You will have to blame Pontiac for those parts. Also it is a genuine unicorn, as it is the only mid-engined neo-classic evarrrrrrr.

I absolutely love the Zimmer Quicksilver. The fact that I have randomly seen two of these in the wild (both parked in driveways) makes me very happy. Not sure if I should buy it, though. It would probably be a bit like dating an exotic dancer or something.

Nah, because he also provides us all with something amazing to gawp at. I think that driving a vintage car around is a public service.

Not straight forward, depends on where you live. I suggest finding a local shop that caters to individuals from an olive oil producing country, preferably one with a lot of turnover. A shop that sells a LOT of olive oil won’t have stale product and they will likely have stored it correctly. Also, check the date stamp:…

Some stereotypes about national traits are based on actual policies.

It’s not even the industry, it’s an entire economical system that forces us into a bunch of behaviors that we know cannot end well. And we cannot seem to even imagine breaking free. (I am fully aware that no one is in charge of or created the modern global economy, there is no cabal, but that just seems to make us…

I still think you should do the paint cannon, though. But keep it locked, or no one will want to break into it.

Good for you. I prefer my phone for navigation and I either listen to BBC or NPR which requires a minimum of interaction. Not having to learn another interface is a strong argument in favor of using my phone, size be damned.

I remain uncertain of whether the quotes concerned Natural Gas or Gasoline. But we still need to begin replacing fossil fuels.

Lovely.

Since car manufacturers have spent the last twenty years actively trying to annoy me (and they’re accelerating the process), I think writing an exhaustive list would be pointless. I will sum up what they ought to be doing instead:

Focus group participants also brought us the Edsel... The market does seem to prefer them, though, and I cannot blame carmakers for building the kinds of s**t people apparently get hot for.

My car has 155/80 R12 tires and I love it. Doesn’t exactly swallow potholes (due to the minimal outer diameter) but I love it and the way it looks.

By that standard, my Honda Today (Holy Automobile of Antioch) has the correct number of cylinders - 3.

That’s like someone buying a 2022 Corolla based on the fact that their 1988 Corolla was a lovely car. They still have nothing in common besides the fact that they are in the same segment.

Haha, “seppos.” That brings me back to my backpacking days.

At some point, all of those locks and chains signify that there may be treasure here... damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

I agree and I don’t mean to make excuses - but we do need to remember that frequency of this kind of theft goes directly hand in hand with income gaps and overall levels of desperation.

It also relates to how poor whites (white trash if you prefer) have always been pitted against blacks. Divide and conquer is easy and it works; many of the subjects even seem to relish participating.

Still was last time I was in Tokyo - of course, not so blatant and no posted signs. My Japanese friends got me into two restaurants where I wasn’t supposed to be admitted. Once in, I was treated like any other guest except one joint made me sit as far from the door as possible.