I know for a fact Toyota's quality testing is more rigorous than that of other automakers', and ergonomics and logistics as far as maintenance goes are generally superior. Toyota is still looking for maximum profit, of course, but they go about it more how MB did prior to the 90s. Higher revenue based on good…

Looks pretty badass!

Completely with you all the way. From Woodies on the Wharf in Santa Cruz to Hot August Nights (ok, that's in Nevada...but you see TONS of those cars in/from CA) to BMW, Alfa, Triumph, _____ club meets, to random car fans meeting up in parking lots, to the fanciest and rarest cars just parked down the street (I…

Agreed. The weather is great, and there are some unbelievable driving roads in NorCal, too. I'm in San Francisco, been here 13 years, and I'm not sticking around because it's affordable. But the positives definitely outweigh the negatives, in my experience.

Thanks Spencer..

Yesssss. Old people for the win.

My grandad was behind someone on their phone whilst driving (badly) so at a stoplight he knocked on the window, grabbed her phone and chucked it into someones garden and then just drove off. was surreal

Yes, you are correct. Regulation hasn't done anything to help preserve cars in California.
I'm just sick of everyone attacking Cali car culture because of the regulations, and ignoring all the glorious metal to be found here. California is a great place for older cars, though government intervention gets no credit for…

Yeah, it's really terrible.

You can diss our environmental regulations, go ahead. Soon enough, they will be your state's regulations, too. (Insert villainous cackle here.)

That's a good list. Maybe Detroit.Jalopnik should do some serious long-form pieces (or a vlog report) on them. most of the links you posted were to twitter or facebook feeds, hardly a place to understand how their actions are 'saving detroit.' there were a couple articles on D.J., but we all know the results of the…

My dream? that they'd make a convertible, mid engined, boxer (FA20) based, two seater sports car. It should look like this:

Aaron that's a great list - why not profile some of them on this column? I'd read it. If people complain that it's not car related, ask them what they drive.

Dear Southerners:

Goddamn it, now i want a 350z.

You better tell yer friend that if he is not running the adjustable powerband and the O pipe dual exhaust with that setup, he is going to fry his sparkplug wires, and his muffler bearings. Everybody knows that.

I just had some shitty chicken strips for lunch and all your article did was make me hungry for Slows.

HEY!

She's doing her best impression of the sera

I've been hearing about a new Supra for my entire adult life. Sorry if this stuff doesn't get me out of my seat anymore.