“I have the best tolerances. Nobody has ever made a car with tolerances as good as mine. Many other automakers have big tolerances, especially foreign, don’t care about quality or safety. Sad.”

Technically not the first Southwest fatality, as one person on the ground was killed 10-15 years ago when one of their aircraft overran the runway on landing at Chicago Midway.

The fact that this is the second such CFM containment failure in only two years is concerning. Great, reliable engines but there seems to be a pattern forming not just with blade failures, but their ability to contain the failures.

Same here. I usually sit in row 17 or 18 if I can... and I still will. Even in the event of another catastrophic engine failure, the shrapnel spray pattern is so random that the odds of someone being hurt or killed in that seat again are just as small as they were the first time.

Hey Mr. Scott, whatcha gonna do?

Umm... wouldn’t that actually be 500 cars per week on average then?

Re: Gym clothes, how about making the seats out of a fabric that won’t absorb stink from sweaty gym clothes. Or factory seat covers that can be easily removed and washed with the regular laundry? That last idea would probably sell well with families with small kids, or people with pets, too.

Center stack aside, that interior looks horrendous with black, gray AND tan. Any two is fine, but all three? C’mon Lexus.

I was always curious about rust’s effect on structural integrity, etc. over the life of the vehicle. This was an interesting start, but I hope another organization picks this up and runs with it so more conclusive results can be determined...

Came here to post this. Despite ever-tightening fuel economy targets (well, until now I guess...) we’re supposed to believe that auto makers have invested billions and billions of dollars into ever more complicated fuel injection systems and ICE architecture to chase incremental gains in fuel economy rather than…

This car needs to be transported to Brazil, pronto.

Generally it’s a bad idea to put money down on a lease anyway. Should something happen to the car, you never get that money back. With no money down, should something happen to the car then gap insurance will cover the difference between the car’s value and what you “owe” on the rest of your buyout.

The car looks great in yellow, except for the red brake calipers. Those need to be black! Otherwise it just looks like you’re sponsored by French’s mustard.

The original sketch for the ‘96 Caravan looked a lot like it... I remember seeing it in a magazine (Car & Driver I think) in ‘93 or ‘94 and it really did just look like an Intrepid front end was awkwardly grafted on there.

Chuck Norris drove a Ram as Walker, Texas Ranger. I thought the trucks were cool before that, but that really cemented it for me.

Pepper Palace is an amazing store. Lots of hot sauces are REALLY hot but have no flavor. Lots of “hot sauces” have great flavor but aren’t really hot. Since they let you taste a bunch of them in the store, you can avoid buying duds. Always happy with the stuff I’ve gotten from there!

“Also, he must have had one helluva man cave.”

Was it? Wow, have I remember that wrong for a long time. Thanks for the correction!

Not all cars look good in yellow. In fact, many cars do NOT look good in yellow.

I’ve heard the interiors on these were made of the same wood you’d find on a playground of that era.