What are they driving in? They aren’t driving in anything. They’re waiting for the dealer’s service department to open. It overheated. Again.