The issue that most infuriates me is the tendency for cars in all lanes of the highway to match speed with each other. They form a wall across two, three or more lanes that creates a rolling no-passing zone. Of course, faster traffic collects behind them, so when one of them finally moves out of the way, it still…

When I lived in Michigan, I thought it was just Michigan drivers. Then I moved to Texas and thought it was just Texas drivers. Now I live in Pennsylvania, and those drivers are awful, too.

Came here to post this.  I saw one in the Porsche museum in Stuttgart a few years ago.

But what makes these billboards so awful now is the sheer number of them.

I do, fairly regularly. I’ve put spare tires on several people’s cars, and helped with other minor mechanical issues. The worst issue that I stopped for, though, was a Lexus SUV that was on fire on the side of the interstate. It was a small fire, so I called 911, grabbed my fire extinguisher from the trunk, and ran to…

...so we’d put headphones on when the other was playing, so that we wouldn’t see anything...

Don’t forget the integrated rear wing.  That made it into the fourth-generation Camaro, too.

I told the dealership I wasn’t in a crash, and the bags deployed during a hard left turn. They replaced all the necessary components under warranty.

...cars registering enough G forces to trigger Onstar’s crash alert system has happened before, notably in modified Cadillac CTS-Vs.

Pretty sure that’s a Lambo, dude.

“Supposed to.”

I got some of the last bumpers sold. I think the ‘96 Fleetwood was the last passenger car in the US with proper bumpers. I’ve replaced a couple of the bumper guards, but other than that, it’s been very sturdy. The V-Wagon, on the other hand, has had about $7,000 in repairs due to other people parking poorly.

Ah, I wrote that a bit poorly. If it’s permanently a installed component, that’s fine. What I meant was, if you have something like floor mats, you won’t have a problem, but even something like a suction mount phone holder shouldn’t be left in the car. The factory jack would be okay, but a toolbox or spares in the…

I am not a particularly wealthy man. Comfortable, sure. But I started saving for that trip about two years in advance. Compared to 40 days of a rental car, plus another rental at the ‘Ring, the shipping was almost a wash, though.

Compared to 40 days of a rental car, plus another rental at the ‘Ring, it was almost a wash.

I’ve done a few in the 6000-7000 mile range by now, but the most impressive was for my 40th birthday. I decided to cross the number one item of my bucket list: the Nürburgring. In my own car.

When I was in Europe on American license plates, I searched high and low for “USA” ovals. I wanted just the plain white version, and I wanted it in magnetic, since I don’t like putting stickers on paint. I ended up having the oval custom printed.

I saw the picture, I saw the name Sir Vival, and I started wondering why you misspelled Jason Torchinsky “Elizabeth Werth.”

I was in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart when I saw a woman posing her two kids for a picture in front of this 911 GT1:

They say that by next year, minifigures will outnumber humans. I’m doing my part.