The Kia Optima most likely came to your attention through the bombastic Super Bowl commercial in which many an eager character looked to take possession of it. Even Poseidon himself was forlorn as it was snatched from his salty grasp… By aliens. The reality is, while not as thrilling to warrant intergalactic conflict or the wrath of an ancient sea […]
I am certain that at some point, you’ve had a discussion with your friends or FinalGear contemporaries, the discussion of what cars you would drive if fame and fortune were immediately bestowed upon you. I know I have. It usually splinters into a conversation about the expensive car you’d want to drive and the car you want to be driven […]
Toyota, you need to stop sending me mixed signals. Either you’re the purveyor of the world’s most vanilla consumer transportation appliance in the history of things with wheels, or the manufacturer of luxury items like the Lexus IS350 C, the most enjoyable run I’ve had in a V6 in quite awhile.
The Holidays are behind us, and the New Year is within sight. I’ve spent the past month engaged in the Christmas rigmarole: gift buying, party appearing, and Rockette watching. What I haven’t been doing much of is driving, either for review purposes or for enjoyment, as the frigid weather puts a damper on these things. Knowing this was inevitable, I […]
Thursday nights were my usual drinking night. But the influence of forces like the introduction of karaoke to my preferred watering hole and the lure of 25 cent wings elsewhere has more or less altered this habit. I can usually now be found Monday evenings at the bottom of a pint, occasionally surfacing for a nibble of spicy chicken. It’s […]