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Today’s Clover: The Random Stopper

eric - October 26, 2018

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The Spoonful of Poo . . .

eric - September 21, 2018

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How Not To Be a Clover

eric - January 29, 2016

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Why it Takes Forever to Get Anywhere

eric - September 30, 2014

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Don’t Be That Guy. . .

eric - July 20, 2014

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Dancing With Clovers

eric - July 15, 2014

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A New Species of Clover

eric - May 20, 2014

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Drive at Your Own Pace

eric - February 10, 2014

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The Clover Test

eric - March 27, 2011

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The Road Rage Defuser (Or How To Avoid Being A Clover)

eric - February 2, 2011

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Rick P. Breda: The UNITED STATES is a Corporation (28 U.S.C. 3002 § 15(a)) There are no Governments, only Corporations. A Corporation is...
BrentP: There’s nothing particularly sustainable about chemical batteries. Quite the opposite really. The compositions that work...
Jarhead Mike-Foxtrot: Great Article. Let me guide you on a tour down the rabbit hole with an insight from an old acquaintance of mine....
Zane: I’m not into luxury cars, but if I were, I’d want a big engine with balls, not some cucktastic hybrid Well, might as...
Mark in BC: Not too far fetched. Let’s call it a “Sustainability Tax”. Cars that don’t meet the standards will be...
MarkyMark: That’s because the SJWs have converged GM. The same thing happens at ANY entity the SJWs infiltrate…
MarkyMark: I think that, had Cadillac kept on the path it had started in the 1990s when they brought out nice cars with advanced engines...
MarkyMark: Years ago, Elon Musk said that, more than anything else, he wanted to spur the development of ‘sustainable...
Mooeing: My cousin has been in corporate at GM for the last 27 years. The way he looks at the current leadership is no one cares. They...
Nunzio: Ha, yeah…that’d be the only way I could see. Probably have to have either the original frame with VIN or serial...
BrentP: “contributions” means people like myself are supposed to work longer and harder for the benefit of others who...
BrentP: Sounds like the old LLC game with registration. For the Roxor I only see one thing working. Using a new Roxor for parts to...
BrentP: Depending on the version of on-star it is to pull the fuse, disconnect its brainbox, or disconnect the antenna. The most...
gtc: Well, considering the “WasteBook” phenomenon, I would have to agree with Brent, below. People can’t stand not...
BrentP: Either android is based on linux or it goes back to a common ancestor, Unix. My ‘android’ phone I’ve added the...
Nunzio: Yes, exactly- the 2K limit was for ATV/UTV classification- but therein lies the problem- you either have to have something...
El Guapo: I tried backing my Comet up to a Tesla “charging station” at of all places, a Pilot truck stop, to get some of the...
gtc: Correct, especially here in the “Commonwealth” of VA, where revenue is robbed from any and all available resources, and...
BrentP: With different attitudes the technology could offer us more privacy than ever before. The choice was made to go in the other...
Nunzio: Still haven’t gotten to see that Bug…. Two numbers for the seller- but he ain’t answering nor returning calls....
ReadyKilowatt: Novelty has replaced functionality. Political view and virtue signaling has replace engineering. The experience have...
gtc: Which is partly the reason I got a “Speeding Ticket” in a State with no posted speed limit, in 1997, lol! That, and the...
gtc: Utopia: Where you can do anything you want, as long as it is what they want you to do.
gtc: Brother, I just got done scraping the ICE off the INSIDE of my front door, and INSIDE the front picture window of the office! I...
Fred: Nasir, maybe they could make a good quality car at a price people could afford ahhhhhh who am I kidding.
gtc: Heheh. Exactly! Wait, can you explain that again? Lolol~
freakNH: I suspect that the Nevada statute is more about what they will place as a utv. Many states have weight (and width) restrictions...
freakNH: Obviously. And even Dirt Legal recommends as such. We’re not talking about buying a CJ hulk with title, registering it and...
