Cars, travel, etc.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Designed in Sweden.
Made in Finland.
Driven by weirdos and architects.
Were there cowboys and indians? Did you have to shoot buffalo for food? Did you have to float across the river? Did people die of dysentery? Okay, so it was nothing like the Oregon Trail computer game (remember having to write your own epitaph?), but it was still interesting.
“NO NO NO.. I said Parallel…. not vertical… Parallel!!!!”
A caption contest over at NICOClub explains how a Mercury Milan found itself pointed face down, ass up. Feel free to join in and get creative.
If you’re like me, you find that one of the simplest yet most enjoyable additions to any luxury car is the inclusion of a wood and leather steering wheel. Retrofits are expensive and those cheesy Wal-Mart wraps scream “pick me up at my trailer”… until now…
A friend of Ian’s decided to pack his things, buy a new Jeep, and move to Puerto Rico. As a result, he abandoned a bed, a few items, and offered his bruised and neglected 1998 Mustang coupe for $500.
