The only way Ford is going to get my money again is to invent time travel and fix my 2012 Focus before I bought it. That was an engineering disaster driven by bad financial decisions. Even if Ford rolled out a manual brown wagon with 300hp at a reasonable price, I would not trust Ford to do it right.

Struggling is good; struggling is an opportunity to overcome an obstacle. And failing—or even just making a mistake—is an opportunity to try again.

With a dash of tetanus for spice.

And who, at the same time, decided it is imperative to be able to see the sky?

Ripple milk might be too healthy. My son drank a lot of it and he’s a giant now. I was not aware that being tall for your age could have a downside, but it seems there are pros & cons for everything.

Millennials are insufferable

I thought the pervert lever was supposed to be on the passenger side.

I’m gearing up to write the news report “Nissan HQ hit by meteorite” or “Nissan boardroom swallowed by sinkhole” or “Nissan accidentally deletes all of its files for the new Z car instead of backing them up” at this point. Nothing seems to be going right for what was once a genuine rival to Toyota as the king of the…

Your pendulum has too many degrees of freedom. Go back to MacGyver school.

I will not be satisfied until I see a David Tracy article about an off-road EV Jeep concept. 

That’s the most square-looking roundabout I’ve ever seen.

This is a service offered on many military bases. As many personnel are living in barracks, it’s a very welcome service. And they’re fully stocked with tools to borrow. It was laughably cheap, but I guess they figure it keeps young guys out of trouble.

Seems like sound advice for anything your child is going through. Unless they choose to pursue a liberal arts degree.

4th gear: Low interest rates stimulate the economy, but not in a good way. People aren’t spending money they have. Wages are still stagnant. Low interest rates are enabling people to buy things they need, like cars, in the short term, but all that debt is going to come back to haunt us. The big orange is going to get…

Two per year? They should make two cars and then stop forever.

This was a fun read. While the scheme looks more French than American, I’m just glad it’s not orange with swastikas. With the way this administration is going, maybe a presidential livery is not what we really want.

There are things humans will anticipate and creatively react to better than machines but when it comes to statistical safety and loss of life, I’m 100% certain that whatever drawbacks machines have will be massively outweighed by the drawbacks that human drivers have.

That’s how I ended up in an M5. I didn’t necessarily want an M5, but BMW did not put a stick in the 535i or 550i which would have more than fit my needs. I feel like most people taking their M5 to the track should be using an auto anyway. Even when manufacturers give you the option, they add an enthusiast tax and…