Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. No bikes today, just three cars and a truck ready to serve as cheap, reliable(??), automatic/rear-wheel-drive transportation. Tempted by all of them for different reasons. • '06 Chevy Tahoe LS • '84 E30 318i • '87 Jaguar XJ6 • '03 E39 540i M Sport

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Thinking about weird, cheap vehicles, while definitely NOT thinking about current events in the Providence metro area and/or the wider world. Healthy coping mechanisms! • '81 Honda CB750C • '98 Mercedes-Benz C230 • '85 Toyota Pickup • '03 Volvo S60

Providence area friends: be aware that there is an active shooter alert at Brown University, police on scene, story developing. Not sure if anyone reading this is in the College Hill area, but please stay safe.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. I'm frankly kinda shocked that E60 Bimmers can occasionally be had for short money -- love a wagon, but the sedan is a 6-speed! Decisions! (Neat bike & pickup too!) • '09 BMW 535i • '05 Triumph Bonneville T100 • '61 Ford F-100 • '08 BMW 535xi Wagon

this has become a very important video to me

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Couple bikes, couple cars, all of which I probably couldn't handle ownership of (mechanically or day-to-day living-wise), but that's fine! (I'd go Benz, probably.) • '91 W124 300CE • '80 Triumph TR7 • '00 Suzuki GSX-R750 • '65 Honda CL77 Scrambler

Made a small donation and sharing for visibility. Rabin has written some very fun & incisive stuff over the years (including columns I enjoyed quite a bit over the years at the AV Club and the Dissolve).

Experiencing déjà vu

Whenever Baylor Scheierman gets a bucket I can only assume he makes air horn noises like Bo from Superstore

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Potential money pit time! This one is actually kinda hard -- I'd rock any of these. Diesel Olds, RHD E39, high-mileage Element, C5 A6... what could go wrong (or right)? • '82 Olds 88 Royale • '97 BMW 528i • '10 Honda Element EX • '02 Audi A6 Quattro

I so rarely accomplish anything that I am compelled to post when I finally accomplish something. (It’s also 40°F outside, so I deserve bonus points for toughing out cold hands and a very unpleasant post-nasal drip.)

"Pull it up -- barely even a stain. You can't even notice it!"

maybe i am going insane

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Couple of bikes that I know very little about but seem cool, and two four-wheeled options that are cool but could be ticking time bombs (especially at this price point). • '03 Mini Cooper S • '01 Discovery II • '83 BMW R80ST • '08 Buell XB12X Ulysses

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Some off-the-beaten-path entries today; all seem pretty neat, but that CC has a six-speed manual that is calling my name! • '78 Toyota Celica GT • '77 Mercedes 450SLC • '02 VW Cabrio GLX • '09 VW CC Sport

Controversial take: AI allowing listeners to “remake songs in different styles” sucks, actually.

@coachfinstock.bsky.social You might want to pull that Boston police chief repost, I believe it's faked. (Current chief is Michael Cox.)

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Automatics for the people! Pushing past the potential money pit factor, which one of these four would you rock? (Personally into the XJ and E34 sedans, despite rougher cosmetic condition.) • '00 CLK430 • '93 Celica GT • '86 XJ6 Vanden Plas • '89 535i

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Three neat bikes, for sure, but the Town Car is the one for me. Not even fair, really. • '82 Honda CX500 • '84 Lincoln Town Car • '76 Honda XL250 • '00 BMW R1100S

@scotttobias.bsky.social @kphipps3000.bsky.social @tasharobinson.bsky.social Still watching along but two years behind on @thenextpictureshow.bsky.social, and I gotta tell ya — what a truly terrible time to watch Pablo Larrain’s NO for the first time. 😑 Hope you are all OK in Chicago these days.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Couple of nice vintage bikes, couple of neat vintage cheapies - both of which seem to be in nice shape, PLUS 5-speed manuals! I like the Subie; not sure if I could squeeze into the Fiero. • '83 Suzuki GS1100E • '86 Fiero • '75 CB360T • '80 Subaru GL-5

I’m four days away from the anniversary of my little brother’s suicide. He was 19; it’s been well over twenty years — he’s been gone from my life for longer than he was here. I shudder to think how he might have dealt with access to this kind of tech. This makes me want to fucking throw up.

Did my cat write this

Considering moving to NYC in the near future -- I recall a few folks mentioning a potential move out of the city if Mamdani won, so it stands to reason that a lot more places are going to be available to rent soon. ☺️ Dunno if I can afford some of these soon-to-be-vacant apartments but we'll see!

