None of those cars were bought new. I bought the 2011 one in early 2015 and drove it until it got rear-ended into oblivion about a year ago. But yes, while I had it, I did keep up with oil and filter changes.

Of the cars my wife and I have owned, here’s the year distribution:

I always thought Alton Brown had the best paint scheme on his:

I just remember one wedding gift we got that I don’t think was on our registry: my grandmother gave us a KitchenAid stand mixer. Either we didn’t think about it, or we thought it was too expensive to put on the registry, but either way, I don’t remember asking for it. It sits proudly on the island in our kitchen now,…

Meep.

There are plenty of people like you described, driving their pointless, pristine, preposterous pickups on normal roads and never using them for actual work. But there are also people like this. Probably not many, but they’re out there.

1999 Ford Expedition XLT.

You hear that, Ford? People want this. Make it happen.

I’m not a parent, but I’ve met a few, and I even have some of my own. The general consensus seems to be “Parenting is one of the hardest things you will ever do in your life, but it’s completely worth it.” If that’s true, then for many people, a minivan full of kids is a pretty happy life.

Did you know that those poles have a specific name? They’re called bollards.

And the European Escort was very different from the American Escort, wasn’t she it?

Neutral: Can we actually not do that, please? There are plenty of good new car names to come up with if you try hard enough. Here, I’ll give you some ideas for free:

Blue cheese is one of those few things that I personally really like, but can completely understand why many other people don’t like it at all.

Goodness, y’all. Seven hundred seventy-seven stars. I didn’t even know there were that many.

“He tossed them in a tub by the door, and Keitch picked them up to give them a watch.”

Halfway through reading the scenario, I thought, “Torch is going to recommend an S-Cargo, isn’t he?” I think this is one of the rare cases where the Torch answer actually makes perfect sense.

If you think that’s bad, try reading the rest of the comment.

Thanks! Animal is my favorite Muppet. Who is yours?

Yes, very much like that.

Remember these crazy things?