EXACTLY. It was about a mid engine and the feeling on the CURVES

Here it is !

Grandpa says Fiat X1/9. Not powerful but so much fun to drive. I got mine in 1979 for the lump sum of 10K$ Canadian, about 8K$ US. Kept the car for 8 years, drove in the winter and never had an issue, ever.

The price is not a mistake or joke.

I feel like this is the kind of thing where you just need to find the one person who wants this car but I’m concerned that person is also the one selling it.

“If you have sufficient money, more money won’t make you happier,” maybe? Not very catchy, I know. The classic formulation also has the implicit assumption you and everyone around you is coming off a baseline where it’s no struggle to cover the bare essentials.

Statistically, money really does have little correlation with happiness, once you’re out of extreme poverty. There are studies showing continued increases in happiness with wealth, at least from poverty into the middle class and perhaps beyond, but there are also studies showing the opposite; and more importantly the…

feel free to email me (eblackstock@jalopnik.com)! I don't know that I have a publishable story about Austria, but I'm happy to give you my impressions of the event and answer any questions you might have!

Yes, there's plenty more coming! 

I live in one of the smallest houses in a well-to-do neighborhood. I can vacuum the place in 20 minutes, do my own cooking and laundry. Most of my neighbors have cooks, nannies and maids.

I’d like to read more about your experience at the Austrian GP. We have planned and cancelled that trip two times now (thank you covid and Russia). 

I’ll never get over Macho Grande.

My favorite article this year.

Can confirm Montreal. Me and Mrs. BirdLaw attended in 2015. People, price, venue, weather, are all top notch and welcoming as can be. The rumors are true, Canadians rock.  Plus, do you think at Miami one could get this close to a post-race Hami?

my dream Neoplan was always the Jumbocruiser...impractical, yes, rare, incredibly, but double-decker articulation!

Used car dealers are such a pain in the ass that a lot of people are willing to lose a lot of money simply for the convenience of not having to deal with one.

As someone who’s burnt out at work, is it bad I always feel a twinge of jealously when I read about layoffs with cushy severance? I’d love a 3 month sabbatical with support from HR in finding a new job... 

I wondered how long it would take for consumers to sour on their business model of buying used cars and charging thousands of dollars more than brick and mortar dealerships. Carvana is the Ticketmaster of used cars.

PND - Prejudicial No Dice - I hated working on these damn things with a passion. Used to perform smog tests here in CA and these things were one of the WORST. As part of the test, if timing was adjustable we had to check it. On this you have to:

I guess he’s in sudoers.