Nope. You've got your classes mixed up.

Those vintage sports car guys are... insane (the good stuff starts at about 7:45).

Yeah, but it wouldn't kill them to spill 1,000 words describing the interaction and escalation process.

Not sure I would see this as a deal breaker if I were considering the car. Every car has problems - hell, even C&D needed a new engine in their Corvette at 6,000 miles.

Considering it looks like a 747 at takeoff... I am going to guess about the same...

I hate guys like Rod. I just had a go around with some douche (also from Texas - how strange) over the Challenger I am trying to unload. Lots of engine work, lots of receipts and documentation (and, come on, it's a fucking Dodge. Any documentation is impressive).

This is very true.

Chargers and Crown Vics?

Again: not what I am saying. I like speed and power as much as the next guy - I currently have over 1,000 and 10 wheels sitting in my garage. But these things don't bomb around on the roads in a vacuum. In real life there are other cars driven by distracted motorists and cars breed distraction more than bikes.

So - by your own admission - cars are easier to handle, right? Then why would you want to have an unregulated environment for a three wheeled frankenstein like this that will inspire unfounded confidence in novice users, with far more dramatic results than a poorly considered motorcycle purchase?

But what about the middle-aged dentist that opts for this thing over the underpowered HD cruiser? And thinks: "it'll be easy to handle - it's virtually a car!"

And the calm, rational, pig-fucking cunt enters the conversation. Welcome, fucker.

Can't tell ya the last time I saw a bike launch through the wall of a house and kill an occupant.

Can you blame the insurance companies? Look at what happens to people who go out and pick up a Liter Bike without the proper background: They turn into bloody smears on the 405.

They probably should...

There's all kinds of good questions being raised here, but perhaps most importantly: how, exactly, should three wheeled vehicles be regulated? If they have seats, seat-belts, steering wheels, conventional (car-like) controls... aren't they cars? And if they are cars, shouldn't they have to have the same safety…

I don't know, Doug, this logic doesn't really hold... I made a similar bad awesome decision: an '09 Challenger with an aftermarket stroker motor. This is the holy trinity of mistakes - recession-era Chrysler build quality, non-OEM motor, unknown provenance.

Challenger FTW

This is almost... bronze.

Fuckin' BMW.