Oh sure, mock the Segway now. But when you see someone pull up to a LeMons race with two sub-$500 specimens welded together, you'll fully realize Dean Kamen's vision.

@Madness (Possibly Sparta, maybe baggy trousers.): It's a new marketing tactic by the clever folks at Mazda. They're creating buzz for the yet-to-be-announced upcoming Mazda 9.

If I lived with my mom, I could roll like that too.

Ugh, I'm going to play the part of the optimist and hope that the Chicago show is somehow better. If I still lived near McCormick Place, I'd definitely recreate Chrysler's Firehouse in my condo. I'd even buy a fake Dr. Z pornstache just for the occasion.

Pffft...he left the floor mats in. Poser.

"Known for a variety of A legend leaves us,"

I have only seen one in Chicago, in the Loop no less. Spotted it in a parking lot from the el. Blew my mind that Datsun made a car like this!

@damnelantra™: Golf carts, drinking, Cobo Hall..."hey y'all, watch this!"

Here's hoping the aftermarket will do the VW proper diesel justice and offer stacks. Oh yeah.

@Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: "The loife of the woife is ended by the knoife."

So if the Viking longboats are sailing in the headlights, do we get to see raping and pillaging in the taillights?

Oh good, another Honda vehicle to place the speedometer where everybody - including state troopers - can see exactly how fast you're going.

@Mad_Science: There's a Saab dealer just south of Chicago that claims it is "Home of the Saab Story". Once I figured out the wordplay, I figured that many, many prospective customers found themselves at the ass-end of a bad joke whenever they asked about it. No wonder they can't sell any cars.

@JCWhitless - This post you are now reading is in the voice ...: If it's anything like the base F430, it'll be the Official Smell of Heaven.

@Illegal_Machine: I drive by 5 unloved new Dodge Challengers every day. It's been like that for weeks.

For every automatic Evora sold to THEM, Lotus gets to make a batshit-crazy 500 lb. special edition Exige for US. Be happy that this cash cow exists. It's not like they're cashing in on their sporting heritage to build an SUV or anything nutty like that.

@damnelantra™: KTM switching to minivans...you act like you haven't dreamed about owning a bright orange people mover armed with a large single cylinder engine.

Actually Ford Heights, also in Illinois, would be a fitting subject here. It's a town that's so poor, it couldn't afford its own police force anymore and now relies on the county's. Good luck with those response times!

@Murilee Martin: There's a cheap Spitfire ($300) for sale around these parts and guy claimed it was "90%" done". When prodded further, it basically came to that he had "90% of the parts" that it needed "200% assembly" to get a functioning Spitfire.

Slap bracelets...I'd almost forgotten about those. And the Skip It toys that no doubt caused numerous adolescent faceplants.