Serious question - now that Jalopnik is breaking into TV and all, why is there no budget allocated for you to buy insane things like this once every quarter or so, and test drive/destroy them under their own power for the sake of a humorous review?

It’s a what the tuk-tuk.

Seems like a self-correcting problem. If these uncertified inspections actually cause problems the company is going to have more money spent on recalls and warranty work.

I think everyone is missing the obvious question here. If Nissan hasn’t been inspecting their cars with certified inspectors for 40 years and no one noticed. Are certified inspectors really needed?

Even though Nissan broke the rules and used non-certified inspectors, it’s entirely possible the cars were inspected correctly. I’m technically not a certified mechanic but I can successfully perform maintenance in my garage.

i work for a company without a union. my benefits here are 10x better than with my union gig, 18 pto days from day one vs 10 availible after your first year, a 6% 401k match instead of 3%, health benefits with a nationwide network instead of a plan paid exclusively by the company who can dictate which doctors you see.…

Unions at one point were critical to the American worker. Now we have Federal oversight of labor and safety laws. Combine that with Unions making themselves uncompetitive and it’s a hard case to make for many auto manufactures and employees. Look at how the majority of Nissan workers voted.

I wonder what they were thinking trying to manufacture cars in CA.

And a mahogany tongue.

I saw the picture and got excited that Honda was coming out with a new Motocompo:

Autocross? Drag racing? Pikes Peak? These are all questions I would love to see answered with “deuce and a half”.

Seriously, don’t think there is a legitimate car guy alive who hasn’t at least once gotten in over their head on something. It’s kinda a right of passage.

Are there people who are against this idea (other than perhaps drivers and team staff)? What’s your argument?

Agree 100%. Shut them down, sell off what can be sold. Disqualify everyone above senior VP from ever working in the finance industry again.

Azzy, this is my favorite comment of the universe. I will use it in my autosignature from now on. Everywhere. Will provide attribution.

9 pounds is like 7 NICU babies

A good choice in bikes, too. The NineT has a dumb name but look at it!

the thing about ‘prime years’ and gymnastics though, is that its kind of bullshit. before they raised the age to 16 everyone thought the prime was 14-16. now they’ve raised it and everyone accepts the prime is 16-18. if you raise the age to 18, i bet you would see a lot more 22 year olds winning (which we will…

Alex Murphy was a hard-working union man.

As a D&D nerd who has been to far too many conventions, I can honestly tell you that I am neither a 14th level barbarian nor an elven mage. Those guys think they're Vin Diesel's character in The Fast & the Furious, though, and they know they're lying. Thus lies the difference.