Nothing in Particular

What price fuel efficiency?

A friend of mine mentioned how hybrid vehicles are a danger to his blind sons because you can’t hear those cars coming. I’m surprised the automotive companies haven’t started working that angle in their ads. “The Toyota Prius: Killing the visually impaired in order to save the planet.” Talk about a commercial that everyone would remember. They wouldn’t even need a jingle.

Parking

 

"Yes, you are a little over the line, but can you tell me what else you did wrong?"

Car dealerships

The people in commercials for local car dealerships tend to be hyper, like they've been drinking nothing but espressos since the previous Tuesday. Either that or they look like they are about to slip into a coma. As a result, I tend not to think about the deals they are talking about. Instead I watch their ads and think, "They just can't get their medication right."

Google Car

From the NY Times - "Google has been working on vehicles that can drive themselves, using software that can . . . mimic decisions made by a human driver." I've known some human drivers who have almost parked their vehicles in the middle of a salad bar. Maybe Google should aim higher.

Car sick

People ran in terror as a group of hood ornaments came to life and engaged in interpretive dance.

Celebration

The floats in Afghanistan's Christmas parade are still not what you'd call exciting.

Concept car

You'll be the envy of the neighborhood when you pull up in what appears to be a large shoe.

Driven to frustration

Damn rental car.

Joke - 2/23/10

Corolla with malfunctioning accelerator wins Indy 500.

Auto Show

At the International Auto Show, these men demonstrated the number of ways you could become permanently disabled by the new VW.