for the last eleven days I've been driving a Kia Rio while my M Coupe was getting some work done. this is pretty much a punishment of a car, or, if you prefer, a simple utensil intended to get you from point A to point B. its one presumed advantage is that it gets good mileage and is cheap to operate. so what kind of mileage did I get, going about my daily rounds? 20, maybe 25 mpg. what do I get in my gas-guzzling BMW sports car with twice the horsepower? 19-20. weak. totally weak.

and by the way, this silver Kia has to be the most invisible car ever. repeatedly, pedestrians would walk right out in front of it, SUVs would almost change lanes into it.. I mean, if there's anything more generic than a silver economy car, I ain't seen it.