tell the responsible adult in you that the beer-drinking robot only appears when the car is in Drift Mode. The other 99.5% of the time you will probably be in Normal or Sport Mode. The robot only plays checkers and tells moderately offensive jokes in those modes.

I like Chris’ passion for these cars. He seems genuinely excited that he gets to do awesome shit in incredible cars. That’s infectious. But I just can’t ever shake the feeling that he’s kind of an asshole. Like, that dude who “allows” his girlfriend to drive his car sometimes, but critiques her for not blipping the…

Where is Cousins supposed to go with the ball in this red-zone clip? Looks like a throwaway is the smartest read here. Especially since the LT and LG were beaten in two steps and there was no RB to help pass protect. Maybe the problem is less with Cousins and more with the playcalling?

If, for example, the words spelled out “FUCK TRUMP” or something to that effect, this would be a perfect Christmas present for almost everyone in my life.

That’s it exactly. A Mini is supposed to make you smile so much you don’t notice or don’t care about the flaws. My JCW made me laugh out loud all the time. It was a car that made children and their parents smile when they walked past it. A parking lot attendant once reached out and petted the sideview mirror. The car…

I am actually doing exactly that. Currently in a Countryman S All4, and it’s OK. But I’m looking at the Jag XE, the Focus RS, or the Audi S3 as my next car. I would have considered another Countryman, but the brand has gotten bigger, uglier, and less fun to drive. Kinda defeats the entire purpose of owning a Mini.

Out of curiosity, which Mini do you own? Because my last two cars have been Minis, and maintenance hasn’t been an issue at all. In fact, thanks to the extended warranty, the majority of my service visits have been free. The one time I did have a “total the car” level repair (I broke the engine because I’m an idiot),…

I just thought it was ironic that all the shows signage shouts “Amazon Original: The Grand Tour” when it should more accurately be “Amazon Presents: Top Gear.” I was definitely one of the people who hoped they’d use the freedom of Amazon to experiment a little. But if they just want to give me more of the tried and…

If that’s the way you read it, that’s fine. Neither of us know what’s going on in his head at that moment. But I don’t see a man sobbing uncontrollably. I see worry, confusion, and sadness on his face, which makes sense. God knows how many concussions he’s had over his lifetime. I doubt Luke knows it. But he does know…

Those were the tears of a man envisioning giving his retirement speech way earlier than he’d expected.

Some of us are older and have bad knees. I’m happy to take those brief opportunities to stretch/flex my knee. It hurts nobody and helps me.

Ha. That’s the same site I’ve been playing around with. I’m basing that argument on a Trump win in IA, and surprise wins in WI and NM. Combined with NV, NC, OH, and PA, he’s at 271 to Hillary’s 267. I have MI as rather safely blue. PA probably is too, at this point. If both do break blue, Trump is fucked. He’d need FL…

Possibly. But the “deflect attention to the other guy” approach hasn’t been effective at all this election season. It is fun watching them try though.

Eh, Congress doesn’t really have the capacity to fuck up on a truly massive scale these days. That would require them actually getting something done. The exception of course being gov’t shutdown, which requires them to have done nothing at all.

Completely agree with almost every part of this. And thanks for showing your work. But he doesn’t need to sweep all the swing states to win. If he sweeps the midwest (Illinois notwithstanding), NV, and NC, he’s there, regardless of which way FL goes. If he wins FL, all he has to do is take IN and any two other midwest…

He was in a virtual tie with Clinton nationwide just prior to the first debate, and was tied, leading, or within striking distance in almost every swing state he would need to pull off the election. That was, what, a month ago? He’s also mobilized a shit ton of formerly apathetic voters, so we’re fooling ourselves if…

Moral of the story, once again: do not have heroes. At least not human ones.

I’m going through this right now with the Focus RS. My wife is thoroughly against me buying that car because (1) we don’t need a 3rd car, (2) we don’t need to spend $40,000+ on said 3rd car, (3) she can’t drive stick, (4) we got bills to pay and babies to feed.

To me, that long hood screams “not for production.” Sad!

my point exactly.