My best near miss isn’t all that interesting. Neither car nor coyote were harmed, although I will say that from my view, it disappeared under the front of the hood and I was *certain* I was gonna hit it.

It also sounds like the insurance scams

At least any potential humiliation derived from the embarrassing nature of the story was negated by the fact that the ad spent 95% of the time covering up the story itself.

Not learning to drive in the most traditional sense, but learning to drive in a foreign country. Specifically, my first time ever driving abroad was in New Zealand in this lovely fuchsia 1st gen RAV4, acting as a designated driver while ferrying a full carload of friends between vineyards (because mistakes are always…

Always love to see a clergy person who is also a gearhead. Good for you, Father Wil!

This is somehow the first time I’ve heard of Captain Tom, but it would seem he’s a man who left an incredible (and long) legacy. Thanks for sharing.

the pile of corpses why do you ask

This.

+1 for Out Motorsports, a great page to follow!

Watch any number of YouTube compilations and you’ll inevitably see cars roll as a result of being struck by another car that was doing something wrong. Being a good driver helps, but it is by no means a guarantee against any type of crash, rollover or otherwise. So while the statistics may be misleading, simply…

Touché

Does anyone else recall a few years ago when BMW said that they/the M5 were not going to chase the German sedan horsepower wars beyond 600 horsepower? No? Just me?

Nice write-up! Though no Pride Parade would be complete without a Miata-based float. Here’s one from ours in Omaha last year that I quite liked:

2nding the commenters saying that yeah, if you were my neighbor, I’d probably call the city too.

^this^ If my neighbor had more than a dozen junkers lying around on their property, yeah, I’d call the city too.

This video certainly seems to show the driver:

Awesome! I saw it when it rolled through Omaha on its first outing a while back - quite a sight to behold! It was also cool having two of these things in the same town at the same time, including the only working one.

I guess that’s all part of the

“Camping? You mean like going to a hotel without room service?”

Anyone currently sleeping in a tent, for starters.