...Emory has built a car I do not like. At all. That’s either a sure sign of the end times being upon us... or a sign my brain is deteriorating, though I guess it could be both. I’ll check brain status by looking at that picture of the original run of 917's in white and green outside the factory... OK, that picture…

I would be interested in hearing that explanation.

It sounds like one of the many names of David Ryder:

What? We don’t have direct neural induction virtual reality yet?

The biggest difference I can see between my generation (X) and the Millenials is that they are, on the whole, more well and truly screwed by the system than we were. Many are also much more aware of that too, which is one of the few bright spots I can see in contemporary political culture.

Alex Choi should dive feet-first into a running woodchipper. And that would just be suitable punishment for the way his car looks in that video. Maybe some things the Spanish Inquisition came up with (not the Comfy Chair and the Fluffy Pillow though) would exact justice for his actions in that clip.

I remember R&T having some praise for it, particularly when it came to acceleration - and especially with the intercooled E version but they did say it wasn’t really near up to the level of something like a 325is. I remember trying to get my Dad interested in buying one. The interior would have been a perfect match…

Eyeball comparison to the sedan suggests that there’s just barely one Herve Villechez worth of additional space. All your love must either be quite linited, or be extraordinarily concentrated.

I actually pulled up behind them at a red light and initially thought they had come to a stop in the crosswalk and then backed up to clear it, forgetting to take it out of reverse afterwards. Trying to explain to them that their rear lights were miswired made me feel like Basil Fawlty trying to communicate with…

“selling a fancy LeBaron with a Maserati price tag”

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Dodge Omni

There are none. I’ve wasted much time trying to get the attention of people driving at night with the lights off (because with daytime running lights and instrument panels that are always illuminated whether the headlights are on or not this has become remarkably common) or with other light problems with no success.…

“Chalk it up to our European heritage.”

Doesn’t everyone have a steering wheel mounted fondue set that plugs into the cigarette lighter? Way better than those old in-dash hibachis that you had to keep feeding charcoal. Cruise control on, steer with your knees and dip food in cheese!

I forgot to mention: that orange Sonnet with the soccer ball wheels is absolute perfection. The Sonnet II is a fascinating little car too. Way back in the early 90's I considered buying one - complete with a Halda Speedpilot on the dash but backed out. Because I’m a dolt who constantly blows chances like that.

I forgot to mention: that orange Sonnet with the soccer ball wheels is absolute perfection. The Sonnet II is a fascinating little car too. Way back in the early 90's I considered buying one - complete with a Halda Speedpilot on the dash but backed out. Because I’m a dolt who constantly blows chances like that.

There are a LOT of car horn videos out there - they’re called dashcam compilations. About 90% of them feature drivers who seem to think hitting the horn is infinitely preferable to using the steering or brakes... or just backing off a bit on the accelerator.

Make it atomic please.

From some angles it reminds me of the generation of Mercedes sedans that looked like they had partially melted in the sun. A few small details remind me of some of BMW’s worst styling mistakes. Despite all that I still kind of like it. Certainly looks better than any recent Lexus.

And there’s nothing like eating hay when you’re faint.