IMO, you should have clarified that a bit more. To the uneducated, your second sentence might read that you think the aircraft windows "provide no real protection".

The point I'm trying to make here is that we tend to think of reliability based on a car's mechanical design and (more importantly) on a brand's reputation, passed along by word of mouth. What we really need to think of isn't the car itself, but the owners. Reliability is a myth. Who owns a car and how it is…

You didn't use Toyota red coolant *twitch*

That stuff is so good that I horded the leftovers at work until I had enough to change my Miata over to it.

3rd Gear: Fiat And Chrysler Officially A Thing Soon

oh no, noooooooooooooooo, I might have to stop reading your posts now. #gokstate

DeFiero filter

Fiat has a number of other nameplates with design vocabularies that already work on a larger scale, and a history of 4x4 versions. The new 500X itself, for example, is based on the same platform as the Punto, which has its own distinct look that may work better on this sort of car. Why not introduce the Punto name and…

Were you following me the last time I was at the Ford dealership?

As with all electric vehicles I'm sure there are positives and negatives to the overall experience. Some owners get all charged up talking about their cars so don't let the response shock you!

To be fair, 350,003 is an even bigger number than 350,000.

It predates them both but it's probably the only car to carry the names of two spreadsheet programs.

You can also get free crap at Best Buy if you have no qualms about walking in and not stopping at the register on your way out. Stealing is stealing. It doesn't matter if you are stealing 1s and 0s from a website or if you are walking out with a 60 inch TV on your back.

It's 4:47 AM in Sydney right now; who do you expect to answer?

Am I the only one who still gets really excited when going to a dealership?

I feel very unloved when the spammers aren't gray and I am :(

Both women on this pic.

Rather nice, old chap, but I think I'll perhaps just leave this here, eh wot?

i lost my right leg about a year ago and while its a different set of challenges driving, i cant express how worried i was i would not be able to drive stick again. the first chance i got to try, i jumped at it and faired ok. im not as smooth as i once was as a biped, but i can jump in and drive pretty much…