Jason Flinders: The saying I’ve heard for such situations is “I can explain it to you but I can’t understand it for...
Jason Flinders: Actually from what I understand it is the non-turbo Subaru 4-cylinder engines that have the head gasket problems. Turbo...
no one to be trifled with: brazos, you thinking they might pass something like “ObamaCar” where you have to buy a new vehicle...
eric: Hi EG, Got-damn, son! You just made my day!
El Guapo: We were at the run what you brung/test and tunes Friday night and some gold chain wearing douchebag that looked like a...
eric: Hi Graves! Cold enough for you today? It was 2 degrees this morning at my place… and yeah, reading comprehension is sorely...
gtc: Hi Eric. I have run into the same problem on occasion. It is not their inability to comprehend, it is, apparently, our inability to...
eric: Hi No One, This is why I suggested the non-turbo engine… these are very durable. Not very speedy, but they go and go and ago...
gtc: JD, I will disagree with at least one portion of your blanket statement: “And if you wish to flirt with honesty, your argument...
no one of consequence: Well, a used Subaru is GREAT until you find out it needs a $3000 engine “rebuild” because of bad head...
dread pirate anonymous: Agree! I actually found one for sale and almost bought it, but it was pretty rough for $1800 and a two door which...
eric: Hi Rik, Sadly – I use that word, because I am not a technophobe per se – it is technology which is being used to...
eric: Hi Chris, Agreed, same here. If it comes down to it, I’ll just cancel the damned insurance and “drive dirty.”...
Nunzio: Nornin’ Eric! Yeah….it really sucks- ‘specially for those of us who remember the days when you could fudge...
Chris: The day I get a ticket or my insurance co. says my rates are going up because of this, is the day I unplug it all and take the...
Rik: If privacy equals freedom and the more technology we have the less privacy we have then what wil our future look like?
Nunzio: The Roxor might be an interesting option for me if I choose a place like Belize as my jumping off (or even more permanent)...
eric: Hi Nunz, I concur with all you’ve written. The risk of a Hut! Hut! Hutting! is much higher today, of course. Twenty years...
Jason Flinders: At least with a smart TV you can choose to not connect it to the internet. Use it to view local over-the-air broadcasts,...
Nunzio: Freak, I’d caution anyone who wants to try such things to personally look up the applicable statutes for their state. Some...
anarchyst: Here in Michigan it is possible to register a vehicle that does not meet current safety and emission standards. I titled and...
eric: Hi Brazoz, AN doesn’t like me, either. I think because I ridiculed one of their contributors, who wrote an article decrying...
Jordan: Those are 3 great examples. Thumbs up. (disclosure….Hellcat owner)
gtc: If you, I, or any other person were to attempt anything even approaching what this govt. sponsored criminal has already gotten away...
Kent McManigal: Here’s a picture of me with my first car: https://drive.google.com/open? id=1u2sc4VF9Y9svYf8ZTM-cp0XqD8 jjdyBP
Jason Flinders: If you can find one, a 1990s-vintage Jeep Cherokee with manual transmission and 2.5L 4-cylinder engine would probably fit...
ReadyKilowatt: Most of these TVs are using the Android OS as the base operating system. While it doesn’t necessarily include hooks...
freakNH: I haven’t called Dirt Legal yet to nail down the specifics, only because of other issues I may run into at home worth the...
brazos_bend: I’m banned from posting on Automotive News through Disqus because I repeated too many things I’ve read here...
freakNH: Im just reporting my understanding of Dirt Legal’s process. And while some states, like mine, restrict the speed and class...
Duramax: A few years back I was looking for a navigation display for a reason. I was tired of listening to directions from my better half...
freakNH: You can also get 6 slot aftermarket grills that look like the 7s, and so avoid the more obvious 4.5 slot grill in the Roxor.
swamprat: What a bunch of jerks. I read the speed limit signs and ignore them at will. What a damned joke.
eric: Hi Heath, While I love the Miata – and it’s a very durable car – it’s a bad choice for a teenager’s...
Heath: Mazda mx5/miata
Nasir: Here in the UK it already is being used, particularly in the event of an accident. Even more so, say you have a portable satnav,...
eric: Hi Chris, Many new cars have this “feature” – which (for now) is touted as being merely informational. An icon...
eric: Hi Ross, I agree – and then some! Back when the TSA Submission Training began, I pleaded with people I knew – as well...
