You forgot all the money he invested in gas too.

Knew a guy trying to sell his car with 10k invested in the engine. Just because it was rebuilt 3 times at a little over 3 grand each time he summed it all up as 10k invested. Was suprised he didn’t list 5k invested in tires, 3k in brakes etc...

Now it’s certainly a car I would hate to describe using the words “the worst”, but I have an unhealthy desire to own a Volvo 240 (sedan or wagon).

You do realize that fiberglass yellows as it oxidizes, right?

The yearning I have for this car is so unreasonably strong that I literally cannot express it properly with any words in the English language.

Hopefully it includes that sweet wagon wheel

That’s crazy. Here’s what I wrote, by the way. Looks like great minds think scarily alike.

Ah you did?! We must be on the same wavelength.

Bendgate.

And if you are STILL on the fence about motorcycles after bicycles, get a scooter. It’s the halfway point between motorcycles and bicycles in my opinion. Even better, in many large cities, 50cc and under scooters don’t require registration on the streets.

As someone that rides motorcycles and is an avid cyclist, riding a bicycle on the street is far more scary. First, traffic is usually passing you from behind, so you can’t really keep a good eye on the 2-ton death machines that occasionally attempt to flatten you. Second, you are on the side of the road. If you…

I really want to believe that my comment the other day recommending exactly the same thing was your inspiration for this article.

There is no speed at which a motorbike feels as fast, scary and on the razor’s edge as doing 20MPH on a road bike.

Bork, Bork, Bork

This is absolutely excellent advice.

Fluüdy flurpin glerdy goobie!

It blew up beyond my wildest imagination. Which is a good thing. Car people all understood it, but non car people were upset that I would be surprised they didn’t recognize my GT-R as unusual. “That thing looks like a POS, you’re mad they didn’t get excited by it?” I patiently tried to explain I wasn’t mad, just…

I’m going to read this on the train home, but I’m going to guess you didn’t take it to a Nissan Dealership and tell them it was a 1st gen XTerra.

I am Alfa Romeo-sized. (5’9” at 150)