Tom McParland's saved articles

All of this assuming you are an exemplary driver who keeps a spotless traffic record...to the rest of us I’d say try to set a little something aside for tickets, parking offenses, tows and fines too. Read more

They won’t get fooled again. Read more

I can’t stand it, I know you planned it Read more

Wheel of Time keeps on turning Read more

I think Doug DeMuro was singlehandedly responsible for CarMax changing their warranty policies. This couldn’t happen today. Read more

That’s such a bizarre comment even without the political undertone. “Thank you Quentin for opening our eyes! Before you came along we could never enjoy a film from before 2019! Read more

I reached out to Tom about trying to get a GR Corolla at MSRP earlier this year, and Tom told me straight up that he wasn’t in a position to make that happen well before I paid the fee. It was obviously not the answer I’d hoped to hear, but I’m tremendously grateful he was honest very early on, and if I have a future… Read more

I’m a Dodge dealer and I can tell you that the response to this car has been off the chart. With that said, I did sell both of my 170 Demon’s at MSRP and not a dollar over.  Read more

This is an amazing article. This is FASCINATING. I’m not just saying that because I was a SEGA kid in the 90's, which included lots of arcade time with Daytona, VF & SCUD GT. Read more

As a huge fan of kung fu films, I honestly can’t tell if Reeves’ performance in Man of Tai Chi (which he also directed) is just plain awful or an homage to the way white antagonists are typically portrayed in kung fu movies: cartoonishly evil. Read more

I want to note that this advice does not really work for high-mileage cars, beaters, custom cars, cars with enthusiast interest, or collector cars. Basically, it works best for normal cars driven normal miles. Read more

Russian pilot must of thought he was leaving a car’s & coffee event.  Read more

That fighter jet totally rolled coal on the drone... Read more

Pershing’s “It was a trap!” protestation directed at the Mon Calamari was particularly amusing. Read more

The best answer - Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer - has already been mentioned multiple times.

Late-90s but Acura Integra gets my vote.

None of these are still as bad as the pizza take.
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I had a TSX “Sport”wagon. It was painfully slow. The accelerator was just a volume pedal, as nothing physical happened when you stepped on it. Decent car otherwise, but should never had the name “sport” in it’s name.  Read more

No, it is more that doing something good takes time, imagination, and effort. Three things 99.99% of the population don’t like to spend. Here are a couple of pranks that were good.  Read more