Participating in the Mille Miglia must have been so cool. I can hardly imagine what it would be like to drive my car for a million miglias

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. You could make a case for any of these as a neat option, but good god, that Benz. Look at it. Listed as a "project" (needs new tires, hoses, etc.), but again: LOOK AT IT. 🥵 • '86 Chevy Suburban • '72 W108 280SE 4.5 • '95 Nissan Maxima • '95 BMW R100RT

Dewey, I’m cut in half pretty bad.

I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...

Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Couple of Honda bikes - nothing too crazy there - but add two slight curveballs: a base Mini (not an S, but it's got a five-speed) and a two-door Lumina Euro Coupe? 🤔 • '03 Mini Cooper • '84 CB650SC Nighthawk • '90 Chevy Lumina Euro Coupe • '74 CB750

I'm no political strategist, but... perhaps defiantly taking the "well well well if it isn't the consequences of my own actions" tack might not be the move here

Hey kiddo, can't sleep? I know you're scared by these uncertain times. For $7 a month, gain access to unlimited Dad. Tuck-ins, reassurance, daily Dad games.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Just saw a bunch of cars at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum today that were WAY too nice for me, so it feels right to balance it out with some cars for the folks in my tax bracket. ;) • '91 Infiniti Q45 • '77 W116 280SE • '98 Audi A8 • '82 W123 240D

My son just walked into my office wearing his Rozier jersey with tears in his eyes. “Papa, are we not going to be able to watch Scary Terry anymore?” He is 31 and hasn’t had a job in three years.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Been quite the ride on the ol' Bluesky these past few days - right now, all of these seem like cool rides to Thelma and Louise myself off a cliff. Gonna go out in style for cheap! • '64 Volvo 122S • '91 BMW K75 • '85 Buick Riviera • '86 Nissan Maxima

Lotta normies (complimentary) at the No Kings rally in Providence today 😎

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Three big boys & the obligatory lil' guy today. (Dedicated Panther platform enthusiast - gotta to go with the Merc here. I can already hear Holiday Road playing...😊🎶) • '75 Honda CB360T • '90 Mercury Colony Park • '50 Chrysler Windsor • '89 Jaguar XJS

this is the most like a mike tyson's punch out guy i have ever seen anyone look

Saw Pile this past Friday in CT -- certainly among some of the top tier shows I've seen in my life (and I've seen some pretty good ones). Bonus appearance from a guy I know IRL, Shahjehan Khan -- was not expecting to see him ripping it up as their touring guitarist! He's in the clip below as well.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Fun grab bag today -- we have an archetypal minivan example, a big Honda cruiser, a five-speed Saab, and a running/driving Chrysler 300 project. Get weird with it! • '91 Dodge Grand Caravan • '77 GL1000 Gold Wing • '06 Saab 9-3 2.0T • '62 Chrysler 300

"da pooper bowl"

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Back to mostly bikes today. Kinda unfair fight here as that Integra is calling my name, automatic transmission be damned. (I do dig the flying brick though.) • '00 Harley Softail Fat Boy • '92 Acura Integra GS • '61 BSA C15T Star Trials • '90 BMW K75C

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Oops! All Benzes! (Well, almost... the Honda moto snuck in there as a combo breaker, but still. Cool bike; I'd still go W123 or W124 tho. SLK has a 5-speed!) • '92 W124 300E 4MATIC • '99 SLK230 Kompressor • '74 Honda CB360G • '85 W123 300D Turbo

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Easy to make a case for/against any of these. A8 is sharp but could be pricey to fix; Jeep is clean but RWD only; the Saab is rad but worn; E21 is up in Canada. Tough call! • '99 Audi A8 • '03 Jeep Grand Cherokee • '83 BMW E21 • '90 Saab 900 Turbo SPG

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. This one is borderline unfair -- despite not being a wagon, I still desperately want that big Buick in my driveway. • '81 BMW R100RS • '87 Porsche 924S • '98 BMW Z3 • '93 Buick Roadmaster

Nobody asked me but I think the bad Jesse should be booted. Get him outta here. Besmirching my name along with all of the other good Jesses out there, smdh

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Closing out the week with a Benz, a Brick, a Beemer, and a Bjaguar (sorry). Probably would have to go with the Volvo here, personally -- the classics never go out of style! • '05 CLK320 • '92 Volvo 240 GL • '85 BMW K100RT • '02 Jaguar S-Type

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