I remind people of this when they go on about the current gas prices.  It’s like, I’m putting Premium into my car for 3.99.  It could be, and has been, a hell of a lot worse. 

Huh, didn’t know you could do that. I’d have just hit it with a reciprocating saw or a hacksaw or a chisel. Likely started with chisel and “engineer’s mallet,” which is to say 3-pound mini-sledge.

I don’t recall the title of it, but I remember one of these films from when I took Driver’s Education in 1997. And frankly, that we’re not showing them anymore, that we’re not emphasizing the responsibility of the driver as the most critical part of highway safety, is a great loss. Despite the efforts of an entire…

There’s a disconnect that you could have explored in this article. You talk about your own S-10 briefly, an 11 year old (at the time) vehicle bought for cheap. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, 11 years was considerable age on a vehicle, especially in the North.

What an absolutely terrifying and shitty take.  Wishing death on people, suggesting that people should only be allowed to protest if you believe their cause is the right one...  What authoritarian nonsense! 

The justness of the cause is irrelevant to the right to protest.  Rights accrue to all, not just people you agree with. 

The legitimacy of a protest does not hinge on whether or not you agree with their cause.  Either protest is acceptable or it’s not.  

A bit misleading to state that “The closest crossing to the Ambassador is the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, which tacks 4 and a half hours to truckers travel time.” The only instance in which that is true is if the final destination is Windsor itself. If the destination is, say, Oakville, which is…

Ah, Ford. Burning another generation of buyers. Around 2010 we were seeing all these new products and hearing about how greatly improved the quality was. And now it’s the early 2020s and that’s all gone to shit. In about 2029 Ford’ll realize they’re having their asses handed to them and then spend a decade trying to…

Huh, glad they finally did figure out how to make those.  My ‘14 was terrible.  It was fun, but it was not a good car, neither in build quality nor mechanical quality. 

I’m a fan of Lincoln. My husband has an MKZ, and we have a ‘78 Continental Town Coupe. I like the direction Lincoln’s been going.

I understand. All the stuff that happened a couple summers ago were secret right-winger agents provocateur! Of course! And all these truckers are terrible Nazis using bouncy castles and shoveling sidewalks as cover!

I also reject the notion that just because it’s a GM with 300,000 miles it’s automatically shot. I’m from Michigan, and there are plenty of early 2000s Tahoes and TrailBlazers here that haven’t seen the business end of a wrench since W was president and are on their 4th owners just humming right along. You know what…

I’m surprised that one can find a 2008 Fit in that condition for $5,000. I’m still not convinced that answers the question for the Tahoe in question, but it’s good that there are options out there for folks that just need an A-B ride.

Oh for sure.  I’m pretty fortunate to live in a live-and-let-live sort of neighborhood and to have the option of just taking the other vehicle if one’s down.  That pickup’s bailed both my husband and I out a fair number of times now-Ope, your car’s in the shop, I’ll just use the pickup and you can take my car.  

Oh boy I’m a teenager now!

You’re the one that brought up the protest angle, so you can’t be surprised when someone responds to it.

There’s a cat on YouTube called AutoShine Cars (based in Scotland) that does something like that. He’s a professional detailer that will, sometimes, buy cars from police auctions and the like. He’ll pick absolute basket cases that run fine but are absolutely gut-wrenchingly disgusting-the sort of work that would put…

How big is their family?  If you cannot answer that question, you cannot intelligently talk about their vehicular needs.  And no, I will not entertain the argument that a $5,000 anything will automatically be more reliable than the Tahoe in question.  The premise is nonsense based on hur dur GM bad and an apparently…

So I presume Audi, Acura, Lexus, Cadillac, and Infinity sharing platforms is also terrible?