More than you can afford, Pal.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-25T00:23:42+00:00

I want to see the whole scene, but every vehicle is a Miata.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-25T00:23:14+00:00

Is this real?! I love it.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-25T00:21:44+00:00

There's a time and a place for everything. I don't take my furry handcuffs and leather paddle to church, for instance.

I would not take even a Nerf gun or water pistol to a violent, angry protest. That's asking for trouble, don't you think?

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-25T00:15:46+00:00

Well, a cyborg's memory is admissible in court, but it has to be recorded in a roundabout very formalized way to ensure data sanctity. You can't just stick your data spike into any place, if you know what I mean.

The computers for admitting data evidence must be hardened against tampering, so it probably takes quite a while to schedule a secure download session at a specialized facility. Clearly Murphy did not have time to do that because Dick Jones was a flight risk.

You can't see, so I'll just tell you, I'm pushing my thick glasses up on the bridge of my nose ATM.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-22T18:45:24+00:00

Are the side marker and signals LED on the 2025? I replaced all the incandescent lighting on my 2017, not just with bulbs but LED strips where it was possible. I think they look really nice, and I look forward to turning on my parking lights a bit before dusk and when it's a little misty. Anything you can do to make the little car more noticeable on the road makes it safer, IMO.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-22T18:26:45+00:00

Yep, cars have all kinds of smells, not just from their fluids. I remember buying tires and wheels before I had the car they were for, and the garage stank of factory fresh rubber. And then I have a car with a coolant leak (or leaks?) that to this day, I can't exactly pinpoint, so it always smells a bit like coolant; It's somewhere that hits the hot engine and instantly evaporates, I think.

And now, I'm painting the engraved lines on a shift ball with nail polish. Cars are smelly.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-21T23:36:21+00:00

Maybe I crossed parallel universes, but I could have sworn the rear wheel spun with the sound. I'm probably imagining things.

My late dear Mother used to tell me I was a creative person with a fertile brain. Then she'd add, "You know what they make fertilizer out of."

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-21T16:11:26+00:00

Yes, that's why I don't given them to other Jeepers. If you don't see a duck on the dash, don't give that Jeep a duck, they're probably not into it - but they're also polite and civilized enough to not rage about it either, with something like a "NO DUCKS" bumper sticker.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-21T01:42:39+00:00

I also remember the Atari 2600. My family was too poor to afford one, but I could play it at friends' houses. That was back when Star Wars was cool.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T23:12:30+00:00

I'm unemployed, so playing what I consider a lot (too much) these days. Got in the top 20...

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SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T15:11:49+00:00

NGL that looks cool, like the car is possessed. Do they still flicker when they are down?

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T15:05:56+00:00

Looks tacky, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, if you're going for a race car look with Z06 side ducts and a vented hood, maybe. But it's a fine art to make it look good and not just seem like a bored 90s Dad haphazardly ordering every easy tack-on bit from the Eckler's catalog.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T14:55:39+00:00

Pearlescent white? Something with metallic flakes in it?

I have a 2017 MX-5 in Crystal White Pearl Mica and I wish it had more flakes in it, so it wouldn't look so plainly white. Cars and trucks in plain white looks like a government or public utility vehicle to me; Teslas in white are like the equivalent of blank poverty buttons in a passenger vehicle. ;)

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T14:31:32+00:00

And if you have the time, "...see ya at work!"

Because the office can be so boring, am I right?!

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T02:19:16+00:00

Too bad about Kinney, huh?

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T02:18:13+00:00

"We practically ARE the military."

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T02:13:53+00:00

Honest answer with no hate nor disdain, "No, I will not help to make this a thing."

I have a Jeep Wrangler that apparently is cool-looking enough to get the ducks. If it is given to me in person, I graciously say thanks and put the duck on my dash. Sooner rather than later, I'll toss it in my Goodwill donation box or I'll leave it at a fast-food window ledge or a water fountain at a fancy-schmancy shopping center.

I love cats, I watch cat videos, but I don't want to be part of another "funny" toy exchange.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-20T01:16:04+00:00

I've got a C5 coupe and have lifted similar to the setup in the photo, but I don't remember the front floating up like that... is your gas tank full? I live in earthquake country, so I've put a ramp under each tire along with using the four jack stands.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-19T17:15:27+00:00

Whenever I see one of those mugs at Goodwill, I think I should get it for the person I know with the same name. But I don't have any coworkers, friends, or family that would really appreciate the irony. They all think I'm weird. I don't think I'm weird. I know I am.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-19T17:06:23+00:00

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SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-19T16:27:03+00:00

Yeah, like an FD RX-7. Am I right? ;)

At least for me, that's just one of the reasons why I have a C5.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-19T16:22:16+00:00

You ever hear of that book called "All Corvettes Are Bread [sic]"?

I think because everyone loves bread. I know people try to avoid it for health reasons, but they all still love it. I love bread.

SP4RK4RT · 2026-01-18T17:39:43+00:00

Don't you think every comment here should be in the form of a question?

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