February 8: More off-roading . . .
Read MorePrecisely 4 days ago, I had an encounter with a Ford Freestar van that was mistaken for an off-road vehicle. The underside of that van was caked with mud in every available opening which resulted in a few unexplained noises and vibrations. The Chevrolet Malibu from our rental fleet seen in the photo above experienced something similar, but thankfully on a much lesser scale.