andrewfindley
Alabimmer
andrewfindley

British quality: an oxymoron. But I still love Jaguars. Of course it doesn’t make sense. They think all of our US cars are crap, too. But they still want Mustangs.

I thought only the Esprit was submarine-convertible.

If only it were a Lotus Esprit turbo.

So they 86'd it.

Fascinating stuff. I didn’t know that MacPherson struts were used in the Super Beetle. Didn’t Lee Iacocca have the same sort of “2000" rallying cry for the Pinto? 2000 lbs, $2000 cost, which may have led to the poorly-located fuel tank?

We build Mercedes, Honda, and Hyundai vehicles, as well as Toyota engines here. We can build an Aston Martin at least as well as the Brits can.

Wow. It’s like being blinded by the sun; yet I can’t look away. Opulence. He has it.

Texas and the Dodge Viper were made for each other. Too big, too loud, too powerful. Too much. In other words, just perfect. Yes, I am a Texas native.

What a beautiful automobile. I hated it when Lexus grafted that little “slot” grille between the headlights. The original design is the best, in my opinion.

So we’re better at college football than spelling. It’s all we’ve got.

Here’s his living room:

Please don’t take this the wrong way, because I am a lifelong Alabama football fan. But nothing says “Roll Tide” like having it duct-taped to your tailgate.

I had one of those as my first company car. What an underpowered dog, especially if you’re hauling a full keg in the hatch.

I actually owned one of these things, I’m embarrassed to admit. Not the VR version, mind you, but a regular Eurosport with the Iron Duke 4-cylinder. It was the last Chevy I ever owned. We nicknamed it the “Celebriduke Eurospud.”

Oooh. I love the design of the E34. Almost bought a 525i wagon once. Still regret it.

I didn’t know Dr. Who got an SLR...

“And try not to get upset that even this car’s name was taken decades later by a pretty boring Dodge.” Chrysler made the Cirrus. Dodge made the Stratus. How do I know? I owned one.

It had this awful upright dashboard, and a gaping whole between the center console and the control stack, and incredibly cheap switchgear...” Yes, spellcheck says “whole” was spelled correctly.

My parents had one of these underpowered land yachts. I’ll never forget the first time I drove it, pulling out of a restaurant parking lot into traffic on a busy four-lane road. I depressed the accelerator, and the result was both depressing and terrifying. GM didn’t just kill the electric car; it tarnished the

I guess the Toyota Camry, although I personally prefer the Honda Accord. Until they screwed up the 2016 model with the Grill from Space.