Pete Brady
@jpeterbrady.bsky.social
Postdoc Research Assistant at Dartmouth College, researching computer security, and an occasional course lecturer at the College.
I also follow many car people and talk cars as I've been a motorhead my whole life.
Any opinions here are mine.
I also follow many car people and talk cars as I've been a motorhead my whole life.
Any opinions here are mine.
I’m not there either, which is fine with me.
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I’m not there either, which is fine with me.
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
As a passenger, I still love the 727 and the L-1011s. The DC-10/MD-11 I wasn't so fond of.
February 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
As a passenger, I still love the 727 and the L-1011s. The DC-10/MD-11 I wasn't so fond of.
Not as much as I would like.
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Not as much as I would like.
You’re not missing that much. (Temps are in F.)
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
You’re not missing that much. (Temps are in F.)
I have a 2024 Rally in the US in the same color. It is a fun car, and the yellow does get looks!
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I have a 2024 Rally in the US in the same color. It is a fun car, and the yellow does get looks!
My winter eczema went to 11 just looking at it.
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
My winter eczema went to 11 just looking at it.
The business model seems to be “Elon faffs around”.
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The business model seems to be “Elon faffs around”.
January 29, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The return of first-gen concentric dials? :)
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The return of first-gen concentric dials? :)
“Christmas in Jail” is in our holiday rotation.
January 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“Christmas in Jail” is in our holiday rotation.
I love the rhombus Patek.
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I love the rhombus Patek.
We stop there for quick road food. (No, my digestive system has no problem with Taco BellBell.)
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
We stop there for quick road food. (No, my digestive system has no problem with Taco BellBell.)
I had a first-gen and know a few people from online forums who still have them. The BECM (battery control module) is hard to find or expensive if you do. I don't know about the second-gen, but I'm sure it's a similar problem. It's too bad, as it's another GM product that they didn't properly sell.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I had a first-gen and know a few people from online forums who still have them. The BECM (battery control module) is hard to find or expensive if you do. I don't know about the second-gen, but I'm sure it's a similar problem. It's too bad, as it's another GM product that they didn't properly sell.
Is it a first or second gen Volt?
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Is it a first or second gen Volt?
I’d be leery of Hyundai due to ICCU failures; complete failures statistically low, but one person I know waited almost 2 months for the replacement part.
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I’d be leery of Hyundai due to ICCU failures; complete failures statistically low, but one person I know waited almost 2 months for the replacement part.
All Mach E model from 2023 on have blue cruise capability. 2025s have the latest 1.5 version which has auto lane change. I find it too expensive to enable on my 2024 for the driving I do.
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM
All Mach E model from 2023 on have blue cruise capability. 2025s have the latest 1.5 version which has auto lane change. I find it too expensive to enable on my 2024 for the driving I do.
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Amphicar for sure. Someone in the town I grew up in had one.
January 19, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Amphicar for sure. Someone in the town I grew up in had one.
The short of it was I took the approved transit autobahn through Marienborn to West Berlin. It was very dumb, but my defense was I was in my 20s :)
January 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The short of it was I took the approved transit autobahn through Marienborn to West Berlin. It was very dumb, but my defense was I was in my 20s :)
I have to fix my player.
January 19, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I have to fix my player.
US
Canada
Ireland
UK
France
Germany (West and East back in the day)
Austria
Canada
Ireland
UK
France
Germany (West and East back in the day)
Austria
January 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
US
Canada
Ireland
UK
France
Germany (West and East back in the day)
Austria
Canada
Ireland
UK
France
Germany (West and East back in the day)
Austria
My first company car was a first gen Taurus, and the later ones were second gen. They were all competent no drama cars. I also had a first gen Sable as a rental and I remembered thinking how cool that front light bar was.
January 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
My first company car was a first gen Taurus, and the later ones were second gen. They were all competent no drama cars. I also had a first gen Sable as a rental and I remembered thinking how cool that front light bar was.