eric: Hi Trevor, Ugh. The Left is winning because almost no one ever challenges the Left’s definitions. What, exactly, does...
Trevor H.: From one of the publicly funded (in other words, I am taxed for this crap) universities in my state: WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE...
Tionico: Friend of mine bougth his Wife a new Suburban oh, maybe eight years back. They live on the edge of the town/rural boundary. One...
Ross: This tripe is shoved down our throats, then we learn to like it. And it’s our fault. Imagine if for only two years a certain...
Ancap51: That depends on the truck and the tyoe of ‘trucking’ you’re speaking of. I own side dumps, dump trucks and two...
Nunzio: Freak, far as I know, states that don’t allow “off-road” vehicles on road, don’t make any allowance for...
Chris: update: it only shows the current speed limit when you have a destination plugged in. makes sense since it knows the route. not...
freakNH: Eric As I understand it, Dirt Legal gets the vehicle titled/registered in a state that allows utv/abs on road, but the...
Nunzio: This is one I’d imagine that the MSM will pick up on, ’cause it sounds like Mr. Piggy stomped a human cockroach in...
Mike in Boston: You can’t fix stupid
joeallen: Hitting a deer at low speeds or as in slowing down could put the deer in your lap. At a higher speed, the deer would likely go...
ReadyKilowatt: This will become the norm on all roads once the self-drivers come along. Have to close the road because the AI can’t...
eric: Hi Hans, Yes, indeed. This is why I refuse to tithe to the insurance mafia (Obamacare). My “insurance” is exercise,...
swamprat: I’m surprised that they haven’t just stopped selling it myself. Their sales have to be way down. Prior to a road...
swamprat: The only national organization that has been advocating for drivers rights is the National Motorists Association. Join them....
Nasir: Have a cousin in tech, he was telling me that now smart TVs are actually costing manufacturers less than normal panels, because...
Poolside at the Decline: “… the days when insurance was entirely optional.” —— New Hampshire> auto...
Hans Gruber: Next when socialized medicine is fully in place, imagine that gate coming down on the hoi polloi who need services but...
ReadyKilowatt: Adam Curry (that guy from MTV) calls it the “value for value” business model. After he left MTV he ran a few...
eric: Morning, RK! Yes, indeed. Even back in the ’90s – when print media was still a going concern – I knew (even if I...
eric: Hi Jim, This is why I was careful to preface the entire article – and argument – with the caveat, in principle. So your...
Libertarian: The US has gone completely batshit insane. Americans used to fight Nazis and Commies, but have now become Nazis and Commies....
BrentP: Yes. Trucking is subsidized. Trucking companies have lobbies. As much as the regulations come down they have enough to pull to...
Ancap51: You can keep things out of your back yard if it is literally YOUR back yard. You are speaking figuratively it seems, in which...
Ancap51: Also, many states tax diesel at a higher rate. Many at more than 8 cents per gallon extra.
Ancap51: I don’t disagree that trucks do far more damage to roads than cars. That’s a given. My only contention is that it...
Chris: My ’18 300 indicates the correct speed limit in the Nav screen and turns red when you’re over. It does nothing else...
Jim Denny: It’s a user fee for using STOLEN property. That’s why your argument falls flat. I think you are incorrect that...
ReadyKilowatt: Oh, and as for that million dollar production? I get more entertainment from watching a pair of hands on a workbench tear...
ReadyKilowatt: I think we’re at a crossroads. Since the 1990s the cost of sending a bit across the network has dropped by 99%. The...
Tuanorea: Matt and ReadyK, I had some friends with a kid who was required to drive 50 hours with a non-relative. This was his penance to...
Greg Norton: Driving home today, I heard one of the car-oriented radio shows discussing how the new Mercedes sedans can read the speed...
Tuanorea: MikePizzo, “Dedicated groups (like the NRA et al,) provide organized resistance against the erosion of 2nd Amendment rights.”...
Anonymous: Put wings on those pigs.

Tag: bad driving

Today’s Clover: The Random Stopper

The Spoonful of Poo . . .

How Not To Be a Clover

Why it Takes Forever to Get Anywhere

Don’t Be That Guy. . .

Dancing With Clovers

A New Species of Clover

Drive at Your Own Pace

The Clover Test

The Road Rage Defuser (Or How To Avoid Being A Clover)

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