I am an unapologetic Tilley fanboy and will happily hype their hats at the drop of a, well, hat. The Tilley Hat boasts that it’s “The Best Hat In The World” and it’s not wrong. They’re comfortable, rain and wind-proof, can be fastened to your head in such manner (by a patented system!) that hurricanes can’t remove it…

I am an unapologetic Tilley fanboy and will happily hype their hats at the drop of a, well, hat. The Tilley Hat…

And it’s stories like this that keep me away from them. I’ve never known anyone with a BMW that didn’t require frequent, expensive repairs. Not as bad as VAG products, but pretty badly overpriced. I’m not arguing that they aren’t a pleasure to drive, but at what cost?

This. Short of catastrophic hidden damage that’s going to render it completely undrivable in less than a year, this is fuckit money for manual wagon. If I got a couple of years of use out of it without putting more than another $1000 into it I’ll scrap it for $500 and call it good. 

Why is anyone still paying attention to this self-hating loser? He’s aligned himself with an organization that hates gays and Jews and faithfully carries their water for them while pulling in a big paycheck. He has been consistently wrong about everything, but does it with typically gay snark and so is mistaken for an…

Superheroing can be both: that’s the key that a lot of movies miss. The lives of these characters is just as important as what they do with their powers. Just like everyone else they have fun, they laugh, they hang out with their friends, they have bad days, they make mistakes, they get old, experience tragedy - all…

Thank you for sharing your opinion. It’s wrong, but thanks for sharing it anyway.

Neons had a well-deserved reputation for being shitty cars. The joke was that when you bought one you flipped a coin: heads it was a mediocre Dodge; tails it was the most unreliable and expensive shitbox you’ll ever own. I’ve known people with horror stories about how often their Neon broke and others who summed up…

I’m open minded when it comes to Lexus sedans, but the stancing is an automatic CP. I can’t imagine driving this thing and NOT reeking of Axe body spray afterwards...

I considered the Sportwagen before I bought my Mazda5 and we came close to getting it. I liked the manual diesel and the huge glass roof, but it didn’t have enough seats and we realized we had to have sliding doors.

Count me in your corner as well. The killer app of the minivan is the sliding doors: they make it a billion times easier to get kids in and out of the vehicle even once they’re walking. When we bought our (relatively sporty and fun to drive) Mazda5 we checked out plenty of wagons but found we absolutely HAD to have…

I like it. It’s in good shape, just slightly more than ‘fuck it’ money and it’s quite useful. It would make a great winter beater. That said, I don’t need a wagon and I’d much prefer a manual. Still, I’ll throw it a marginal NP as I’m sure someone will want it.

Can we stick LePage in the same oubliette we’ve put Santorum and Palin? These people are literally failed politicians that no one likes - why does anyone think there’s value in what they say?

Frum is himself and immigrant who brought no useful skills to the USA. He’s a lying hack who was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth and learned early on that sucking up to conservative money would keep him rich. He built his reputation lying about the supposed inadequacies of the Canadian healthcare system that…

A similar case made it to the Supreme Court of Canada decades ago. Chantal Daigle was planning to abort her pregnancy caused by her abusive, douchebag boyfriend. He attempted to get an injunction to prevent it claiming rights over the fetus. The court fast-tracked the complaint due to the time-sensitive nature of the…

Sometimes by the SIDE of the road, but never ever ON the road!

The MPAA is badly flawed and entirely corrupt - go see the film “This Film is Not Yet Rated” for details. They have a history of ignoring their own guidelines at all levels and giving preferential treatment to the big studios that fund them. Kevin Smith has a very entertaining anecdote about fighting them over their…

Ok, there’s some respect due to the power of the engine and the longevity of the platform. I’m sure this will go very fast in a straight line until something breaks. And if it was a full convertible I might have even taken a second look since those are my weakness. But otherwise, this is an old douchemobile that…

Yep, another 'brave' voice denouncing Trump while quietly backing him to the hilt with her actions - just like the pseudo-maverick John McCain. Sorry you were raped, lady, but you still don't get a pass for actively supporting the party that's fighting a war on women to make it easier for your rapists to keep getting…

This subthread completely backs up my initial first impressions:

People buy cars for all sorts of reasons and the new/used argument is rarely as clear cut as the talking heads like to think. I’ve bought mostly used by entire life, but a few times I’ve ended up buying new. When we had a kid I traded in my Mini convertible (it does not baby) for a minivan, we searched long and hard…