I'd like to think that di Resta is better than these rookie mistakes, but it sure looks bad.  After he spun out at Korea, I recalled the pre-race tv commentary (Sky or BBC) where it was asserted that the Silverstone fiasco led to significant changes in the tyre behavior, that caused some...

Mo-dettes - White Mice.     ...the only thing, THAT'S missing - a 1000cc bike.

Ouch. Phil farking Collins? It's interesting to see that Paul's Boutique only got a so-so production score. I thought the Dust Brothers were the bees' knees in production (sampling) techniques. Also notable is that U2's Zooropa made the list but Achtung Baby didn't. Maybe add that and...

Vanilla Fudge - Ticket To Ride I mentioned this waaay back and I think it's still true.

I've only heard Four Long Days. It's one of those perfect pop songs.

Reptilia - The Strokes (covered by Howie Beck) I think that the production on Room On Fire hurt some of the songs. I didn't realize how awesome this song is when you strip it down. It's sort of the same mood as set on Gary Jules Mad World cover.

Jeremy Clarkson and friends mentioned the Volvo c30 almost 2 weeks ago, and I think it's dead sexy. Volvo's c30 designer blog mentions that it was designed by a good Canadian kid, so I think that counts as a (North) American design success! I was surprised to see it at the dealer's lot...

It's been noted here that European cars are more complicated and less reliable than before. Still, I wouldn't mind one of the Volvo c30s - even if it's impossible to rewire for aftermarket stereos, or difficult to repair. It looks pretty cool, especially at the back - quite the profile, and...

I liked the old Mazda 5. It didn't have the best refinement, but it looked good. The last Proteges were fun, but the new Mazda 3 drives like a Taurus, and I can't quite get into the 3 Sport looks.

I don't believe you need an amp for these. I had a pair of the same Grados for ages and listened mostly out of a portable cd player. The sound was big, and the bass was miles better than anything else out of similar devices. I did get a lot of kicks out of the old Creek OBH-11 amp. When used...

Episode 3 played out like a feature film with all the human condition-ness of it. Really well done. Clarkson's window display was priceless, too. Best quote this season: Episode 2 Jeremy to Hugh Grant on why Jamie Oliver is placed lower on the lap board when both share the same time. "I...

Quote: Originally Posted by ooheadsoo Well, it's got 15" wheels. Dunno what more you could ask for. Upgrade the wheels yourself? Well it's got 14" wheels upgradable to a lower profile 15". To me, that's cheating . I want to see 15" blobby-tired wheels upgradable to 17".

Quote: Originally Posted by ooheadsoo What's wrong with the honda fit? Or is that not in canada? Hey buddy. You interrupted my string of posts. The Honda fit is priced like, apparently drives like, and looks like a winner except that the bodywork to wheelsize ratio is too big.

As a little footnote here. I notice that car makers can't seem to go wrong by styling their headlamps in an upswept-to-the-edge parallelogramish shape. I see it everywhere, and I'm not getting tired of it. Add some inspired fender design and some Japanese powertrain, and I'm all over it.

To give Americans their props though, I really like the look of some of their bigger small offerings, such as the Chevy Cobalt SS. The Dodge SRT-4 that was available in non-existant numbers for a few days 2 summers ago also looked good - but not in that hideous blue sedan version shown...