This vehicle is antithetical to VW.  There is no such thing as a $70k “people’s car”.  VW has always offered style at a premium but within their own models that uniquely styled vehicles have never been significantly more expensive than the platforms they were based on.  The new beetle certainly had unique styling and…

With or Without You from the final episode of Americans doesn’t even make the top 20?

I actually think that if they re-released the Honda Element now, it would do well. 

Aw man... this blows. Jackson’s actually giving up his congressional seat to run for Attorney General here in North Carolina. He got the nomination in our primary, and has for the most part been an entirely standup guy in the vein of Roy Cooper, our current governor.  Cooper endorsed Jackson for Att. Gen, having been…

Eating lunch while reading a Jalopnik article that drew heavily from Devil Wears Prada was not even on my *wildest* gay bingo card for 2024. What a delight, even if the paint jobs are bleak lol

Glad to see the return of at least one Bad Idea answer.

3rd gen Taurus wagon but no Volvo 745? Seriously? Seriously?

Whataburger...full stop.

Biscuitville for the NC, SC, VA win and Tudor’s in WV, KY, OH. 

It’s regional, but Biscuit World has far and away the best fast food breakfast sandwiches, and it’s not even close. 

Oh I was pretending to be insane.

2024 Honda Ridgeline. It’s a pretty good buy in today’s market, a great all-arounder that you’ll be happy living with day-to-day for the next 20 years, reliability to back up the longevity, great ride, decent mpg for what it is, one of the best for ice/snow conditions, one of the safest, etc.

I was an automotive engineer at the time this test was being developed. I worked for a major automotive company in R&D and specifically in doors.

You remember today’s NP or ND? The 4K Chevy Lumina? Yeah, there it is. Fun and, if not reliable then at least super easy to fix. For only 4K and bank the other eleven grand as part of the down payment for the next car in a few years time, or part of an emergency fund.

Money laundering.

I like the Ionoq 5.

I’m an NC native and I’ve lived here nearly 30 years - Cook Out is great, but you don’t go there for the unbeatable quality. You go there because it’s late at night and nothing else is open. You go there because they have such an extensive menu that everyone in your family or friend group is probably cool to eat someth…

Random guitar tangent, but this dude found the crazy secret to Kurt’s tone on In Utero. It was weird Fender amp that never sold well, and for the last year of its production, they changed the speakers in it to a new one...

My thoughts exactly. Electrify the Toaster.