@bootska absolutely. I have family back on the islands, and the Taco is one of two modes of transportation. My youngest brother became a doctor, and to celebrate the opening of his practice bought an Audi A3. WHICH he promptly sold and replaced with a Tacoma after sticking out like a sore thumb for half a year.

Great article! And +1 for mentioning the little Toyopet. How far we’ve come.

I, too, watched his “list” videos (I’m a sucker for classical music) until I found out about how he foolishly handled, well, everything while actually you know, RIDING. Ugh.

This was done to (for me, anyway) hysterical effect in “Friday,” where a weeping character runs back to his beater Escort (I think), disarms the car’s alarm. Like anybody would mess with THAT heap? Even in South Central?

My uncle in Italy buys them for my aunt. They both love it, and only take the Volvo out on weekends. Can confirm: those things are FUN.

Yes. Very much so. In fact, I’mma gonna steal that idea, thank you.

In an interview with Musician magazine around ‘88, the writer portrays Joe as someone who “turns the other cheek so much it looks like his head’s revolving.” Same goes for this artist.

I’d really like someone who speaks Scots Gaelic to make some sense of how a bunch of v’s can be translated to - and I quote:

Ah, ye olde outer Mission/Noe Valley.

Can confirm. See also: shaving, applying makeup (San Francisco so it’s not gender-specific), eating, picking nose, yelling at phone/other vehicle occupants.

Yup, there it is; right on my “List Of Cars To Avoid While Commuting:” #22 - Supercars.

Same! And yes, I saved it for my kids, who marvel at the kooky, wacky things we used to drive around.

As a child of the ‘80s, this exercise reminds me very much of Little Van Goes; because “Even if you can’t drive your favorite van, you can still design it.”

iOS is very likely integrated for CarPlay, depending on what the devkit allows for nowadays; the iPhone/iPad/CarPlay apps should have identical functionality. 

I forgot about those! My Volvo 122's was growing barnacles, such was the water leakage problem during the rainy season (seriously, there were puddles on the floor. I just deoxidized and cleaned the contacts. Boom; back in business.

“Then I bust out!” Love, Mookie.

Jimmy Page tried to sue him for that (insert eye roll here). Little did we all know that HE ripped off that violin bow schtick from Pete Cosey.

The elephant in the room is that BOTH bands TOTALLY ripped off Frank Zappa’s “Freak Out,” and ESPECIALLY “Absolutely Free.”

(Raises hand) Manual and wagon. Five years ago. Brand-new.

I have to give Doja Cat (or whomever cribbed it) credit: I almost NEVER listen to this type of music, but that Wes Montgomery “Polka Dots And Moonbeams” sample had me nodding my head.