Of all the dumb shit that’s happened in this country over the past few years, and I mean truly dumb, this has to be the dumbest shit of all.

Exactly. I’m not going to sell my 5-year old GTI to get an EV to alleviate immediate expenses, but when It’s time to replace the GTI you bet I’m going to be shopping EV’s. I figure if I can get another 5 years out of her then the market should be a lot more diverse and infrastructure sorted. Although my car would be a…

On the interstate, get up to speed then turn the car off entirely and coast down to 45 or so. Turn it back on, accelerate, turn it off, coast. It doesn’t matter if you have power steering or brakes because you’re on the interstate and don’t need to turn or stop.

Had no idea. Although from experience, bunking in the Econoline with three other dudes who’ve each just wolfed down two bean burritos and a Lone Star tall boy isn’t a fate I’d wish upon anyone. Even Elon Musk.

About once a week I have cause to grab lunch at McDonald’s. Always a deluxe quarter pounder with medium fries and an unsweet tea. The new-ish quarter pounder is a legit totally acceptable cheeseburger, and the deluxe option (lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles) transforms it into a burger I’d like to eat. It’s fine, y’all…

The current average transaction pice for a new car is $47,000. It doesn’t take a financial genius to see why this is happening.

Yeah. It’s an arbitrary law (we have the same one in Texas) that was intended to enhance safety and security but is likely being abused by cops to justify stops. On the other hand... don’t have a pointlessly goofy license plate frame? 90% of them were installed by the dealer to advertise their business and owners…

Remember when a Honda Civic EX hatchback was the ultimate Swiss Army Car, and you’d see dozens of them on college campus parking lots because they were affordable?

To anyone who doesn’t believe these people will be running our country within the next year and likely until some catastrophic event causes a cataclysmic reshuffling of the entire national deck... I wish I had your optimism.

I rode 9 hours in one of those to see Nirvana play Dallas Fair Park Arena in 1993.

How is the Honda CRV not in this list? I know lots of parents. They all say the same thing, regardless of trim, year or generation - the seats are deadly. We had a 2008 and sold it almost entirely because of the damage it was doing to my L4-L5 and resulting sciatic nerve pain. No modification would resolve the issue.…

I’d get a Lotus Elise and bank the balance for tires, brakes, and a hauling rig to visit every race track in North America. Too small? NSX. Too old? New NSX. Too boring? Restomodded Shelby Mustang GT350. Too patriotic? Fine. The Kenmeri clone.

The day after my 16th birthday I failed the practical exam. Not because I did anything wrong while driving. Oh no. I drove to the state police HQ with my mom and parked, walked inside and up to the window for DL exams, and was promptly told by the angriest police officer I’ve ever met, ironically named Officer Friendly…

There are MANY local restaurants, national and local chains, that have seemingly closed their dining rooms permanently. There aren’t even signs at this point. The doors just remain locked. Others seem to randomly close theirs with no notice. As a result, the drive-thru line is often 20+ cars long at best (or a solid…

“It shouldn’t be hard,” drivetime caller to local right-wing AM radio station says. “We need to test women to ensure they have the means to support their children. If they don’t the state can rehome them.”

My problem with meat-like substitutes is the general lack of nutritional value. In the cases of Beyond and Impossible meat, it’s the fat they’re typically less healthy, on the whole, than the meat they aim to replace. I get the novelty, and the marketing necessity to convince people they can not eat meat but still...…

Huh.

Austin Texas. Our home’s value has increased 90% in the two years since we bought it. The house we moved out of, that we’d been in for 15 years and sold for twice what we paid, has also doubled that sales price in the same period of time, or about 400% what we paid in 2006.

BBQ is such a weird one because it’s honestly so hard to get right. Unlike pizza, there’s no such thing as “utility BBQ” unless it’s just a chopped beef or pulled pork sandwich drowned in sauce. I mean, you can argue regional styles as being superior/inferior all day, but the bottom line is great BBQ is some of the…

I paid $25k for my 2017 SE DSG in Jan of 2018, right after the mk7.5 came out. Massive rebates. I’ve had it 4+ years without a single problem and plan to keep it as long as possible.