tommcparland
Tom McParland
tommcparland
Tom is a contributing writer for Jalopnik and runs AutomatchConsulting.com. He saves people money and takes the hassle out of buying or leasing a car. (Facebook.com/AutomatchConsulting)

He is absolutely a clown, but the issue I have is that there are several media outlets giving this guy airtime with not critical thought whatsoever. People outside the martial arts community should be aware that this stuff is garbage.  Read more

I just started doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu this year, that is not an easy sport to start at 40 years old. However, my son trains and we like to “roll” together. Despite it’s challenges it is a super addicting. My fitness goals are to be able to do the “warmups” that require a combination of coordination, strength and Read more

Bruh...no one is making anyone buy anything. People ask for advice, we give advice this post if for mostly entertainment purposes.  Read more

Yeah I tried to watch Iron Fist too and bailed. Daredevil had some legit fights though.  Read more

I found the lightsaber duel in EP IV actually more realistic than the ones that came later in the prequels. It wasn’t flashy, but it actually aligned closer to what Kendo (samuari sparring) would look like compared to the way overcoreographed moves from EPs 1-3. Read more

I get that and don’t get me started on how these kids have “black belts” but even Daniel and Johnny could have at least polished up their moves.  I know this is apples/oranges but Simu Liu had no real martial arts experience prior to Shang Chi but he made it look convincing.  Read more

As an 80s’ kid I find the show silly but enjoyable...but as a martial arts dork, I find that the “karate” is the worst part of this show. Look, I’m not expecting the level of fight coregography that The Witcher brings to the table, but almost none of these people can do clean technique...and I get that it’s more about Read more

20k OTD? Not in this market...but I do agree that if this person has a good salary with steady income perhaps financing a new or almost new car might be the way to go. Read more

It’s really perfect for that two-kid family who only uses that third row in a pinch when an extra friend comes along or something.  Read more

I remember spotting a Cactus in Italy...that and a very cool DS4 Read more

Good question and I don’t really know...a newer Tesla maybe?  I will say that I have had a few clients who bought Teslas and found that the cars were not as good as the hype made them out to me and came to me to find them a BMW, Volov, Mercedes etc... Read more

I live near Cape May and the irony of all of this is that in that little town, bike theft is the one "crime" that the residents are most concerned with. Read more

Yes I’ve done about a dozen or so factory orders at MSRP. So if you are willing to wait up to 12k weeks and have it shipped it is certainly possible.  Read more

You can always return your lease to any dealer of the same brand regardless of location. So if you lease a BMW NYC and move to LA with your car, when the lease is up you just turn it in to a BMW dealer in LA.  Read more

Or you can order from a dealer out of state still not pay NH sales tax because tax is based on where you live not where you buy and even with shipping you are still way ahead of the game in terms of markups.  Read more

Hi...shameless plug here but I have dealer contacts that will order Tellurides to spec and sell them at MSRP  Read more