So the other day, I dropped in on 8 Barrel and the missus. 8 has a “new” car, a BMW 3 Series E90. It is a 335i, which means somewhere between 306 and 335 bhp. Wifey has an E93 335i – this: Both are hella fast. The 4 door would be my choice for most purposes, except […]
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on a Fucked Up And Stupid weekend in January 1988 when the newlywed Phids blow you off? Visit a frozen great lake and go bowling for beers in Bangor (pronounced bang-(h)er) Michigan. And not have sex with the one girl who showed up, because – duh – she only wants to be your friend.
Read more "What to do"when your wheels are on fire. Or when you’ve got a pointless interview in Monroe, or some other dopwnriver wasteland.
Read more "What to Drive"and then fuck around with drifting in the snow until we forecheck a snowbank with the trunk!*
8 Barrel, moments before doing exactly that
(Ed.: No, you DON’T get to live anything down. Ever.)
Read more "Let’s go to Family Foods"Drive By Shootings What to drive when you live in a roach motel crappy apartment and have a fondness for Jim Beam that sometimes gets away from you. (Ed.: That would explain the cage?) What happened to the paint? Ask the Kraft American cheese slices. Moral of the story: Whiskey is for riding in the […]
Read more "I know why the caged bird sings"I am driving down the road today, listening to the iPod Shuffle shuffle. And I am transported. It’s the summer of 1982. Friday Night Videos is every Friday at 11:30 – a godsend for those of us without cable and the MTV. Ninety minutes of Sharp Dressed Man and Billie Jean and this: Beers with 8 […]
Read more "Acid Flashback: Friday Night Videos"I guess our test drive of a ’94 Mustang was a little too spirited. HT: Winding Road. We didn’t crach anything, but the spontaneous icy patches made it interesting, in a “Family Foods Fiat flashing before your eyes” kind of way. Vanderhyde Mckimmy (the predecessor dealer) was way cooler about shit like tree rash.
Read more "Why Galesburg Ford Banned Me and 8 Barrel"Swerved to avoid hitting a dog, slammed into another car instead. via Exotic Car Crashes, Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Mercedes.
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