I have an eGolf, which is just the basic with a battery. It’s a wonderful little car and perfect for commuting and zipping around town. Easy to drive, easy to maneuver, will park places most other cars can’t go because its so compact, yet fold down the rear seats and it can haul much more than it seems capable of.… Read more

Don’t forget the publicly funded C89.5, the longest running dance / electronic music station in the world. Read more

Even Home Alone had the throwaway detail of a pair of late-model Buicks in the garage, which feels right for a conservatively affluent Chicago family in 1990.

Gattaca has a number of very cool cars in it, including the Avanti. The idea of retrofitting classic cars as EVs has proven prescient as well. Just look at the Hyundai Grandeur as an example of this. Read more

I had a new ‘89 Integra LS. I loved that car. It handled well, had an engine that spun up like a sewing machine, and was completely reliable. It was a class above all the other entry-level sporty cars. Read more

I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who likes the minimalist AMC150/5spd Wrangler. Read more

A working floor drain.
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They butchered the hatchback redesign too, with the weird shrunked-hood minivan proportions. Then they stopped offering it. Worst Honda decisions ever.

...and David Tracy has just five months to get them both ready for Moab! Read more

Woah, that didn’t take long. 

it’s where all the cool exiles hang out: fact Read more

Not sure why I’m bothering to explain this but that’s because Harley Davidson, being a mainstream OEM manufacturer selling road-legal bikes in the US and around the world has to put items on their bike to make them follow things called regulations. Like fenders, emissions, turn signals, reflectors and waterproofing. Read more

Talk about almost becoming your father . . . my dad and I are so geeked for this Beemer you’d think we were the same person. Read more

This.  Read more

When the Isle of Man TT organizers say something is dangerous, it’s really fucking dangerous. Read more

Any Mercedes with letter in front of the numbers is of that era. That’s the indicator of when they started cutting corners. Read more

If Torch’s Scimitar ever actually does run and drive semi-reliably, I think that may be the 7th broken seal of the apocalypse. Read more

“David Tracy can probably swap a nuclear device in under an hour with the right tools.” Read more

I would say most, if not all. At least basic maintenance stuff. David Tracy can probably swap a nuclear device in under an hour with the right tools. I’ve watched Raph do a valve adjustment in a parking lot while it’s pouring rain. I’m pleased with myself when I swap the battery in my key. So there’s a spectrum. But… Read more

My car runs just fine and it’s a VW....with no warranty....wait, what’s that light on on the dash? Read more