I’m pretty sure our 1982 Subaru had something like that too. I remember staring lovingly into the instrument cluster when it lit up an night. The calming orange glow of the back lights made me feel like I was in an airplane cockpit when I was like 5 years old.

That’s a tough question to answer. I’d say the internet taught me the most.

...Except for Lucky saying “IF WE DONT FINISH THIS CAR WE”RE GONNA LOSE THE SHOP” ironically in every few episodes of Roadkill Garage. That is on of the reasons why I love those shows, it makes me feel like I’m hanging out with friends playing with cars and not getting dirty or spending money myself. MTOD is the only…

Exactly. My friends and I (who are all in my ska band) have a campaign where we are all bards. We un-creativitly call it “All Bards”.

Thank you for putting Michigan’s blue plate at the top. I grew up in Michigan and those plates have always been my favorite. When I was little I would always add a blue rectangle in crayon on the back on my favorite toy cars and try to add blue plates on most of the cars I made with Lego too. I hope they do come back.…

It seems like the seat belt pads defenders are all showing themselves so I will join their ranks and share my stories. My first encounter with the pads were on our 1991 Honda Accord EX my dad bought new off the lot. He was a product of another time period and never liked to buckle his seatbelt, but that car had the…

I am very particular about what I play in the car. It has to have a mood and the right vibe, but sometimes I don’t mind no music too. My girlfriend only listens to the top hits radio which drives me crazy.

I’m glad I’m not alone! I can’t wait to read your take on the new model! What did you upgrade the seat to? That’s next on my list as my knees and legs get sore after supporting myself on a track and a harness looks impossible to mount safely. 

Happy to help. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions. My final thought are for a car that is coming on 20 years old, it still looks modern enough, feels modern enough and drives modern enough but is more basic and user friendly than new cars. If you don’t need hi-tech features than the first gen is a good…

Nope. I was abroad when Covid started and I haven’t been back to the US since October of 2019. I doubt I’ll go back this summer as I feel very safe where I am now. I hope that my family can meet me somewhere in the middle at some nice tropical island though.

You make a good point. I always hope that people choose interesting cars of the mundane, and I’m always looking for ways to get the best value for my hard earned cash.

It has been overall an excellent car to own. Mine is very high mileage and not well taken care of by the previous owner so I have invested a lot into improving it and making it look better than it did when I got it. However, most of the cosmetic and major repairs I did on my own over the course of the past 10 years. I…

My hometown in Michigan closes down a few blocks the last Friday of every summer month for a car show. They have bands playing, food trucks and its pretty fun. I don’t know much of the car culture though, there is everything from Nissan drift cars to Bel Airs all lined up.

I love this article because of the commentary on the Z4 lifestyle which is totally a thing. I have an 03 Z4 that I bought just after the carpocalypse in 2009 for cheap. Even though it is my summer car (I work abroad) I am totally not the typical owner. I was 27 when I bought, I am a classroom teacher, not some yuppie,…

The speeches were truly a breath of fresh air. It was very emotionally reassuring to hear a politician talk that way, I just hope that they can do what they sought out to accomplish in the time they had.

Why do so many people like to wear clothing with big brand logos on them like Supreme or LV. It just goes with their image of themselves. I identify as a car guy so when I’m not at work, or under my work clothes some times I have clothing that about cars, or Detroit or Michigan. That’s who I am, even when I am driving…

I do a lot of road trips in the US and have driven in many different countries throughout Asia, so my take on this may be different. Most places in the US are pretty good. I had the most difficulty in LA, even in my Z4 I had trouble accelerating fast enough to merge onto the highway. Chicago is just annoying because…

I think that Michigan and Detroit should be counted separately, although we do like to use the suggested speed limit as an absolute minimum on almost all roads. Detroit is not really that bad, just everyone goes really fast. I haven’t got a ticket yet, but I’m a pretty law abiding driver, my mom however, in her light…

But wait, theres more! I used to see them quite regularly in Beijing and after checking my friends now retired website- carnewschina.com- some light has been shed and I have learned even more useless facts! Locally, Blazers based on the Brazilian facelift were build in China from 2000-2004!

Nice, next if you come to Beijing let me know. And thanks for the idea.