From the Jalopnik (Truck Yeah) article posted today about the new Land Rover Defender:

‘15 Forester - my wife gets about 26 mpg combined. 30+ when cruising on the highway, typically. 

I have the same complaints about my wife’s ‘15 Forester - i.e., low power, CVT transmission, relatively cheap interior, etc. But here’s the thing: my wife couldn’t give two s*$ts about that. She is 5' 2'’, hates to drive in the Michigan snow, we have a 3 year old, and she wants something easy that she doesn’t have to…

“Not quick by today’s standards,” but what about comparable vehicles at the time? I think the E46 M3 around this time made around 310 hp or so. 291 for a small-mid-size sedan in 2001 is pretty good. 

Whitewater raft guide. 18 years old. Living in the woods like a hippie and spending the day dunking fat tourists into rapids. What’s not to like? 

Late 90's F-350 Dually Diesel, towing a 12 foot open topped trash trailer. I was 15 and working construction. No way in holy hell I should have been driving this thing around Charleston, SC. 

File under, also: “Jackie Stewart is simply a great human being.”

Brings to mind the “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” episode of the Simpsons:

Daniel Riccardo definitely seems like someone I would like to have a drink with (if I still drank).

Drive to Survive seems a little confused about its actual intentions. The series is kind of a beginner’s guide to the sport—a way to make sense of some of the more confusing things that go on behind the scenes (like how a team principal copes with a crash-prone driver that he can’t quite fire in the middle of the…

But isn’t that exactly what the author is saying. “quick trips . . . picking up and dropping off supplies, people” sounds perfect for an EV (assuming you have readily accessible/fast charging at each destination - maybe that’s the issue here.).

Eric Jackson is considered one of the greatest whitewater kayakers of all time. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Jackson_(kayaker)). He has a very successful kayak company (the aforementioned Jackson Kayaks) and fishing is his second career. I don’t personally know him or his family (though I have met him and his…

This video has always knocked my socks off. My favorite part is Dhani Harrison looking on in utter disbelief as Prince just absolutely destroys the solo.

Jaguar F-Type Coupe: well-under $50k for pre-2017 models on Autotrader + Great looking.

Taurus SHO. 

But they do have legalized cannabis, so that probably explains a lot. 

Forty Acres Soul Kitchen in Grand Rapids. http://fortyacresgr.com/

It’s not in the top five prettiest cars ever made, but it’s attractive in a modern BMW way.

“Elsewhere in the state, the governor has literally killed people and belongs on Death Row.”

I remember it being a Bronco II (granted, I was about 8). I don’t think it was a full size Bronco/Scout.