Very nice! Curious, did he give you any numbers of the offers he received? When it’s back to 100% what’s a rough estimate of it’s value?

Smith VW should never be the basis on which you judge the brand. They’ve been shit for so long I can’t honestly figure out why they are still there. Owned by 2 brothers that don’t want it, the one running it is seemingly the least interested one in being in the building. Maybe dad set up the paper work that they can’t…

Removing road paint isn’t terribly difficult. Xenit (cleaner from Stoner products) does a nice job on the bulk, acetone works too. Finish with clay if there is any left. Now raw plastic stuff like gray cladding may incur some long term damage from the paint or the removal process. That’s where I’d get feisty.…

seems like a waste of effort to do all that and cover it up. If a track car it makes even less sense IMO. I was surprised by the results considering all the DA sanding they did...normally not the best way to achieve arrow straight results.

Because the guy who’s made a living applying automotive finishes might be able to pick that stuff up. He’s talking about light first coats like it’s old lacquer paint that requires a tack coat...that’s not how it works. Also misleading info about the why for water base. It’s about lowering voc’s, not that business…

I hate listening to people talk about paint that don’t know about paint. And why would you do all that work to kill it with clear vinyl.

$28 is not $20...it’s $30.

$28 is not $20...it’s $30.

BMW Motorcycle people are up there. They are the opposite of HD guys but just as bad when it comes to snobbery. If you don’t have a R/GS or a K bike they will always say “it’s OK, you’ll get a real bike someday”. Exceptions made for oddballs (so long as they are R or K based) and R1000's.

I had one and can confirm it’s not a terrible car to drive rowing your own. An auto would certainly make it less inviting.

Another overuse of GIF’s. Completely obnoxious to look at and pointless.

I’ve got a sweet Montana SV6 I’m about to move.

I found that curious myself...I guess all white people are racist?

law here too...haven’t seen it enforced yet though since they announced they’d be cracking down on it.

Typically luxury brands have the latest technology offerings that can tend to be a little finicky in infancy. Couple that with luxury consumers who generally have higher expectations and you can see an uptick in visits to the service department.

a star for Lebowski meme!

Th Buick is simply a better looking car, Kia is trying too hard with that one...a bit busy.

precisely what I was thinking, VAG products past warranty are a nightmare. Sure, the power train could be decent, but get used to lights, switches and other electrical do dads that can intermittently fail to do just that.

Kristen, would you say the course made you more aware of motorcycles on the road and a better understanding of the challenges faced by riders? I’ve thought, ever since I took the course, that the written part of the MSF training should find it’s way part of the regular drivers license tests so people will be more…

I typically catch and release spiders when cohabitants request it. Typically I leave them be to eat whatever bugs may come inside. But I once encountered one of these with the babies all over it and it creeped me the fuck out. I went to catch it in a cup, tapped it and the babies scattered. I did a crazy spider…

fans here are no worse than anywhere else.