If someone were stupid enough to smoke, drink a couple of sodas a day or a couple of glasses of wine, would you let them die from lung cancer, cirrhosis or diabetes untreated? Do their poor decisions in this era of full disclosure merit the suffering they will surely endure.

We don’t get to legislate those things, so…

What a shocker that there are so many replies here.

Add on expensive maintenance and the prospects for profit become even more elusive.

I bought my coupe new, not as an investment. And I have enjoyed it — immensely. It’s nice to know it’s worth probably close to what I paid for it, but I don’t see anyone likely spending $60,000 on it.

Buying a car as an investment is not inherently wrong, but if you do it, I’d suggest buying a car that you know has…

Sixty grand?!?!?!? Maybe for low-mileage garage queens. If somebody offered me that much for mine, I’d be there in a heartbeat to sell it.

Zed Sled for the win!

I had one for three years when new before moving up to an M coupe. The coupes are fantastic cars. And you can still get a very decent M coupe for well under $25,000.

Save for the moonroof, that is how mine will be ordered.*

This damn car has me thinking that the WRX or STI lettering that was on the list when new-car times comes for me in August will call for an alphabet change to RS. Seriously, this is the first affordable American car I have wanted in...well...since...technically I was alive when the 1969 Dodge Daytona came out,…

Same thing, but you guys have more paved roads, though we may beat you on the cow count.

To me, this sounded just like classic Washington doublespeak, the kind of shit that used to come out of David Stockman when defending Reagan’s supply-side nonsense in Congressional hearings, the sort of thing that could not be made into a sound bite to be used against the administration.

Mueller had to know that he…

Your colleagues at Gawker have already figured it out: Send them a bag of dicks.

Was that for all repairees or just those with new-car warranties or perhaps customers who bought from your dealer?

Many years ago when the (now) ex-GF owned a new Jetta GLX, the dealer would always throw a hissy fit that we didn’t buy the car from them and so didn’t merit a loaner. Well, when we went looking for the…

But, damn, they were a glorious 18 games. I was behind the goal one night and watched a rink-length breakaway unassisted goal for Gretzky. Pretty amazing stuff to see in person.

1st Gear: When, oh when, will American companies start separating their boards from the operational staff. If a person can be President, CEO and Chairwoman, where the hell is the accountability?

3rd Gear: This is kind of surprising to me as the Mexican peso has dropped hard against the dollar in the past year, pretty…

As an alternative to a Lexus RX, it’s hard to fault it. It doesn’t try to be a 7 or 8-passenger three-row behemoth. I think the looks are not objectionable (I’m looking at you, MKT!), the specs decent and the price pretty damn good.

The Consumer Reports poll is about satisfaction, not enthusiasm. Compare the MDX to anything in its class (X5, Q7, Cadillac SRX, Lincoln MK-something or other), Acura’s tiered equipment packages that make pricing easy and the idea that you won’t have to take it to the dealer on a regular basis for “door software…

Nobody buys luxury cars—they lease them.

Right now, FoMoCo will lease you an MKC, 2.3-EcoBoost, AWD, totally decked out (I just “built” one for good measure with just about everything) for $392 per month, based on $5,810 due at signing and an MSRP of $46,430.

I decided to the do the same for the X3 xDrive35i, equipped…

You guys really need some schooling, both in terms of cool cars and in history.

Th 912 outsold the 911 in its first couple of years. The Dino was one of the most successful cars to come out of Maranello. It was VERY cool from the beginning as Ferrari’s first mid-engined car. (Don’t start telling me about the badge on…

Our strollers are now officially retired, but still in the garage; the projects still stalled. Alas. ;<(

The folded stroller on the wall tells all. You need to explain nothing.