Keith Barry
@itskeithbarry.bsky.social
Renault Medallion owner. Tweets/opinions my own. Not the Irish magician. itskeithbarry.com
Live your Fozzie Bear dream for $9,500
SHOWDOWN! I shall have the Mini, always wanted one 🚗 How Would You Spend $9,500? 1950 Studebaker Champion vs 1991 Mini Mayfair www.theautopian.com/how-would-yo...
How Would You Spend $9,500? 1950 Studebaker Champion vs 1991 Mini Mayfair - The Autopian
Well, kids, we’ve reached the end of another one. Tomorrow the world’s odometer rolls over to the next digit. 2025 has been – let’s call it an “eventful” year and leave it at that. To finish it off on...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Live your Fozzie Bear dream for $9,500
It pays to click "See more dates" on Street View
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It pays to click "See more dates" on Street View
Reposted by Keith Barry
Game show where contestants compete to wash dishes against a dishwasher on water use and cleanliness
December 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Game show where contestants compete to wash dishes against a dishwasher on water use and cleanliness
Guess the car from the trim level
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Guess the car from the trim level
A sign at the Star Market in the Fenway blew down in the recent wind storm, revealing a little Boston radio history
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A sign at the Star Market in the Fenway blew down in the recent wind storm, revealing a little Boston radio history
Of course, as soon as I try to sell mine, the market is suddenly flooded with Renault Medallions, including this one with a stick shift.
December 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Of course, as soon as I try to sell mine, the market is suddenly flooded with Renault Medallions, including this one with a stick shift.
A Volvo in its natural habitat
December 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A Volvo in its natural habitat
When I say “Chevy Caprice taxi,” I guarantee this is not what you’re picturing.
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
When I say “Chevy Caprice taxi,” I guarantee this is not what you’re picturing.
The Crosstrek is great. Hybrids are great. But we keep getting distracted by the numbers on the window sticker of our new Crosstrek Hybrid. www.consumerreports.org/cars/suvs/20...
First Drive: The 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid Delivers Pricey Improvements - Consumer Reports
The 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid is easier to live with, but may not be the best value.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Crosstrek is great. Hybrids are great. But we keep getting distracted by the numbers on the window sticker of our new Crosstrek Hybrid. www.consumerreports.org/cars/suvs/20...
More big automotive news today: CR's new car reliability and owner satisfaction ratings are out! www.consumerreports.org/cars/cars-dr...
Which Brands Make the Best Cars? - Consumer Reports
CR tells you which car brands make the best vehicles based on Overall Score, factoring in average road-test score, reliability, owner satisfaction, and safety.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
More big automotive news today: CR's new car reliability and owner satisfaction ratings are out! www.consumerreports.org/cars/cars-dr...
No surprises here, but the data is skewed because the real obscure stuff isn’t available on streaming platforms
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
No surprises here, but the data is skewed because the real obscure stuff isn’t available on streaming platforms
Reposted by Keith Barry
this is crazy. says here the 2025 song of the year is “breakout” by swing out sister
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
this is crazy. says here the 2025 song of the year is “breakout” by swing out sister
Apparently I was the first person to use the phrase “Weird Car Twitter” on Twitter. I met people from all over the world. I learned about, got to drive, and even own some of the oddest cars ever made. Imagine millions of similar communities. That’s what’s been lost.
www.aronline.co.uk/opinion/weir... Worth a read.
Bring back the weird: remembering the glorious chaos of Weird Car Twitter
A love letter to Weird Car Twitter — the strange, joyful corner of the internet that celebrated oddball cars, forgotten survivors and the beauty of being different. Why it mattered, why it vanished, a...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Apparently I was the first person to use the phrase “Weird Car Twitter” on Twitter. I met people from all over the world. I learned about, got to drive, and even own some of the oddest cars ever made. Imagine millions of similar communities. That’s what’s been lost.
This video review felt more like a Very Special Episode youtu.be/h0kMy-0beHs
2025 Volvo EX90 Review | Consumer Reports
YouTube video by Consumer Reports
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November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This video review felt more like a Very Special Episode youtu.be/h0kMy-0beHs
Dueling fire-related recalls with no fixes available mean it's a bad time to be a 4xe owner www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-rec...
Jeep Plug-In Hybrid SUVs Recalled Again for Fire Risk - Consumer Reports
Jeep is recalling some plug-in hybrid Grand Cherokee and Wrangler 4xe SUVs because a manufacturing defect could cause engine failure or a fire.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Dueling fire-related recalls with no fixes available mean it's a bad time to be a 4xe owner www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-rec...
Reposted by Keith Barry
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I always wondered who played the unexpected violin solo on Paula Abdul’s “Rush, Rush.” It was Stuart Canin, who also performed a solo concert for Truman, Churchill, and Stalin at the Potsdam Conference in 1945, and started the Jack Benny-Fred Allen feud. stringsmagazine.com/from-riflema...
From Rifleman to Concertmaster, Stuart Canin Looks Back 90 Years | Strings Magazine
By Cristina Schreil Stuart Canin whips open the door to his Berkeley home and shakes my hand with the kind of solid clasp you’d expect from any lifelong violinist. While many in the Bay Area…
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November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I always wondered who played the unexpected violin solo on Paula Abdul’s “Rush, Rush.” It was Stuart Canin, who also performed a solo concert for Truman, Churchill, and Stalin at the Potsdam Conference in 1945, and started the Jack Benny-Fred Allen feud. stringsmagazine.com/from-riflema...
Another photo of the new Telluride
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another photo of the new Telluride
Reposted by Keith Barry
Google Is Why Grandpa Thinks A Mustang Truck Is Coming And It’s Trying To Kill Our Business www.theautopian.com/google-is-wh...
Google Is Why Grandpa Thinks A Mustang Truck Is Coming And It's Trying To Kill Our Business - The Autopian
I like to say that advertising is not how we make money, but how we avoid losing money. But that’s no longer the case, because of what I suspect are changes to Google’s algorithm to promote utter crap...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Google Is Why Grandpa Thinks A Mustang Truck Is Coming And It’s Trying To Kill Our Business www.theautopian.com/google-is-wh...
Did Fiat intend for the 500e to play the last line of “I’m a Little Teapot” when you turn off the car?
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Did Fiat intend for the 500e to play the last line of “I’m a Little Teapot” when you turn off the car?
Thinking it might be time to move on to another project. I’ve had some interest from Renault Club members, but I want to float the idea here, too: Anyone interested in taking on one of the last 1988 Renault Medallions in existence? 122k miles, runs but needs work (obviously). In CT. DMs open.
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Thinking it might be time to move on to another project. I’ve had some interest from Renault Club members, but I want to float the idea here, too: Anyone interested in taking on one of the last 1988 Renault Medallions in existence? 122k miles, runs but needs work (obviously). In CT. DMs open.
Accidental Sir William Lyons
Musk repeats the line about the car "feeling like a living creature" with some future update in FSD software. This functionality is not dependent on the new AI5 hardware. Purely a software problem. "Living creature."
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Accidental Sir William Lyons
Reposted by Keith Barry
after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports
Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...