There must be a science or field of engineering dedicated to determining which jobs are done by robots and which are done by people. What is that guy towards the beginning doing that a robot can't? This is very interesting!

Unless they have some “thing” about being groped, in which case they can pay somebody $200 an hour to dress up as a TSA agent and grope them.

Lol touché

If you have to ask...

For your health!

You are right. I am getting a little hyperbolic because it's fun. That Olds is a fine vehicle. But let's face it; almost anything built in the last decade is just objectively better for warthogs young and old. Still, for $1,500 it's a steal.

OK, this is getting some love, so I’ll make the case: You’re going to hate this car so much. It will be slow, uncomfortable, guzzle gas, and look like a turd on wheels. Its shittiness will be so comprehensive, so uttlerly encompassing, that it will motivate you to go to college or learn a trade, get a job, earn some…

Yes! these are such a product of their time. And I totally dig them :)

Interesting. The dash has a turbo gauge in the listing pics, so my money’s on a mistaken seller. Nevertheless, you’re right; the four bangers get more love. In other news, that clock tho!!!

http://r.ebay.com/8oguPB

This is great! I think by ‘90 they had the 2.3 turbo in place of the regrettable PRV V6. Still not going to be a screamer though.

$25,000?!? Where u from? Greenwich? Try moving the decimal point over a place or two for first cars in the real world. ‘84 Cutlass did me just fine, thanks. Slow n’ shitty- make you appreciate that first “nice” car.

I'm voting CP twice: once in the front and once in the back.

I think the “obsession” with ring times is that it’s like the quarter mile or 0-60 or whatever: a relatively objective benchmark that can be used to make comparisons. It also seems like it would be a pretty great place to evaluate driving dynamics.

It seems like there is widespread misunderstanding of the term “passive aggressive.” These notes are just regular aggressive.

Was there a distinct “meow” on the radio at about 2:10 on that video?

I predict the vote will be solidly CP. Nevertheless, the diesel, manual, wagon combo is relatively rare here and for VW fans will command a premium. But no, used cars are as cheap as anywhere here; Craigslist is crawling with $1000 Dodge Neons and Oldsmobiles.

“The most dangerous thing a driver does is back up.”

Has anybody ever driven around in a replica like this before? Does the feeling of “I’m a fraud, I’m a fraud” ever start to fade?

We’re in a transition time between people driving and autonomous cars. Transitions can be ugly: in WWI firepower had matured but mobility hadn’t, thus the unprecedented carnage. Now, personal connectivity has matured while autonomous driving has not. This car thing may not rise to the level of combat ins open or…