Yeah, Ventura is a place. A beachy place. Much like Malibu.

The Google Party Barge is slightly less ugly

Absolutely agreed. There should be a "10 worst in the world" and a "10 worst North American airports for those who fly once or twice a year and get their panties soiled easily". That would be equitable.

To be honest, I can't be certain whether it was Jet Airways or Indian Airlines. This was 2003, my second trip to India, first time to Bangalore, back before you could get a non-stop from pretty much anywhere. It was the middle of the night after a long BA flight, so I was quite miserable well before this transit.

Yeah, it's not a change in law, it's the bicyclists who have decided they don't need to use the bike lanes, and instead use the sidewalks.

Impala Limited? Impala Zombie Edition would be more accurate.

Good for the cops.

Yes, OHare is terrible, and La Guardia is to be avoided like the plague, but I nominate two of the worst airports I've had the misfortune to experience.

Or you can drop the engine. Fun, huh?
My best friend in college was given the Olds Starfire version. It ran perhaps 30% of the time he owned it. Breathtakingly poor reliability, shocking lack of interior space, horrible driving dynamics - but when it ran, it was really really fast. In a straight line. And don't expect…

Absolutely agreed. And that's why their supposed bid for Alfa is ridiculous.

STAY OUTTA MY YARD ya wise ass.

My mom was the same way. She missed her Rambler American something fierce.

Except that a lot more old people know how to drive a manual, sonny.

WTF is going on with Kinja today?

Because dogs can have a hip replacement?

damn Nibbles...

Well, I'm not sure I'd say that people of previous decades just "dealt with it" anymore than people of today do.

I think it's also fair to say that 40 or 50 years ago, air conditioning was relatively rare and many, if not most, cars were driven at highway speeds with their windows down.

Was the BMW Isetta still available in the US in '62? It was the last year of production, so not sure. I know they sold at least a few in the US, as my dad wandered in once with a '57 he got in some strange trade with his buddy who repaired foreign cars.

Instead of discussing the value of Alfa, let's focus on where it would fit at VAG - which is nowhere. Under Audi? Above Audi? Alongside Audi? None of these make sense, nor is there a RWD architecture waiting for it. Fiat-Chrysler is already supposed to be working on a D RWD platform, so Sergio gets a pass till we see…