April 5 Weekly Open Thread

As always, this is the place for the off-topic discussion that doesn't really belong anywhere else.
What's everybody's opinion on the extended warranties that you can buy on newer cars through insurance companies? I bought an extended warranty on our 2003 Honda Accord and subsequently got pretty cynical about it the more I heard about extended warranties–the company would try to dodge paying for service, nothing that should be covered would be covered, etc.
But about a week or two ago, I wa…

Finland Launching National Pilot Program To Open and Scan All Snail Mail

Is online delivery a viable future for inconvenient old paper mail?
In an effort to increase efficiency, cut carbon emissions, and reduce costs, Finland has begun a pilot program wherein snail-mail letters are converted into PDFs and made viewable online by their addressees, in advance or in lieu of physical delivery. So far, the effort is volunteer-only, but it has already sparked concerns in Finland about privacy and government overreach.
In the program, the volunteers will have images of all their le…

March 29 Weekly Open Thread

As always, this is the place for the off-topic conversation that doesn't belong anywhere else.

Big Chris spotted a really interesting article on Jalopnik last week that I'd like to share; and by "really interesting" I mean "amazing, engrossing, inspiring, and full of win." Evidently a man named Bill Caswell recently raced a $500 1991 BMW 318i that he found on Craigslist in the official FIA World Rally Championship event in Mexico. In other words, he was competing in the same…

Hyundai’s Scirocco Fighter Gets Caught In The Open

Open Diff: a time for reflection

While you as readers of this blog should feel free to come to us with your feedback at any time, we thought it’d be a good idea to open up the chat lines with another Open Diff post to see what’s on your minds, and how you think we could improve the Hemmings Blog.
For example, I know some of you aren’t that thrilled with the March Military Campaign; should this be the last year for it? It’s also been suggested to me that we move the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation C…

March 22 Weekly Open Thread

As usual, this is the place for off-topic discussion that doesn't belong anywhere else.
–Chris H.

March 22 Weekly Open Thread

As usual, this is the place for off-topic discussion that doesn't belong anywhere else.
–Chris H.

March 22 Weekly Open Thread

As usual, this is the place for off-topic discussion that doesn't belong anywhere else.
–Chris H.

Mullin Museum to open next month:

What promises to be one of the most significant automotive-museum openings in decades will take place next month when collector Peter Mullin opens the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif.

March 15 Weekly Open Thread

As always this is the place for the conversation that doesn't belong anywhere else.In keeping with our blog-wide theme of taking more hands-on care of our cars, I washed and waxed the Audi yesterday. Which … means that I've waxed a car more times in the last three months (2) than I have in the rest of my life combined (1).–Chris H.

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