Good intel on the barefoot thing, I actually believed that one. I do that in my Jeep all the time when it’s warm and I’m wearing flip flops. To me it always felt way safer than possibly getting a flop caught under a pedal.

“I should have an instant ramp-up to knowing about the U.S.”

Scrape a 12" sq. area of the windshield right where you need to see out. Drive like you're the only car on the road. Carry good insurance.

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meanwhile, at Kinja deals

Maybe your advice about how terrible Amazon is would be taken more seriously if your pages weren’t covered with affiliate links to buy products from Amazon.

Women want the seat put down. That is literally the only thing I know about women. 

Tanks a lot Rivian

Drop the seating for 6 and AWD and just get her a nice matrix.

Pretty soon, the Star Wars area in Disneyland will have “re-education” booths that will purge the memories of those who saw the original films in theaters.

BMWs don’t take nickels or dimes. Folding money only.

Are we sure they didn’t just steal those miles from Porsche? 

My first thought was “Oh god, they’ve ruined the 4Runner.” followed immediately by “That thing really needs an alignment.”

If the Expedition and 4-Runner were related, yes.

You’re right...minivans for all!

My neighbor in NC had a 1990 Dodge Caravan with the 2.5L turbocharged engine and 5-Speed stick.  That was a pretty cool car.  Honorable mention for coolest van goes to the supercharged Toyota Previa with a mid-engine layout.  Other than that, the new Sienna Limited isn’t bad.  I am fairly certain I know someone with a…

What kind of “experts” don’t suggest a Honda Accord Sport 2.0T which is a similar motor to the Type R.   Comes in a Manual Transmission and is a great family sedan and what I’d expect would be Honda reliability. 

Just buy the damn minivan. You’ll thank yourself.

get outta here with that 

You’re still using those pink erasers? You really need to try a Staedtler Mars plastic eraser.