If you have an HMO style plan, or are in an actual HMO like Kaiser Permanente there are no individual charges by anyone ever for being hospitalized.

Inspections in Massachusetts are by individual repair places and used to be totally corrupt, but these days with internet etc. I think they are a lot more honest. Are the EU ones done by the state itself, or what?

I thought the Sync was OK by 2018. I think the all new not problematical in any way Sync came out in 2016.

One of the most horrible points of the Beetle was the near vertical windshield a few inches from your face. The Super Beetle had several inches added to the wheelbase forward of the passenger compartment which, plus a modern front suspension, made the ride a whole new world and left space for the more curved and…

Subaru Foresters and Impreza/Crosstreks have the same dashboard and controls. Nothing is touch screen controlled other than audio/navigation. The Legacy/Outback however has a larger touch screen with more controls moved to it, and it hasn’t gotten great reviews for that.

Better. Still terrible.

The Subaru Crosstrek is really a raised hatchback with roof rails. The actual SUV on that platform is the Forester. Even the same dashboard. 

Driving at night sucks. On back roads particularly in rain it’s awful. And otherwise just boring with nothing to see. 

Energy drinks are caffeine, sugar, and some vitamins or something that don’t actually do anything. A cup of McDonald’s coffee is better and no different.  

Roll of paper towels under the seat, and a spray bottle of window cleaner and an umbrella in a door bin. The paper towels and spray window cleaner can be used for cleaning anything. But then I always have those things. For trips, a few gallon ziplock baggies stashed somewhere.

I drove into Canada with another young person back then in a VW bug with California plates. A ways before the border someone thought about the weed, how we looked, the car, the plates....and we stashed it at a specific roadside location we somehow were sure of finding on a not-major highway. We did.

You are driving over 100 mph in a car where you never know if your heater will go out?

I remember the 1990 Legacy seats as being hard, and definitely the ride was harsh with a lot of road noise etc. No comparison to a current model or anything similar of course. 

A current model Subaru Legacy (or similar) is night and day on ride and NVH compared to a 1990, and yes I have trip experience in both. Plus: adaptive cruise control and lane watch. Stay away from the last Honda Fits though. 

Unfreezing water sucks up much more heat energy than a cold pack of the same volume. 

Wrap it in foil and reheat it on the engine. Not applicable to electric cars. But then electric car travelers will have plenty of time to eat a whole restaurant meal at least once a day. 

I did some over 1000 mile days years ago in a relatively for the time quiet and smooth car with AC, and realized once when checking into a motel that my brain and mouth were not working at anywhere near a normal level.

I generally go with my father’s 7 mph over, unless it’s obvious that I’m still the slowest car. Also, fuel consumption goes up with speed, and at a higher rate the greater the speed. 

More like the salt content in the pizza sauce, and the rest of the components are relatively stable. Sausage slices? Cheese? These things were created to last before refrigeration. And the rest is bread. 

Maybe some of each. Anyway, I’ve seen (and experienced) the delaminating molded foam/fuzzy cloth on old cars from GM and Chrysler, and I bet the rest do it too. On the Chrysler product I slashed it here and there with a razor blade and sprayed spray mount in there and stuck the fabric back on. Not pretty, but it…