From the lofty heights of the continental divide some 12,000 feet into the Colorado Rocky Mountains, with snowcapped peaks piercing heavenly blue skies, to the dramatic depths and oppressive heat of Badwater Basin, a staggering 282 feet below sea level in Death Valley National Park in California; and then […]
A part of me — the rough and rugged part that doesn’t get much air time, the part of me that pines to call a woodshed home, the part of me that revels in the rare chance to work with my bare hands — still lusts for a Toyota truck. […]
I’ve been assured by my pal Stirling Matheson who covers all matter of RIDES for Complex Magazine that I am not having an early-onset of an automotive-induced midlife crisis. In fact, he claims that there are no midlife crisis cars, only cars that are cool. Plain and simple. Sounds alright […]
It’s got swagger. But of course you already knew that. It has style too, especially the higher-end variants and the knee-weakening Salsa Red Pearl exterior paint option. But here are six surprising features of, and unexpected uses for, the 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan. A Private Changing Suite The ’15 Sienna […]
Where’s the damn USB port? This was the 1st, 3rd, 8th and final question I asked of the 2014 Nissan Altima we rented from Hertz at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando last week. We only needed a car for only a couple of days, to partake in our […]
There’s always that moment, the exact moment when you know you’ve found something special: brilliant sea glass shimmering like Poseidon’s trident wedged into a rugged coastline, the tastiest mojito within a 30-mile radius of your front door, a sweet girl who gets all of your Airplane! references. It might not […]
I published a simple list post about minivans on OWTK a bit ago. Maybe you read it. Maybe you liked it. Hell, I’m even lazy enough to use the exact same photo from it here. HuffPost Parents later asked me to expand on it, make it beefier, make it funnier, […]
For the 2+ decades of my illustrious casual driving career, the single most important *thing* about a car has been the presence of, at the very least, a few drops of gas in the tank. The engine and its various parts, the tires (or is it wheels? is there really […]
