My parents were tight-assed religious freaks.

The screen name alone is 65% of it.

That’s cheaper than a new Ferrari or Lambo, and WAY more tasteful.

Yup. Bought a VR6/manual Passat in 92 even though neither I nor the wife knew how to drive it.

I ride a bikesdirect bike - a 20007 Windsor Fens - I got for $250 off eBay.

This is seriously impressive work. *golf claps*

You have to drive perfectly every time. Chaos only has to get lucky once.

I voted NP because as I understand the rules of this game it is.

My first car was an 11 year old Buick GS 350 with honest to god cold air intake. After my friend Rei and I tuned it up and rebuilt the Rochester Quadrajet it ripped off a 0-60 in 9.3 seconds.

I voted NP and found myself in the minority. Jalopnik, it’s like I don’t even know you anymore.

Nope, you are correct: the inverse square law is a bitch of a power hog.

In the New York Metro area they’re anchored in salt water, out in the Jersey Meadowlands, well away from anything flammable.

Let’s talk about the cover photo, “The Red Ceiling,” by William Eggleston. Relvent because Eggleston allegedly gave Big Star’s founder LSD when the latter was 14

The problem, I assume, is that private aircraft are like houses; properly maintained they last forever.  Converting all these “legacy” aircraft to run on unleaded must be a huge PITA.

(Deleted - someone beat me to the joke, although mine is real.  She’s 72)

These are sweet rides IF you inherit one from the estate of a deceased elderly relative.  At four grand, with the atrocious roof treatment, CP.

I’m 59 and recognized Dr Kevorkian straight up. Coincidentally, I also voted NP.  Did I mention I’m a schizophrenic man collecting Disability?  That too.

Ha - beat you guys to it:

I live in Port Jervis NY and just across the river, Pennsylvania is not yet on lockdown.  Had to go to the Walmart for my favorite oatmeal yesterday (Bob’s Red Mill Rolled Oats) and for the first time in my life understood what it might feel  like to have agoraphobia.

By a not so ironic coincidence, those are the ones the 80 something lady has, too.