I had an excellent year actually. I went on an epic 17 state camping road trip across most of the middle of the US in my 2003 Z4 and had went to track days in both my cars, the 2011 Camaro and the 03 Z4 which is the first time I tracked both cars in the same year. Also my cars live on opposite sides of the globe so…

I learned how to drive in my dad’s 91 Honda Accord EX with a manual transmission. After he passed away in 2008 there was no one to look after the car (my mom and I were working overseas at the time) the alternator also went out and the clutch stopped working but with a jump the car would run perfectly. I was in tears…

I bought it on a second hand car lot actually. There was a boat load imported and mine was one of the few that were not yellow. Maintenance is easy as it shares parts with a lot of other GM products and a lot of the modifications I’ve done were either from parts made in China like my carbon fiber hood, splitter and…

That’s a great story and some great information! I often buy car parts when I am back in the US and take them with me when I go back to work overseas. Recently I took 2 Brembo calipers in my carry on. 

I live abroad so seeing US vehicles is always a treat. The Beijing special police forces used to have a bunch of Ford vans with bars over the windows that would be stationed near Tiananmen Square. There is an old Saturn that is decaying in the parking lot in my compound and of course the most fish out of water is the…

This would be amazing if it were to happen. I was born in Toledo, my parents both went to UT and I remember since I was young looking on the roof of the Jeep factory to see their newest Jeep on the roof. It would give me a lot of “hometown” pride for sure! 

The only game on the list I have ever played is Driver: San Francisco. I was really hooked on the concept of the game at first and the physics are fine and game play is pretty fun, however, it is the only game I own that I have never completed. I can’t say if it was underrated, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I…

I am also from Michigan, but my parents were not that cool. I still have a lot of respect for most of the cars my dad owned before he had me. His first car of his was the first car he ever bought. He saved up from his paper route and various other odd jobs. In the true american spirit his first car was a black 1959…

I was getting ready to point out how my 5th gen Camaro doesn’t have that bad of a line until I saw the picture of a 5th gen Camaro being ragged on worse. At least my E85 Z4 was saved. By the way, as much as people around here are divided by Chris Bangle styling, he really made some cohesive designs on the Z4. I still…

I can’t find anything wrong with your logic! That’s why I live in the suburbs, I shouldn’t complain because my commute to work takes less than 10 min.

I’ve seen the theory you are talking about in person. Where I live there is almost no parking downtown and cars are limited when they can drive in the city. There are many public transportation options and it is very inexpensive. However, there are just too many people where I am to make it work. The busses (more and…

I’m a bit sad that my BMW is from 03 so is unaffected by the recall. Because it is getting old and a BMW all the electronic nannies have quit working in the past few years, so even if the airbags could potentially under inflate, they wouldn’t go off if I were in an accident anyway. I was hopeful that I may be able to…

My old motorcycle (Honda RVF400) had a wobble at certain speeds which led to some scary handling for a short time. When I took it in they said that the forks were not properly aligned. After we dialed it in, the bike was incredible, however, not quite as good as my older VFR 400. I’ve never experienced wobble in a 4…

 I don’t necessarily have any “secrets” about car knowledge or really interesting facts. However, I literally have no friends that have interests in cars so I don’t talk about car stuff except for on Jalopnik and forums for the cars I own so in a way everything I do is my secret...

I have Motor Trend on demand. I really enjoy it, and its the only streaming service that I have ever paid for. I can see that they just put up everything they come across, but in doing that there is some good programming. I don’t spend a lot of time in front of a TV (in fact, I don’t use my tv for anything other than…

Now we have a David Tracy and Roadkill crossover episode to look forward to!

I’m a teacher myself and I have 2 nice cars, but I don’t have kids so I spend all my hard earned money on myself. I also have the benefit of being around children during the day and going home to have my quiet time.

I was really looking forward to this movie before it came out. When I saw it I was pretty disappointed. However, I rewatched it just a few months ago and found some more subtleties that made it more interesting that I remember. And I am both a train and a car guy, so I’m on the fence about a lot of their arguments. 

Haha! Friends always get stuck in my Z4 for the same reason. Pull once to unlock and a second time to open. If I unlock the doors quickly enough it only requires one pull though. 

I just put on this record coming home from work today!!