We are all gonna miss Patrick but this was an awesome goodbye letter to us Jalops. Patrick is right when he talks about the community that exists right here. He led the way by not trying to bullshit us. He catches a lot of crap for banging up a Camaro mule but I knew this was an honest site when he POSTED about it and…

Wow, even the engineering staff knew to avoid the ‘auto’ transmission. Here’s a long anecdote: I had a sales consultant run up to me on a Friday evening as I was desperately trying to get home for a family dinner. He was trying to close a deal on a new Highlander but a customer he had just sold a pre-owned Focus to…

I first used Uber in NYC after my cousin showed me its many wonders. It was some time before it finally made it’s way to my former town of Baltimore. I was super excited except for one hitch... The new service had a problem with it’s totally unprotected drivers being robbed and carjacked. A couple of high-profile…

1st Gear: You know the shit has hit the fan when a multibillion-dollar company decides to just ‘close’ for a couple of days. The fact that it includes Nissan Motor Acceptance ie. The People Who Get the $$$ shows you the utter desperation.

Patrick: I dont like it, but I understand. I wish you much success at your new site. Thanks for helping to keep Jalopnik weird and awesome through Gawker, Thiel, Spanfeller... You know what I mean.

It’ll sell. I know a few people in the market...

Nice. Don't we all?

I always think the same thing. Then I remember that the Mustang looked like this in 1978 when the V8 Vantage debuted.

There are worse ways to spend your massive fortune. I love the Pre-Ford PAG Aston’s. They were quintessentially British. Look at that beautiful interior.

So true. Mine is a company vehicle so I didn’t actually purchase it with my money. My S.O. calls it a “thug truck” and refuses to drive it. The truly sick part is I get more compliments on the ‘Slade than I do on any other demo. $170k BMW 7 series? Nothing. Maserati Stelvio? Nope. Range Rover Autobiography? Yawn.

I’ve been waiting for BMW to change course on this one. Now if we can just change their minds on the new 4 Series design...

The Buick Regal CXL Turbo and Regal GS went on sale in ‘11. Buick sales were up 90% year-over-year in February ‘11. CXL Turbo models were spending less than 2 weeks on dealer lots. It didn’t last long...

My 7-year old daughter saw a Mary Kay Escalade during the summer and yelled at me: “Look Daddy, it’s just like your car but PRETTY!” She’s a true MiniJalop but she’s definitely in her “pink phase” lol. I found a pic of a similar one. I didn’t think the ‘Slade could be more conspicuous...

This is why we can’t have nice things...

Informative post. I’ve been wondering what GM’s ultimate goal was with this lawsuit or what basis they were bringing it. Originally I thought they wanted to nullify their current UAW contract but I don’t think so. My question now is if GM was irreparably harmed by FCA corruption... Is Ford going to join the lawsuit…

GM is the king of great concepts that never make it to production...

Thank you. I’ve never seen that before and I love it. Ah, the Aussies.

You may be right. Trump is too big a punk to EVER hit someone. I loved Top Gear and I love TGT but I’ve never deluded myself by thinking that Jeremy Clarkson is a sensitive soul who cares about others. He should have taken a little humility from his mum who handmade Paddington Bears for her children including a wee…

One question: As you exit your car elevator that holds the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S and you fire it up and merge into traffic...

You’re probably right...