When I was in high school (graduated in 1999), a M5 was my dream car. So I was wondering if this car is just as much out of reach for me today as it was back then (not considering what I made then/make now). So break out the old inflation calculator and...this car is cheaper (MSRP-wise) than back then. You read…

Give us a tri-motor ID Buzz, you cowards!

It is appreciated that they did this to a place just storing the inventory instead of going up to people’s homes and doing it. Best to get that vandalism as close to the source as possible. 

Suspect that in most cities and towns if the police consistently enforced the letter of the law for traffic offenses most folks would be astounded and pissed.

Two things can be true.

We can definitely reduce our own consumption on an individual level. We can scream at corporations and billionaires for being criminally wasteful fucking dipshits.

The smartest thing the oil companies ever did was to invent the term “Carbon Footprint” and shift the pollution blame to individuals.

Part of the delay comes from the fact that the issues are in the service module, which is always jettisoned and always burns up on reentry. So they can only study the problems by looking at instrument readings, and only while Starliner is still in orbit.

But TheSchrat...

A lot of art and architecture departments at colleges and universities are going to be buying 3D printers that can print metal parts. For the learning.

Well if it keeps going like its going: Any Toyota product with that twin turbo v6.

You only need to replace a transmission once to learn that there’s no such thing as a “lifetime” fluid.

Sitting here thinking... Grateful for a father who reminded me about oil changes, tire rotation... Huh. Nothing? 

If you’re in a car stopped behind a motorcycle at a stop light and the motorcyclist waves you ahead, pull forward so your vehicle can trip the induction loop and help the light change faster.

What’s JDM about this car? It’s a mildly warm US model with some damage history. Nice of him to include the seats though (what? no seats? original ones! red seats only available on a subscription basis!)

You don't need to raise the engine to do the plugs. I just did mine last weekend. Sure, the service manual recommends it, but it isn't necessary. I was able to get torque wrenches on everything, job was honestly easier than my F-150.

It feels like Subaru’s been mailing it in across their whole lineup for a good decade now, if not longer. But it’s particularly pronounced with the WRX, a vehicle that was once fun, appealing, and extremely tunable. They’re like a slightly less shitty Nissan.

Ditching the STI was a bad decision. Convincing people to pony up 34k for a non-STI with the same bad MPG and ugly facelift is a tough ask.  

I’ve had two WRXs - each lasting 10+ years. I’m over it now, and not buying another; especially starting at $35K but I’m guessing the model/options I’d choose would come out to $45K when all said and done — at current interest rate levels.   The WRX is not that car IMO.

train car

I was once (many many years ago) naive enough to believe that being a car salesman would involve using your knowledge of cars and general financial literacy to help people make informed and appropriate car buying decisions. Suffice to say that I stayed at that job juuust about long enough to finish the onboarding and…