Well, it looks like someone at Bud ponied up enough cash to help Kid Rock get over his feelings. He says he has “forgiven” them, and (just coincidentally, of course) Bud Light was a major sponsor of his recent MAGA-fest Rock the Country tour. Whether or not his everything-phobic followers got the memo is unclear.

I still haven’t got used to the new reality where getting a car at sticker price is considered a coup.

Sure it’s kind of annoying, but it works.

shut the engine off whenever they hear “unexpected” engine noises or feel a reduction in torque

Oh, that’s good. I’m actually surprised the MAGA brigade hasn’t already trotted that one out for real.

There’s a fundamental problem (for me) with this question. I have no doubt that there is all manner of useless tech in my car that I never use. But since I never use it, I can’t for the life of me think of any of them right now.

I find the voice control great for having incoming texts read to me and/or making calls. I don’t recall using it for anything other than that, though.

the verge... massive fuck off pothole... council cunts... couldn’t be arsed

Perhaps I’m the only ignorant bastard who needed to Google SEMA to find out what it was, but I kinda doubt it. This is why it’s cool to write out acronyms on first use.

One that’s kind of implied but not outright stated is: be prepared for seemingly decent people at the time of the accident to turn into giant liars after the fact. Don’t assume their saying “I’m so sorry, I was distracted, I didn’t look...” will insulate you from blame. Many people will do a complete 180 where they lat…

Just one more reason why manual transmissions rule.

It’s gotta be the Coot, an articulated 4WD amphibious vehicle. Crawls over rocks, can climb trees, and cross rivers and lakes. I understand the Coot2 now offers a luxurious hydrostatic drive system. But if you want a machine you can fix in the middle of nowhere with the most basic of tools and the most basic of…

I only buy new cars, which means I have bought very few cars. I do extensive research and have never ended up with a car I wasn’t completely satisfied with. I have never had a car that contained surprises, courtesy of some stranger who did gawd knows what to it and/or in it. I drive them until they drop, so…

It’s like a scene from Superman. Unbelievable. God was watching over those children.

Virtually all the tickets I have received have been earned, and the cops have almost always knocked the speed on the ticket down a bit to make the financial hit a bit less painful. One incident, however, presented an interesting “lesser of two evils” thought experiment. I decided that speeding was safer than remaining…

You want to have gas-propelled cars.

Yeah, you need to be talking to a therapist a lot more than you might already be. What happens when you go into that “state” with your actual wife?

Stupid, yes. Understandable (by me)? Also yes.

Back in high school, middle of winter, going out to a friend’s cabin on an island on Lake of the Woods in NW Ontario. The ice road would get you pretty close to the island, then it was a short walk to the cabin. We would go out to hang out and drink beer, have a bonfire, roast weenies, etc. The usual cabin stuff. We…