Has a video game ever influenced an entire market the same way Gran Turismo has? I could say that perhaps Initial D (and the related TV show) inflated the values of late 80s AE86 chassis cars... but Gran Turismo has turned an entire fleet of Japanese cars into unobtainium.

When I tell you I am deeply conflicted, I’m talking “Alabama hot cousin at the family reunion” levels of conflicted here. I know I’m not supposed to have these urges, but with that face and that body... I know it’s wrong, but it feels right.

The Toyota 4Runner is like a dancer at the Clermont Lounge; somehow the older and more rough they look, the more I feel the urge to throw money at them.

Jets were the original zoom. Just say the word. “Zoooooom!” Now run around your house with a toy plane. See what I’m saying here? You can’t fight the facts.

I can’t recall if it was Cruis’n USA or Cruis’n World I had on the N64, but I spent many late nights having sleepovers, playing these games. In retrospect, they were incredibly stupid, but that’s the point when you’re 10.

I don’t want to be the cold water guy, but who wants this? It’s not good at being a fast or fun boat, and it’s not good at being a car.

In your free time, you can also Google how Hertz seems to just have poor inventory control in general. Sometimes, employees fail to account for where cars are dropped off, and the solution is to... report them stolen.

There are a few limited instances where it makes sense to take a private jet. When I was consulting for Wal-Mart, their EVP’s would typically fly in and out the same day on a private jet. (Wal-Mart owns a fleet of private jets, just for their executives to do same day travel.)

The combination of the plastic sides along with the logo design was giving me strong Little Tikes vibes.

from: Shane Morris <Shane @ email redacted>
to: NHTSAWhistleblower@dot.gov
date: Jun 15, 2021, 5:54 PM
subject: Shifter hazard in 2009 Honda Element

Congrats to you too! You’re gonna dig the experience. You’ll sleep never, and you’ll love it anyway.

LOL. I gotta teach my wife first.

Neutral: How are you?

We had a 1993 Toyota Camry in the family that my dad bought brand new. It was light blue with a 4-cylinder engine. (Also, the foul gold letter package. I’m glad we stopped doing that.) I drove it in high school circa 2002 after my dad upgraded jobs and vehicles. Then my sister took the reigns circa 2005. She drove it…

Hello my fellow Jalops — I was thinking we should start a car company. All you need is a passion for cars, making grandiose promises, and then not delivering on any of it. I feel like we’ve known each other for a while, and with our shared knowledge and ability to creatively riff together, I think we could put…

I was under the impression I was purchasing a car, and not software. I say that as a software engineer. I don’t buy a car based upon the notion that there will be rolling updates, and I don’t expect them to happen. (If they do, nice. But I won’t expect them.)

The double entendres don’t miss.

Butters, take it away.

Both of you have done incredible work here. Take the rest of the day off and enjoy a six pack. It’s Friday.

When you see me rolling up in this, you know what’s about to happen. I’m about to open the door, and saunter out in my baggy track suit wearing house shoes. I’m here to watch the local co-eds play some volleyball while I eat a concession stand corn dog.