I thought you might be a good group to pick your brains.  I am looking
to buy a new car.  I am keeping my current car (96 Corolla) as a
commuter car, but am looking for something a little more luxurious for
leisurely/fun driving and for my bimonthly 500-mile round-trip visits

I read this Sunday night and thought of you, my friend:
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/str?guid=20050605/42a278c0_3ca6_1552620050605
613958147

(x-post to ca.driving since many of the exhibits are in Southern California)
I'm happy to report I managed to complete my archive of some of the roadgeek
photographs I've been taking since December 2004. The Floodgap Roadgap, as
I've christened it, is intended to be both a ...

4.0? 5 degrees? "clever but unwise"?
http://darwinawards.com/slush/new/pending20050106-153756.html
he could have been against the law, but still worn seatbelts.

This ain't like football or boxing. They're about violence but racing
is about watching people burned alive. And furthermore, it encourages
terrorist driving on our highways. No wonder we have 3000 americans
killed in highway crashes each MONTH.  That's a 9-11 every month.

Massachusetts State Police have been enforcing speed limits on
the Nahant Causeway, the only road into Nahant, Massachusetts.
The town is upset because state police don't give breaks to
locals.  The town police force parked before the state speed

Did you know that California passed a law that allows those Harley
Mouth-breathers with straight pipes to wear earplugs while riding?
Check out CVC 27400 (d):
   27400. A person operating a motor vehicle or bicycle may not wear

Some new pictures of I-238 (northbound) have been posted to
http://hwy-shields.calrog.com, showing a transition ramp from CA-238 to
I-238, an exit at 14th St. (CA-185), and a righthand exit for I-880 South.
Enjoy!

http://tinypic.com/5fq8pf
Some poor college student from Minnesota is going to get a rude
surprise when he comes back to school after the Memorial Day
weekend... :(

Looking for opinions......
Here's the quick rundown....
- I have a Saskatchewan license.
- Got a speeding ticket in Alberta.

One way, at least.
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/bigboystire.html

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and the nearly the entire time I had high beams flashed at me, horns honked
at me, and disgruntled motorists passing me illegally. Interestingly enough
the one high-beaming me to no end was in a passing zone. He could have
legaly and easily passed me, as there wa sno traffic coming ...

Question:
Car#1 is leaving a driveway and wants to go straight ahead.  He has no
stop sign nor light.  (The driveway could be from a business, house,
church, etc.)

I decided to buy a 2002 VW Jetta TDI for fuel economy on my long trips.
It seemed to have good reviews (except from the Car Talk Guys) and in
real-life better gas mileage than the Prius and I though more reliable
technology.