Many years back, I hesitated when presented with a body of standing water in an underpass after a heavy rain. The guy behind me didn’t want to wait, and pulled around me to begin a slow push through the water in his sedan. As he got about halfway, a semi tractor came from the other side, confidently driving at speed…

There’s at least anecdotal evidence that psilocybin treatment can override alcohol addiction. I wonder if that intersects with this work?

There’s a montage in the old western sorta-satire Cat Ballou, where Lee Marvin readies himself for a gunfight, that works as both training and humor.

Jean Smart is one of the best actors working today. Between Hacks and Mare of Easttown, not to mention her Fargo series, I will tune in for anything she is in.

It is lazy, and it’s disappointing for people like us that have no means to explore this car, because we don’t get to see better shots of it. But you have to put more effort into selling your $500 crapboxes because that’s what it takes to get someone to pay attention. But I suppose that since it didn’t sell…

It doesn’t even take outside influences to give people unrealistic hopes about repatriation. Just look at Cuban ex-pats here in the US. The connection to what people perceive of as their homeland is powerful enough to cloud judgement beyond good sense, with the result being multiple generations refusing to move on to…

While no Tucker is ever going to be frequently driven, I’ve always wondered about how good Tuckers would have been as a daily driver. I’ve owned multiple air-cooled VWs in the past, and the lack of good heating and defrosting made them unpleasant to operate in a Midwestern winter. And I recall that Tatras had a hand…

I have to think that anyone prepared to drop $2.4M on anything is going to have someone inspect it carefully before making any kind of offer. And anyone really motivated to buy this car only needs to hear that it’s for sale. Better pictures aren’t likely to tip the balance on a decision to pursue it.

The best summarizations that I’ve heard about the Palestinian struggles following the establishment of Israel as a nation, is that the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

I’m certain that Trump has been shorting his own stock through shell companies and intermediaries since day one.

The best thing about that DeVille is that you’ll get to meet every local beauty queen when you drive her down the parade route.

The “eyes hurt” thing is more psychosomatic than real, though. Retinas lack pain sensing nerves, so any damage from too much light won’t be felt, only noticed as vision problems.

The thing with Spelling Bee is that it rewards regular and frequent play. You begin to remember certain letter combos that always go together if any one of them work, e.g. lilac, iliac, laical, or acacia, acai. This makes it possible to push up genius more frequently. And there’s always the available Hints, to help…

Do you think that a revived version would have actually been RWD? My guess is that it would have been brought back in FWD form, and I hesitate to believe that they would have even done justice to the looks. I mean, every picture I’ve seen of a Chinese MG looks nothing like what had been produced in Britain back in the…

The cost would certainly exceed the value of the shipping company, so that’s not going to do the job. Additionally, other articles here have noted that maritime law from over 100 years ago limits the liability of the company to the value of the ship and goods.

The downside is that the Corolla was probably on a repo list. Going to the cops is not your first move in that case.

I would assume that the Corolla was on a repo list. The tow truck driver must have spotted the plate and got into position to grab it, thinking he had an easy pick up.

It’s because cars are expensive, generally the second most expensive purchase a person will make in their lifetimes. As a result, most things adjacent to cars are expensive and lucrative as well. And money attracts bad actors.

It’s so odd seeing cigarette advertising on race cars, it’s been banned for so long.

I suppose there’s some possibility that an Ocean will grow in value over time as an automotive oddity and rarity. But something like $30K is a big bet on that possibility.