The Diablo was the last rear wheel drive only Lambo, right? (And that got 4wd on some versions, IIRC)

When my (ex) wife's business first started, and it seemed as though we were on the verge of fantastic wealth, she asked the people on the Aston Martin stand at the auto show if the rear parcel shelf in a Vantage could be modified to hold a child seat. They said "yes."

In the New York Metro area 400K is mid-price, unless you live somewhere sketchy.

There haven't been many "conventional" wars between Western equipped and Soviet-style armies. But the ones that have: Six Day War, 73 War, Desert Storm I and II - did not go well for the Soviet side. Of course the Soviet side was represented by proxies, and didn't always have the latest and greatest.

Don't lemon laws apply? My ex-wife had to get a lawyer to deal with (name redacted). He wrote a letter, they took it back, and reimbursed her legal fees. Might be worth doing, unless you really like the vehicle.

Can I get a round of applause for John Britten? (http://www.nzedge.com/john-britten/ )

True - the Shah was mostly pro-Israel. That's why we sold him F14s.

NJ transit got rid of theirs in the early 80s. Sigh. Good times.

I'm not a pick-up artist (nor do I know any), but I thought one of their techniques involved insulting the girl. So ... an excuse so crazy it just might be true?

If you believe the screening process is 100% reliable, I have a bridge to sell you.

Not to mention the American Red Cross has been under a consent decree for years because of problems with their blood-banking. Relying on them to accurately screen blood donations is playing Russian Roulette .

Seems appropriate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon,_F… A town in Florida where people cut off their limbs for the insurance money.

We asked our minister about that. He said if someone stood up and objected, he'd remind them that disturbing a religious ceremony is a crime (at least in NJ) and then take them aside and talk to them privately.

As the linked article says, Tesla takes all the retailing profit for itself. If you're worried about the erosion of middle-class jobs and the increasing concentration of wealth, you have to root for the dealers, even though they're scum.

Nothing to stop an existing company from creating a new brand that sells direct to the public. That's what dealers are really afraid of, I would imagine.

IF they're being paid "industry standards" then I agree with you.

I'm too young to remember, but how did Mexico do in '68?

They can do work - as long as that work doesn't compete with the private (or public employees) sector in any way, shape, or form. More humane conditions wouldn't be a bad idea, either. Sentencing is harsher than it needs to be,. The old "liberal judges soft on crime" cliche stopped being true a long time ago (if…

Do YOU want to compete with prison labor? It was done in the American South and in Stalin's Russia. It's prone to abuse, in other words.

I'm thinking yes, there is no "good" solution here. Either (someone's) private insurance pays, or Medicaid pays. Most likely both, because spinal injuries are hugely expensive, and two million won't cover a lifetime of treatment.