Oh...the hangover car.

Not a fault of the airlines, but I once had a business trip where I woke up in Auckland for a morning meeting, flew to Melbourne for a lunch meeting, and then flew to Sydney for a dinner event. This was then followed by 1.5-2 day stops in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila, and Seoul. That was a brutal week and a half.

This must be why they approved Kei trucks in Texas. Just a comic-like “bang” bubble pops up when a Kei truck runs into a building.

The Catera feels attacked.

I really like Jaguar (my grandfather was a devotee, if you will, when he passed he had a 2001 XJR and a 2002 XK8, both pretty fantastic) but the early 00's S-Type was absolute garbage

I mean, it has to either be a weird boutique brand that dodged most pitfalls, or a new enough brand not to have had the chance to muck anything up yet.

With the latter in mind, I’d have to say Rivian. Neither of their current options really speak to me personally, but everyone I’ve spoken to who’s had one has loved it.…

My 1972 GTV was probably the worst case scenario of how the ownership experience could have gone. Through a comedy of errors I ended up spending 10 years and over $70,000 on the thing to turn it into my “dream” car. Shoddy workmanship and worse business practices resulted in a beautiful car that drove incredibly but…

Speaking to the Tacoma, not the 4Runner, but unfortunately I truly do need a truck (we have 3 acres, goats, chickens, etc. and need to haul stuff) and would love a viable hybrid truck option. I bought my last truck before the Maverick, but I also don’t know that it has quite the capacity of what we need.

I really…

Nest’s slow loss of market share is more due to their own decisions than an erosion of said share by improved competition. They’re also fighting (rightfully so) the stigma against letting “Google” into the home. But I digress.

I don’t think Tesla is there yet, but they are close to becoming synonymous with charging…

Would I buy it? No way.

I think you might be underestimating the advantages that early to market has in regards to charging, as well as the incredible amount of work which would go into someone mounting a serious competitive effort this late in the game.

I’ve worked at a few companies which had the early to market advantage (GoPro, Nest) and…

Not exactly, or at least not only this. High PE Ratios often also indicate some sort of important IP or other significant market advantage. At the risk of defending Tesla, I’d argue they have both of these things in a number of ways, most obviously the battery technology (quickly losing it’s advantage though) and…

I hate to knock the cars (which are cool) for this, but many of the people who drive them and the marketing for them are just so incredibly off-putting that it really puts a wet blanket on ‘em all for me.

Ford (sorry). My first car was a 1998 Mustang GT (a silly first car for a 16 year old) and every Ford I’ve owned since has been a great experience. (‘95 Mustang, ‘96 Ranger, ‘13 Focus ST, ‘15 F-250, ‘16 Explorer, and ‘19 Ranger). I’ve had plenty of other makes to have other reference points (Toyota x2, Chevy, GMC,…

Having bought into the diesel hype for many, many years (all of the years before I got a diesel) I gotta say that after owning a new (at the time) 2015 F-250 Lariat with a diesel and a used 2011 Audi A3 TDI S-Line I just don’t get it. Maintenance is significantly more expensive, the price variability on a gallon of…

Buying an American car (Because America) versus buying an American-built car that might be a foreign-owned brand. Because screw the ______.

Around here it’s so dang expensive that no old people can afford new cars (and if they can, they’re SUPER rich so they’re buying cars like Mercedes with dark enough tint so we can’t see that they’re old.) So, most old people are driving an 11th generational Corolla with it’s fair share of dings and dents. I’d say a…

1. How intertwined being a gearhead has become with the financial side of our passion.

If you own an uncool car, it isn’t enjoyable to drive. But if you own a cool car, you don’t want to drive it in anything but ideal conditions. My e46 M3? Yeah, I can’t use that as a commuter for fear of putting too many miles on it.…

I wanted to say my 1968 VW Bus (easy to maintain, should keep going...albeit slowly...forever, fairly utilitarian, and always puts a smile on my face) but if I’m being honest it doesn’t really do most of what I actually use vehicles for....

I’ve never been able to figure out where the little magical Italian Sprites live in Alfa Romeos which make them fit every one of their stereotypes to a T.

My decade+ experience with my 1972 GTV read like a dark comedy with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. The first drive speaks volumes: