Bike armor. You'd have it all laying flat most of the time, but when accelerometers detect that you've gone off your bike, been hit, gone upside down, whatever, it expands to form your own personal crumples zones.

1. Become an automotive engineer

Applying this to BMW's carbon fibre know-how, plus their cloth GINA concept, perhaps we could have a Variably Aerodynamic GINA?

1st gear: With less than stellar sales, at what point does Carlos G. say "Datsunuff"?

"But my wheel fell off!"

Why do you insist on beating the shit out of us by inviting the commentariat to discuss corporate finance?

Yeah, but your first proposal was better.

Because the Jalopnik front page is where all of our stories go. Nearly all posts from Foxtrot Alpha, Flight Club and the rest do end up on the front page; if they don't, it's because we forgot about them. Jalopnik has a pretty large umbrella these days.

LOL, sure it does

If you're not interested, don't click it. Very simple.

It's Georgia's latest plate — it's a vanity so it looks a bit like Florida's. But the middle is a peach, not an orange (apparently — they all look like pumpkins to me).

1. He wears flops because they are easily removed once inside the car.

Well, that's disappointing, but kind of disappointing. We can understand that Porsche, a dedicated maker of premium sports cars, wouldn't want to water down their brand with a cheaper roadster.

We have other options....

Looks like there will be a dealership for sale in Birmingham. Interested? But short on cash? Call them I'm sure they could help you qualify for a loan.

Reverse: I got this one!

Fixed.

on the opposite end of the spectrum: