Boston is nice to visit. I feel your pain with the nose pollution. I lived in New England for 6 years and am looking for new employment, now. Got a call yesterday from a HR guy with a though Boston accent asking me to interview. I asked him where the position was. He said, Boston. I asked about remote work. He said…

We can talk about loud sirens when we talk about emergency vehicle strobes at night. I drive lots, about half the time when it is dark. The newer strobes on emergency vehicles are very visible in daytime hours, but totally wreck my night vision when driving at night. One of my cars has an instrument cluster that isn’t…

I took a road trip to Florida to visit my old man for Father’s day this weekend and think I need to put train horns on my Prius for this exact thing.

Neutral: I’m not concerned about batteries vs. fuel tanks. I frequently carry a lithium battery around in my pocket and sometimes put one in my ear.

I also was into competitive cycling when I was younger. I’d never wear earphones when riding in traffic. These days, the number of cyclists and runners I see with earbuds is astounding. How can you be safe in traffic if you block one of your senses? I’d imagine it’s even harder now, because some cars are so much…

I’ve got a friend with one of these Corvair ramp side trucks. He just got new brake parts and we will be making it stop this weekend. Weird little trucklet. 

$8K is a bit steep even for a manual. I'll pass on this one. CP.

I’ve been thinking about it since I was a child. As a matter of fact my father got me started with it by modeling it for me.

I like your ideas and would like to receive your newsletter. Here’s some more thoughts: it could be filled with platoons of hundreds of trucks coupled together pulled by a large truck at the front. Wait, we could also use steel wheels to reduce rolling resistance!

Do most manufacturers spec tires like those Nexen Roadian ATs? Roadian sounds like a tire in the background of a movie when the film company didn't have a tire sponsor. If it was a used car, I’d probably pass based on the tires the previous owner installed.

I understand that. I occasionally drive a company 1-ton box truck. I love that it has a mirror that looks though the back window into the front of a box. There’s a check sheet to adjust the mirror to ensure good rearward view. There’s also the cones we have to put around it when I park and pick up before I leave.

Federal PMITA prison? Not white collar resort prison.

Or problems with my torque converter. My windshield washer stopped working after I had a flat tire, though. 

I had a classic beetle briefly. Never had to replace a water pump or any oyher cooling system parts, unlike the GM cars of the era. 

And if its built in Tennessee or Mexico, it's not a German car!

If it’s a Leaf, and you backed over the rear end, I could Leaf-amino it. 

I’ve found that the Soul holds as much stuff as larger SUVs and the load height is so much better. My last rental Soul was a model with upgrades. The stereo was quite impressive. 

I also have had a Cruze for a rental. I typically travel with lots of "work stuff". My go to rental car has become the Kia Soul. Hertz seems to always have them in stock. 

I test drove a mnual Cruze and then had an automatic for a week long rental. I wouldn't have bought one, even a pre-owned, manual, brown, diesel, hatchback with cloth interior. 

Geo Metros? People want too much coin for a decent example. I can get a 2012 Nissan Leaf for that price and it is cheaper to drive and won’t fold up like a tissue. And the A/C works and doesn't just need a charge.