Travel in the right-hand breakdown lane is for some reason permitted on Massachusetts Route 3 between Boston and Cape Cod between the weekday hours of 3pm and 7pm. Earlier today, I happened to be driving through this portion of the route just as the appointed hour struck, and I bore immediate witness to the tragedy … Continue reading Travel in the breakdown lane
This morning I went to a small enthusiast car meet in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Most of my experience with meets like this has been at Katie's Cars and Coffee in northern Virginia, which attracts everything from new McLarens to a group of second generation Toyota MR2s to '60s Mustangs, with the newer cars dominating the numbers. … Continue reading Newburyport car meet (9/14/24)
A raging debate over bloated in-car technology continues to roil our enthusiast community. Many cars have ditched buttons almost entirely (*cough* Mk8 GTI). In a recent video, YouTube's golden boy car reviewer Doug DeMuro takes a hard line against us button-lovers and embarrasses himself in doing so. Below is a short response to his misunderstanding … Continue reading Complex technology in cars
This is the story of the cars I've owned. Since I got my first car back in 2017 and I began paying more attention to the other cars around me, I've wanted to make a genealogy of sorts of all the cars owned by my dad's side of the family going back to their immigration … Continue reading The cars I’ve owned
Ask me what I think the greatest cars ever made are. Not just my "favorites," but ones I really think represent the most powerful or admirable spirit that cars can. I have a couple "obvious" choices in there -- the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari Testarossa, maybe the Vector W8 for good measure. But here's the … Continue reading In praise of cheap speed
I've always wondered where my GTI stands among the competition. YouTube automotive journalist Doug DeMuro recently rated the 2018 Volkswagen Golf R six out of 10 points in the most of the categories he judges, from styling and acceleration to practicality and comfort. His final score for VW's ultimate hot hatchback was 63/100, a near … Continue reading Review: 2013 GTI w/ APR Stage 1
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