• #194
    Nov 10, 2012

    Six Years to Life

    DMV Letter
    The Path to a (Somewhat) Clean Driving Record

    For the first nine years of my driving carer, I never got a traffic ticket in my home state.

    And then I moved to Virginia.

  • #169
    Aug 6, 2011

    Driving While Anonymous

    Toyota Carrolla
    Lessons From a Car Rental

    But this week brought a different sentiment to the uninspiring rental car experience. This week, I wasn’t renting a car from a distant airport. This week, I was driving four wheels’ worth of milquetoast on roads I drive everyday.

  • #77
    Jun 6, 2008

    Speed Kills . . . the Fear of Speed

    Andretti Racing School
    Indy Car Driving Experience

    So, I had outrun my fears without rear view mirrors. I had hung my number on destiny, and it had stuck.

  • #61
    Jan 1, 2008

    Size Kills

    Xterra Expedition
    THE Best Idea I've Ever Had

    Quite frankly, this is the best I idea I have ever had.

  • #46
    Jul 14, 2007

    The Joy of Shifting

    Manual Shifter
    Grabbing Life by the Shifter

    So, I don’t care what you drive. You can compensate with size or speed, sum or sculpted lines. But if it’s not a stick shift, you’re not driving.

  • #42
    Jun 16, 2007

    Iconography

    Three Pedals
    Finding the Right Car for Me

    It was the simplicity of silver with the showbiz of metallic, the rumble of a stampede with the slipperiness of satin sheets. It was a she, and she was a pending mistress.

  • #41
    Jun 16, 2007

    Intelligent Design

    MINI Production Line
    The Mini Expierence

    It was created from a vacuum of holistic sales with people like me in mind.

  • #18
    Aug 17, 2006

    Überkart

    Go Kart Track
    The Take-Home Go-Kart

    I prefer to get more than I paid for from my vehicle—to get more from my journey than the miles.

  • #5
    Apr 30, 2006

    DMV Daredevil

    MINI Speedometer (Photoshop'd Speed)
    Lead Feet Led Astray

    For now, I’ll keep finding the packs on interstates and beltways, where mob rule protects our 80-85-90-do-I-hear-95 fixes.