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Paul Buys a Used RV, Maybe? Part 1

The ad said "needs a fuel pump." Expectedly, it needed more than a fuel pump. Read More

2018 Chrysler Pacifica – 3,000 Miles, 9 States, 1 Pandemic – PART 2

Touring pandemic-stricken America during an outbreak of riots. Read More

Houston’s 1940s Air Terminal Museum

An art deco building that once served as Houston's airport is now a museum. Read More

2018 Chrysler Pacifica – 3,000 Miles, 9 States, 1 Pandemic – PART 1

Touring pandemic-stricken America during an outbreak of riots. Read More

Tucson’s Hotel McCoy: An Oasis of Calm and Culture

The relaxing boutique hotel was the right answer to a week that had gone wrong. Read More

Road Trip! Why fly? Buy a Beater

Instead of flying home I proposed we buy a junk car from Craigslist, driving it 1500 miles and selling it for a profit. Read More

2018 Detroit Auto Show – Media Access – Day 2

Day two of special media access at the 2018 Detroit auto show. Read More

2018 Detroit Auto Show – Media Access – Day 1

Day two of special media access at the 2018 Detroit auto show. Read More

I’ve been away. I’m back!

It's been over a year. Here's where we left off. Read More

Flexing on Ohio

Taking the 2018 Ford Flex Limited on an Ecoboosted weekend trip. Read More

2018 Infiniti QX30 – A weekend in Toronto

Visiting America's hat in a sporty crossover Read More

Music: No USB, No Bluetooth, No Cassette

The 2000s were an odd time for infotainment options. Read More

I Love My Blackberry Priv

September 13, 2017 jesda No comments

The past blends into the present.

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Chrysler K-Car Club President Goes On Racist, Homophobic Rant

April 24, 2017 jesda 94 Comments

[Originally found on the Malaise Motors group on Facebook.] I’m passionate about cars in an irrational and unreasonable way. The best automobile I ever owned was a Saab 900 that cost a small fortune to maintain over the course of five years which I finally gave away to a friend

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The Buffonery of Badging

April 21, 2017 jesda No comments

Badges on cars have become meaningless.

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Convertibles: Magically Terrible

April 07, 2017 jesda No comments

Unsafe, slow, and heavy. But who cares?

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Why I Switched Back to AAA

March 06, 2017 jesda No comments

I was talking to a coworker about towing coverage and recalled a Facebook post from February 2015. I parked my 1993 Miata outside of a dry cleaner in Brentwood, Missouri, ran in to drop off some sweaters, and came back to a car with frozen locks. When I called, Geico

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