I’m the guy who bought a brand-new 2017 AllTrak off the lot AND paid extra for a 7-year bumper-to-bumper warranty.

Swimming with Sharks - a great film starring Frank Whaley. And some dude called Kevin Spacey. true story - I proposed to my wife during that film.

Stupid question - are these ‘regular’ zip-ties, or are they special fancy heavy-duty ones?

Serious question: having read Jalopnik for years, I know that proper winter tires are better than all-season tires in snow, because everyone goes on (and on and on and on) about it...

There’s a guy who owns a garage near me in San Francisco who is selling one. It’s silver, and I don’t know how old it is, but it runs (I’ve been in it!) and it looks pretty decent condition. At $10K or so, I was sorely tempted.

As I saw the ATV drive back on the truck, all I could think is “WHY DID YOU TURN?!”

My old 1981 Mini 850 (yes, with a big ole 850cc’s of goodness) wasn’t as fast as even the lowest-end MINI of today. But it was just as fun to drive (maybe more so, since it was lower to the ground), and it could fit 4 people in (relative) comfort.

1981 Mini 850 - belonged to my grandmother, then my brother, then my sister, then me. Head gasket issues meant it only ran on 3 cylinders, so basically 600cc. Could do 80mph downhill with a tailwind. The only car I’ve driven where the extra weight of a full tank of gas would slow it down. I once had to get a (large)…

3 weeks ago, I test drove a 2017 CrossTrek and a VW Golf AllTrak.

High beams PLUS modulator FTW.

Um. No they’re not. Indeed, FMVSS108 makes them legal in all 50 states: http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-technical-articles/Modulator-regs.htm

Is that a pelican?

Damon, I do the same commute, just in reverse (Fuck living down the Peninsula!). In general, I agree with you 100%.

James Hunt had the greatest hair. I would have slept with him on that basis alone, and I’m a straight guy.

I ride a motorcycle down 280 between San Francisco and Santa Clara every day, and there’s lots of lane splitting involved. Tesla drivers (and there are a LOT of them in the Bay Area, obviously) are BY FAR the best at noticing me coming and moving over slightly to give me more room.

If you’re looking for ‘good’ videos to watch, then look no further than Australian drink-driving PSA’s. Because they are HORRIFIC.

It’s better on a bike.

...but I only have 1 kid, and she’s 10...

I recently tried to get a taxi to take my 8-year old daughter to summer camp (about 3 miles away). The driver refused to do it. My wife was mad when she found out I’d even tried. But then, I grew up in England, where this would have been much less of an issue. Add it is, my daughter (now 10, and in the final year of…

I’m pretty sure I just saw you on your multistrada, both in SF last week AND going through Monterey - I, too, was taking Hwy 1 down to SLO (for a wedding, in my case). Riding to Aspen sounds cool... Nice bike, nice suit. My wife has promised me an Aerostich silk scarf for Christmas, but I don’t know if I can wait...