I went to a mainland university with a large contingent of Hawaiians. They all had culture shock when experiencing the mainland for the first time. After about a week into freshman year, my buddy from Hawaii said “I had no idea there were so many white people in the world. “ He also wondered why we laughed at him when…

Lets get real. Hawaii, just like Guam, only exists as US territory due to is strategic military importance. It got a pity-invite to join the statehood club because of Pearl Harbor and teh immense value of Hwaii as our base military operations in winning the war against Japan.

I lived in Hawaii for over three years. I can confirm that despite what you read in the textbooks, it is not America. Supporting evidence: You must pass through customs before entry into Hawaii; you cannot drive your non-Hawaii plated car in Hawaii without acquiescing to a State of Hawaii motor vehicle safety…

That’s what I want to know. I owned nothing but Jeeps my adult life, but I have never done serious off-roading. My thinking is that IF I was going to do serious off-roading, rather than spend $40k on Wrangler Rubicon and another $10k in mods, a side-by-side would not only be cheaper, but more capable.

DT,
Curiosity question: Since modern SUVs are getting wider, porkier, and with poorer visibility, what was the EJS mix of modified street-legal 4x4's versus dedicated off-roaders like Polaris side by sides?
Do you think Polaris or Bombardier would loan you and Freddy some side-by-sides to thrash? 

Word! You can buy the Chevy Colorado with three pedals unless you get the 4 banger 2wd. Bogus! Guess I buy a Taco instead.

What gets my goat is that guys like HamNo feel entitled to other people’s money. Especially if those people make a lot of money. In my childhood, I watched my mother (father was absent) make destructive decisions that took her from middle class to having us on foodstamps and getting groceries from the food bank. After…

Investing is a risk. If my investment makes money, I am rewarded for my risk. If the government then taxes my capital gains, I have less reward for my risk. Investment is what fuels bank loans, helping news companies start and established companies grow. There is economic benefit for society at large from investment.…

I don’t know how much you know about hunting, but your responses seem fairly ignorant about hunting. A wild animal at the least has free reign over its environment. Farm raised animals are born and bred to be slaughtered. The wild animal is going to die eventually, why not get some use out of it. I recall from my…

I really don’t know why he has such a hard-on for marijauna offences. Legalizing marijauna could save the Feds a whole ton of time and money on enforcement action and incarceration, generate new revenues. Further, it would stifle the cross-border drug and arms trade with Mexico. I need to hear a logical, pragmatic…

But, y’know. Those folks were still in possession. I get the disparate impact of letting rich white kids off with a warning while aggressively policing minority communities. At the same time, the people getting busted are guilty. If you don’t want to get busted for holding, don’t have the drugs.

I am a cis-het-white man, so I know my opinion doesn’t matter in this forum. My only questions is why everyone is so hung up on it? The only possible explanation is racism. All I see is a scramble by all of these posters to not be at the bottom of the melanin-social status chart.  

Sweet baby Jebus! Please keep that gem on the road and running. Got pix?

My brother had 1980 AMC Spirit 258ci I6 4spd for his first car and my first was a 1984 AMC-Jeep XJ Cherokee 5spd. I have a soft spot for AMCs, although no love for that shitty 2.8L GM V6 that detonated at 88k miles...

That woody Eagle wagon is pure car porn. Too bad they never came with a manual...

1. Asking people about their family planning is rude.
2. People with kids are constantly pestering people without kids to have kids because:
A. Having kids consumes your whole life. You can’t go out to concerts or clubs or parties anymore, so you make “playdates” with your friends who have kids. If your friends don’t…

“I can’t be racist. I have a black friend.”

Where is my three-row woody Wagoneer? I was promised certain things. That is all I want, just what was promised.

Oh, we snigger when gun “experts” shoot themselves too. That is actual schadenfruede. Anyone who knows and practices gun safety never really believes that a gun can just ‘go off’, unless there is a mechanical malfunction.

Agree. Even if you don’t own a gun, take the time to teach your kids gun safety. Talk to a friend who shoots, have them take you and your kid to the range. Have the kids see first hand how destructive a gun can be. Show them the safety mechanism, how to know when it is on or off. How to unload the weapon and ensure…

Neutral: You are right in that it is a combination of all three.
The Venn Diagram for people who can own an EV is pretty damn small. Regardless of any qualities of the EV like price, style, or luxury, I need to be in the category of people who:
1. Have extra disposable income, because EVS cost more than comparable ICE…