Yeah, we’re definitely going to dispute the pulls. We both pulled our credit before and after and were blown away by how steeply the points dropped. When I bought my 2016 Smart my score dropped maybe 5 points from the dealership’s pull. Read more

That brings back memories! My family was moving in 2006 and needed one of those 26-footers. The local U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (not a corporate location) had only a 1980s International. To date it was the only diesel U-Haul that I’ve ever seen still in service. It also had a manual and an air suspension that lowered… Read more

Best weapon I got is a bus. Read more

Ha! I feel your pain. I’ve never had issues backing up shorty U-Haul trailers but once I owned a motorcycle trailer that seemingly ignored all trailer reversing logic. Read more

I’ve had them paused off and on. Press trips have had me just about everywhere with little time to build hours. I’m aiming for my license this year with another goal to visit AirVenture finally! Read more

You are technically correct, the best kind of correct! As I live in the northwest suburbs (no way could I have 14 cars in Chicago ) I’ve been to Northerly Island just a few times. I would agree with your assessment. Read more

I knew Meigs was going to start a bit of a back and forth here in the comments! It’s amazing (but not surprising) to me that feelings are still high years later. Read more

Part of what makes this place a little different is that each of us has our own view. Read more

POR-15 is some GREAT stuff. That reminds me, I have a tow hitch that I need to restore and cover in it. Read more

Woah, good eye! I was trying to put my finger on it but I just needed to move my eyes a little. Read more

I can confirm that this did not go to David! Well...unless David is now into Cadillac Escalades and has acquired a wife and a couple of kids since he left. lol Read more

Hah! I’m ok with horrible rust on my Gambler cars (I mean, it’s unavoidable at a sub-$1,000 price point) but anything that I want to keep has to be somewhat clean. Read more

I flogged the living daylights out of my fiancée’s former HHR and it handled the road just fine. Heck, it even had a higher top speed than any normal PT Cruiser that I’ve driven. Read more

Oh you can forget 70 mph. My Suzuki Every bangs off of the rev limiter at 67 mph -- assuming the speedometer is even remotely correct. Read more

She will be happy to add more commentary! We had a giggle writing this. Read more

The RTS is indeed stainless steel! There are some steel parts that can rot out (the engine cradle, for example) but mine does not have that problem. Read more

I’ve noted a few times that the bus was sold. In every instance the person came by, got shocked at the rust, then turned away. Oof. lol Read more

A lot of districts buy buses that require as little training as possible. Many jurisdictions require air brake endorsements, which buying a bus with hydraulic brakes gets around. Read more

1. a shitty joke about gender identity by some mouth breathing troglodyte
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I get my Smart 450 parts from eBay. You sometimes run into bad stuff but I usually find that it works. Read more