Long Term Test: 2007 Honda S2000 post# 6

Sixth update
Current Miles: 79,431

Not a lot has happened with the S2000 within the last few months. I had to replace the rear tires with a fresh set back in December in anticipation of El Niño, as my rear tires were nearly bald. I guess that is the price you pay for driving a rear-wheel drive sports car! Aside from a tire replacement, the S2000 has been running strong. A minor gas pedal squeak has reappeared, but it is nothing a little grease cannot fix. I have also recently discovered that my Pioneer head unit does, in fact, have native Pandora support. Coupled with T-Mobile's unlimited music streaming service, this has saved me on many a long drive.

Editorial: I Don't Understand the "Bro" Truck

Image courtesy of OC Weekly

Not long ago, during a power outage, my fiancee and I went to our local Denny's to grab breakfast since we could not cook. Mid way through our meal, a lovely senior couple was seated next to us. As they finished ordering, the husband spotted a jacked up Ford F-150 pick up truck pulling into the parking lot. He watched as the driver slowly climbed out of his car and struggle to extract his child from the rear of the cabin. The husband then turned to me and asked, "son, do you know why people do that to their trucks? It seems pretty stupid." I could only agree with him and laugh, because I too fail to understand the reasoning behind the "bro" truck.

For those of you who do not know what a "bro" truck is, look at the image above. It is quite simple, really: a pick-up truck or heavy duty SUV with a jacked up suspension and huge tires. They look silly, are woefully unstable, and generally give off the image that you are overcompensating for something. Let us also not forget the cost that goes into making your perfectly good pick-up truck or SUV look like a monster truck rally reject. Why do people do it? I honestly cannot tell you why, but here is what I fail to understand about these rolling monstrosities.