I used to work at REI part time for benefits on top of a full time job and before my full time job when I was a freelancer. My full time job is with a small company - so the medical insurance is expensive and comparably not as good as the insurance plan I had at REI for my full family. I worked between 16 and 30 hours…

If they join Star Alliance, I'd use them. I flew Continental because their hub EWR was near my home. I'd consider flying Virgin on JFK-LAX if the points were worth something since I make that flight at least 5x a year. Since I have status with United, I generally only tend to fly them and that status was also…

There isn't one... rear diff is too big. :(

VW... soon...

This past weekend the parking lot at REI had 4 Manual Jetta Sportwagens (including mine) at one time...

A hot lap with Maxi in the GT and with the Black Series without anyone following him would have shown more of the differences between the two cars. Him demonstrating understeer due to worn or hot/over pressure tires is really frightening. Tire pressure is very important. Going sideways through every corner in the…

Back in the '80 when I was a teenager, my second car (aka Dad's non-company car) was an Isuzu Trooper. Four wheel drive and a seat that once you removed the side bolsters was able to fold flat into a bed - basically a go anywhere bed.

1. Being Geoff Day

A Jeep CJ7, specifically a special edition like the Renegade or Golden Eagle. I owned rough example of a standard CJ a few years ago that was fairy close to the original which was a blast to drive. Finding a decent one that isn't rusted to hell, lifted, 350 engine swapped, or overloaded with crap from the JCWhitney…

So a cigarette kills 123 people on a flight in 1973 and it takes nearly 2 decades to ban smoking on airlines (for second hand smoke none-the-less)? Ridiculous.

It's a wooden version of this ladder that's been around for some time. I've had one of these for about 6 years and used it when doing installations in NYC; works well for travelling on the subway or via taxi.

+1, we bought an my Parents bought an Isuzu Trooper in the '80's because of him (and my coaxing)

Italdesign Aztec from "Frankenstein Unbound". Awesome car in the literal definition of the word, but a shit movie.

What I don't get is why on Hulu+ some titles are only available on the computer. Once it's on Hulu, what difference does it make if I want to watch something on my iPhone (convenient) or on the laptop/HTPC? Both have ads, both are showing the same content. Can the revenues be that much different?

The same 5.8 second 0-60 as a Camry ([jalopnik.com]

BMW Z3. Passed one today. The Z4 is ugly by comparison.

Ubiquitous.

Aquaman: Chrylser Sebring.

The house is for sale too. I'll bet there's a hot tub in the living room.

Completely forgot. The Range Rover Convertible in Octopussy. What's not to love about an open air, brown, English, luxury off-roader.