In a word: Shitty. I empathize with those of you in Oklahoma this week where temperatures are colder than the north pole. I can’t imagine -28F being a usual thing for Okies.
Road Trip Rules and Etiquette
I’ve covered over 50,000 miles crossing the country in all directions. Its time to lay down some rules and guidelines for drivers and passengers.
Stupid Parking Lot
My folks lease an office space in Bridgeton MO for their medical practice. A while ago someone came out to repave the parking lot and paint new lines. I’m not sure how the heck this happened -- look at the pictures to see what I mean.
Kids Toys Suck
Toys created for kids today are too glitzy and require too little effort on the part of the child. I had a big yellow Tonka dump truck made of steel that went CLANG CLANG CLANG. The tires were big and knobby and if you weren’t careful, you could hurt yourself
Priceline and Travelocity: How To Use Them For Road Trips
If Joseph and Mary had read this article, Jesus might have been born in a Hilton instead of a shed.
Highway Memorabilia for Auction
An auction in Post Falls, Idaho features hundreds of pieces of memorabilia including gas pumps, scooters, gas signs, oil signs, tires, oil drums, road signs, and more. Could be a great way to decorate a garage or man cave.
Betty White: National Treasure, Cadillac Enthusiast
The Gen-Y crowd pulled their collective head out of Dane Cook’s ass and rediscovered this gem of a comic actress, petitioning her on Facebook to host Saturday Night Live, a performance that earned her an Emmy. And she happens to love Cadillac Sevilles.
The unjustifiably forgotten Nissan 200SX
Every 15 year old male with a learner’s permit considers its successor, the 240SX, God’s gift to motoring. Maybe that’s okay. Maybe the 200SX is too good and too rare for pizza-faced wannabe drift kings.
Something for the Wagon Lovers
Wagons are as American as Ice Cream and apple pie, yet the explosion of SUVs that began in the early 1990s signaled a stark decrease in the popularity of these family haulers. With a little digging however, our friends at AOL Autos have uncovered a few remaining wagon bargains.
Why does the Impala exist?
It’s freshly 2011 as I write this, and the Impala’s replacement has been pushed back to 2014. 2014! By then we’ll have flying cars and iPhones that translate dog barks into words. I’ll be 32 years old. Hopefully by then they’ll invent a pill that lets my hair grow back.
2011 Superbowl Car Commercials
Instead of staying home for the Big Game last night I went out for some noodles. Bah humbug. I guess I’m unamerican. Here’s the car commercials from this year’s Superbowl.
Less Congestion, Longer Commutes?
St Louis enjoys low traffic congestion, ranked 3rd best among 31 metro areas, but Herbie Markwort of Next STL notes that while congestion is indeed low, St Louisans spend more time driving than ever, partly due to urban sprawl.
50 MPG, Spokane to Portland, 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback
In 2005 I took my dad's 1992 Civic hatchback through rural Washington to Portland and Multnomah Falls. Six years later, I regret not buying the car for myself.
Saab dealers now selling Spyker
According to Saab Central, a few Saab dealers are now operating as combined Saab-Spyker franchises. When you’re tired of replacing ignition cassettes on your 900, you can trade it in for a $230,000 Spyker C8 Spyder. That should leave you a balance due of only $227,000.
