@firepwr: Indeed, the analogs do not get any better than this.

@jpech: Like a rock!

@skaycog: You're reminding me of some good advice that showed up in my inbox one day...

If Honda would get their AISMO in the Oshkosh TerraMax and send it into town for my groceries then I wouldn't have to worry about urban warfare. I could stay home, sitting in my bean bag chair eating Cheetos while I comment on Jalopnik.

Wow, serious business. I guess if I want an R34 I'm going to have to do it the honest way and build it from scratch in my basement over the next 17 years.

@Syrax, the hyrax:

Gotta love that classic Toyota reliability... they're always there to poke fun at.

Man, this just seems too logical to me. It's real unfortunate that people lost their lives due to this problem, but it seems like a standard order of operations if the vehicle is accelerating uncontrollably.

I've had something similar to this for ages. Works the same, but with less computer programming hassle.

@Deartháir II: The Return:

@Number_Six: Evan Evans raced with hand controls as well... Made for some pretty impressive in-car footage of him juggling hand throttle/brake, steering wheel, and manual gear shift. Most of the time he was doing it well out in front of the rest of the field.

I'm not from Detroit, so I shouldn't make fun... but I get the feeling that when you refer to it as "City Airport" you do so in your best Sean Connery impersonation voice.

@John Krewson: Gotta fill the tag first... then we can talk.

@Timtoolman, still looking for work.:

@Timtoolman, still looking for work.: I've heard the story, I skimmed the article (second time on Jez in one day, my head may explode), but I'll politely decline the invite to comment there.

@Syrax: Those are very nice, though I'm not sure if it's because of what they are or because I've never seen one. I have an attraction to just about anything that will make people ask "what's that?"

Tanshanomi, Send my condolences to your Lincoln on it's loss. It may be a bittersweet victory, but congrats on COTD.

@djthekidd:

Remember in Commander Keen where he had that hand held game system? ...you could take a break from fighting aliens and play a little Pong.

@engineerd: Smuchemobile? You should probably feel some sort of new hybrid emotion that draws from the extremes of your pity and your rage.