I've driven the Quepos bridge (#3), and the frightening thing is that it wasn't the most frightening thing on that drive, or even the scariest bridge. Picture a bridge of those sideways railroad ties much lower to the water, such that you can see the water come up between them from time to time, with no guardrails of…

I've driven the Quepos bridge (#3) myself, and the frightening thing is that it wasn't the most frightenening thing about that drive... or even the scariest bridge (picture all those sideways railroad ties down on the surface of the water so that you can see the water come up between them from time to time, and…

My old 1976 Pinto (yes, you can stop laughing now) had the disturbing tendency to slip out of "P" (yes, an automatic. Really). It was on of the 27 recalls (that could result in fiery death!) that Ford issued on that car (their fix was to add a sticker to remind you to check that the car was firmly in Park before…

I had one of those (the '88 Excel - in that color, too, not the E30...). Truthfully, it wasn't bad... but it's not an E30. The interior was in no way *plush*. It was bare bones all the way, but it got me where I was going, and only broke down on me once (distributor rotor, of all things). Not very hoonable, I must…

...That was my same thought, so I asked my wife if she would recognize the tune played out of context. Her response: "Hell, yes I would"... I still can't imagine buying a car for someone, sight unseen, that they would have to live with, day in and day out, for several years (nor would I expect someone to do that…

This guy's only a couple of hours away... and I'm looking for something to play with... But those voices inside my head are saying all kinds of things... want. but don't want. hmmmm. I'm going with NP and hiding my cellphone for a few hours. Perhaps it will pass.

Excellent - brewed in Greenville, SC actually at the Thomas Creek Brewery (or at least it was about a year ago - I'm guessing that it was under contract of some kind). I have had several long wonderful conversations with the Brewmaster and his dad (who, appropriately enough for this time of year looks pretty much…

Reverse: Nice detail on the Fisker suspension - that thing really pays a weight penalty by having to cart around redundant propulsion (*three* electric motors + 2.0L IC engine + batteries), and it looks like they put a lot of work into figuring how to keep all that weight in the proper position...

I think Gimmi had a good idea the other day...