I bought one of these new, in 2002 and I’ve still got it. In fact, I stepped out of it but a few minutes ago, to a friend’s email suggesting I check this article out.

Counterpoint: When the economy turns south, as is most likely to happen, people will look at their $70,000 trucks (and associated big payments) and $400/month gas expenses and think that a $35,000 to $45,000 electric car is looking pretty damn good.

Truck prices have skyrocketed in the past 11 years. I remember in…

How about this for a distinction: feet-forward position versus feet down or behind? I know that leaves some Harleys in between classes, but certainly keeps Gold Wings out of that class.

I would separate cruisers and tourers, just as you separate dirt bikes, since cruisers are not good for long distances, but touring…

Well, I suppose you’re only losing money if you have a loan the size of your savings. Also, the house always wins. Always. 

Look how miserably Harley’s attempts at wooing anyone under the age of 40 (Or is it 50 now? Can I get a 60?) or any new riders have gone down in flame the past couple of decades. V-Rod, Buell sport bikes, Buell Blast--aren’t there some smaller H-Ds they rolled out a few years ago? I have NEVER seen one of those on the…

I would all the Gold Wing more of a touring bike, which some Harleys are, too, of course. I would also imagine that the Wingnuts ride their bikes way more than the average Harley rider. Comfort, options, reliability, durability, etc. are all available on a Gold Wing.

Oh, yeah, I’d love an electric bike. This one…

Related question: What percentage of Harley riders actually ride their bikes more than a few miles a year? I ask because I would say 10% of the Harley riders I know do about 10,000 miles a year, while the other 90% might break 1,000 in the first year or two and then it’s annual triple digits from there on out. I…

Relative oldster here. My brother’s first mortgage in 1988 was for 12%! My first car loan in 1995 was 10%. My student loans averaged about 9% (late 80s/early 90s).

That all sucked, let me tell you. I just looked it up and the prime rate appears to have peaked in late 1980 at 21.5%. Yowza! But it was unchanged from…

Walked into my local Lowe’s (less than 1.5 miles from our home), showed them the Amazon listing for our refrigerator water filters, and they matched the price, so long as it was sold and shipped by Amazon. Saved about $16 on the pair. And I am one of those bleeding hearts who doesn’t mind paying taxes. I’ve done the…

‘02 M coupe owner here. I have had seat time in a Z4M Coupe and Roadster, even on the track with the tinroof, and, let me tell you, it is a far superior car to the Z3-based original in terms of road manners. More fun? Not sure, but way, way, way more composed, on track and off.

I almost traded my car on one when they…

The Waltons supposedly own three--THREE!!!--250 GTOs, so even if they sell the GT40, they won’t be bored with the cars they have stashed away.

I think this dude has proven his maximum capacity for common sense.

Drove one for a week. It didn’t suck. Felt Tahoe-ish, perhaps Armadaesque.

It even had the same ZF six-speed automatic that was pretty good even before it became the world-conquering eight-speed everyone loves now. The same gearbox used by Maserati, Jaguar, BMW, etc.

But, man, did it ever suck down gas.

In the end, it…

I have a buddy who covered NASCAR full-time for several years and he singled out Dale Jr as the most down-to-Earth of all the superstar drivers. 

Speaking in tongue weights. 

Clicked on this bait to see the gorgeous.

Still waiting.

Neutral: I sure as hell hope so. We don’t need a Cayenne/Touareg/Q7, nor seven varieties of Golf (A3, Skoda, SEAT, etc.). We need cars with individual character, not an Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz that are mechanical and cosmetic equals.

More companies equals more innovation equals more variety on the road. 

And the majority of trucks that carried troops and materiel during the Nazi Blitzkreig into Poland and Russia were built by GM and Ford. What does that make those companies? Less American?

True, but Running Bear got first dibs. 

Car dealer done in by sketchy financing? Call me shocked. Also, could be karma.