I have a few problems with what you wrote. First off, I remodeled my house and rewired everything since most of it was original from 1926, and it didn’t cost me anywhere near $30k. Second, why would you need to rewire a house anyway? I have a PHEV and charge it off of a normal outlet. That didn’t require any new…

Yeah, I fail to see the logic in his bit of a rant.

I had alright roommates, but the worst was definitely the one who had some sort of problem with his feet that made them smell horrible. Whenever he came back to the room he would pull off his socks and shoes and one of the worst smells I can remember would permeate the entire room. Luckily my desk was by the window,…

I’m with you on this. I’m 6'2" and just under 200 lbs, and the M coupe is cramped. I could live with it, but I wouldn’t say it’s any better than a Miata.

This reminds me of my upbringing. I was lucky enough to be given my first vehicle, but I’d already been changing the oil on it since it was new. When the water pump went out a few months into my ownership, I didn’t have much money and was told to fix it myself. I bought a manual and figured it out. It took three tries…

Sounds like a good deal to me. All of my vehicles have incidental problems. When I leave my house in the winter I dress to be outside and often forget to turn on my heater once the car has warmed up, so I don’t think the lack of heat would bother me.

So sorry to hear that.

I rented a V6 Camaro in Vegas. The lady at the rental counter seemed apprehensive after I asked if they had a V8, but calmed down after I said I definitely don’t want a convertible. I was a bit disappointed it was a V6, but really 300 horsepower is no joke. In Vegas the rental fleet seemed to be mostly flashy cars.

No, it’s roughly $37,000 after the conversion. It’s written confusingly.

My brother once called me because he had a ‘piece of metal’ in his tire and it was flat. I went over there to perform this operation and found a flap of metal bigger than my hand that had cut a gash in the tire around six inches long. Because of the way the metal was in there, the tire was still holding enough air to…

Good tip. Also, if you can, get a kit with the metal handles. I’ve broken a couple of the plastic handles trying to get a plug in.

I picked up the DVD from a Goodwill store a few years ago. It was a great find.

After some recollection, I think what makes the difference for me is a touch of added realism. In the previous ones, I felt like if you were off the road it was slippery and if you were on the road it was grippy, and that’s it.

Oh man I loved Project Gotham. It was like they started with realistic physics and just turned up the fun. I wish somebody could perfect that recipe again.

If you’re talking about getting closer to retirement, it’s adding up faster than you think if you’re investing that money. $5 today isn’t a half hour closer to retirement. Unless you’re really close to retirement, that’s at least a few hours, maybe a day closer. For me, watching my investments grow is a huge…

The first two didn’t really seem that interesting to me when I played them, but I’m having a lot of fun with the Horizon 3 demo. I’m not sure if my tastes have changed or the game has gotten better. I will still have a hard time replacing Forza 6 with it though.

This reminds me of a light where I needed to make a left turn on my way home from a job I had years ago. For a few years I’d be leaving at midnight or 1 AM, and I saw a number of people run the light coming from my left. I still stop at that light even when it’s green because I’ve easily seen a dozen people blow…

The six-wheel drive version: Hex Bolt

My dad likes to point out that my Cobalt SS has had ‘so many problems’, and I like to reply that every one of them has been caused my me or the dealer. Nothing inherently wrong with the car. I took a turn too fast with a bump and scraped and broke the intercooler, a hose popped off my aftermarket intercooler at the…

Like I said to somebody else, I don’t see this as him yelling at her or insulting her, so I think it gets a pass. He’s expressing his frustration. Expressing it poorly, true, but he did just nearly get run over by a car. I’m willing to cut him some slack. If he started calling her names or putting her down, that would…