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Patrick Frawley
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One thing it’s not really known for is being a race car.

Some of what he was trying to do then would make a bit more sense now that the technology has developed to match his, um, call them visions? Read more

Child of the ‘70s that turned into a Homeric epic of troublesome product and business decisions and staggering hubris. Read more

That is such a textbook tackle. Every high school player should memorize that form. Read more

Actually, Alfa Romeo was probably the first company to do a vintage remake.

We just moved back to the city after being away for four years. Read more

“Best motorcycle to have,” not “motorcycle which 2/3rds of the world’s population has already had.” Read more

Save that for the follow-up: “If There Was Only One Motorcycle, What Would Be The Best Motorcycle For Everyone To Have?”

A world where the only car was some variant of the E30 wouldn’t be the worst of all worlds.

Make sure she’s okay getting in and out of it, but for that budget....

4x2 XLT SuperCab with trailer package and limited-slip axle: $29,950 with delivery.

Yeah, better speakers would be nice. Lots of bass buzz on certain tracks with mine. If it wasn’t a lease I’d have given serious thought to upgrading those. But as far as the core system? I’ll gripe and ask for a more intuitive seek function; that’s it. Not sure how I’d meaningfully improve on it. Read more

The ultimate system could just be a cable or Bluetooth pairing to a redundant, slightly oversized smartphone screen on the center stack with some enhancements - live weather radar is my top wish - and blocks on obvious safety-issue distractions like sending texts or browsing porn or whatever. So super-dedicated Read more

Almost bought an old Volvo from someone who did that. Asked when the last oil change was and he said, “Hayep, I jus’ take an’ drain a quart or so out the bottom an’ put in another can of K Mart Viscosity Enhancer.” Read more

I think Subaru does that, but yes, ridiculously simple and effective safety feature. Read more