bobo

pop tarts

A Chevrolet Astra with Mexican plates.

Haagan-Dazs

I've taken a small salary reduction over last year, but my spending has increased because I've taken advantage of the real estate collapse and bought myself a house to renovate. Home Depot and Lowes is getting lots of my money.

I've completely lost the desire to get a new vehicle. I used to have the new car itch all the time. Now I just see depreciation, insurance, and registration fees. My 2005 Silverado will be my last new vehicle for a long time. My IS300 will be nine years old next month, and it's just approaching 40,000 miles, so it'll last a long time yet. I imagine in a few years the need to get a minivan, though. GM doesn't have a class-leading minivan. Wait, GM doesn't even have a minivan. Guess it'll be a Toyota or Honda.

Roundup

adverb

A dark red Cadillac Allante. A white BMW M3 E92.

prozac

hello

Cherokee

hammer

fake

That's a great-looking ride, and I still stand by my statement that the 3-Series is pretty close to perfection. I've driven the new 335i and M3, and power from the prior 330i can't compare, but it's still more than adequate. I put clear bras on my Silverado and IS300. Putting them on is not the easiest thing to do, but I'm pretty pleased with the results. They were well worth the $200 or $300 per vehicle. Stongard has the best templates, but it costs about twice that of xpel, which is what I used.

2005 Silverado Crew Cab: 7,000 miles

the other white meat

There isn't much in Carson other than an IKEA. I would not recommend staying in a hotel in that immediate area, though. Torrance is a much better bet.

A DeLorean

TB

A white Merkur XR4ti and a '76 or '77 Monte Carlo with two big CB radio antennas and a bunch of red reflectors stuck to the trunklid.

insulation

ginormous

fight

bondo

I've read Morford for years because I get the Chronicle. He seems to have some issues, but he can be entertaining. He's not one to hold anything back, and he definitely is not out to make friends.