Oh god the Zafira, that was an unfortunate choice for a road trip across Spain. We managed to fit six people and luggage in that thing but it was very tight, especially for the unfortunate person who drew the short straw and got the third row. Fortunately I was one of 2 people on that trip that could drive stick so I…

I primarily remember GM minivans as being the thing you got upgraded to at the rental car counter. 

Sad but not unexpected. The Q60 should have been epic. I badly wanted a G35 coupe when I was a broke teenager and went to drive a CPO Q60 when I was finally making decent money. I am exactly the target buyer for that car and I was pretty underwhelmed by the driving experience compared to the G35. The Q60 is beautiful…

How much of a pain in the ass it is to source certain non essential parts for older cars. and trim pieces for older cars. My 94 300zx is far from ancient but some minor items that affect my ability to use the car are a pain to find. 

A lot of the bigger boats are available to rent only in theory. They register them as a business so they can use them as a tax dodge. 

I’ve never had an issue with that personally, then again my feet are pretty sizable. I have some shoes I have to take off to fit the pedal box well. 

I looked into AAA years ago and it was much cheaper to add roadside assistance to my car insurance. They’ve never kept me waiting more than a few hours. 

I’ve never understood people’s arguments against driving barefoot. Going shoeless just means there is less barrier between you and the pedal. I’m wearing sandals pretty frequently and I hate driving with them on, so I always kick them off and drive barefoot. 

This is basically the function Carplay fulfills, and it can be nice having your waze directions on the larger infotainment screen instead of your iphone. 

Odyssey is 4.5 inches, Pilot is 8 inches, so it’s a significant difference.

I fully understand the arguments against CUVs, but ground clearance can be a nice thing to have when you live in a city with garbage roads and frequent flooding. Our crumbling infrastructure definitely plays a role in CUV popularity. 

I think the more interesting question is who has made the least shit cars. Every brand has hit at least a few out of the park, but consistent quality is a tough record to hold up. Honda and Toyota are the obvious standouts. 

Fun fact: If you tell them you drive a 1994 Nissan 300ZX they just hang up on you. 

I don’t know how much it costs to manual swap an NSX but I’m guessing it would be a very good investment for this owner. 

About 5 years ago, IS300 Sportcross with reasonably low miles. I went to the used car lot to check it out. Used car dealers here in South Florida are a sketchy bunch and this was no exception. I had called ahead but still the Sportcross was at the back of the lot blocked in by other cars. I poked around and asked…

For this to truly be the heir to the Land Cruiser it will need to have bulletproof reliability. Time will tell on that one. 

My first car! Same colors as this pic too, all it needs is a Nine Inch Nails sticker on the back. These were severely underrated, if I could find a really nice one I would absolutely but it.

I cancelled it a while ago but will probably pick it up for a month once the full season is out.

Backup cameras can also be obscured by rain and dirt. 

Unless they are also ending new EV sales and only allowing leases this is clearly bullshit.