I am suggesting that you take your car to mechanics that you know - rather then try to use them for free parking. But hey if you wanna play games - don't cry when it bites you in the behind.. That would be my warning for Doug..

Let some random unknown NYC mechanic work over y our car? LMAO. Wait till he tells you have a cracked cylinder head or something like that... even when you don't.

All sorts of people have odd quirks where they strongly believe in something ridiculous.. I have friends that believe in alien abductions. I know someone else who believes very steadfastly that she has photographed spirits and such.

I think expensive cars of all makes attract rich guys who are not particularly good drivers.. I don't see why you single out Lambo. They are capable of good track times when driven correctly.

I don't claim to be some anime expert - but the character design is based mostly on the manga so in any given season we might have some really older looking designs. You have contemporary stuff like SAO - but there are LOTS of older looking shows out there - the biggest one that is out right now is Parasyte - and that…

Acura is like Lincoln - they aren't willing to invest in a performance style platform/architecture for the division and the Acura guys suffer trying to make gourmet food out of grocery store ingredients.

Couldn't you just buy a used Sidekick or Samurai.. 23 Grand seems like a lot for a truck with 90s technology..

Is this supposed to be some kind of reveal Doug? Anyone reading your columns knows that you trying to make a living by doing stupid things. Jay Leno can buy old cars because he has mechanics and has legit mechanical skills.

It's likely around the speed of automatic I4 Camry/Accord. They rarely test those things in magazines because that combination stinks. But rental companies buy a lot of em.

If you want a new Challenger I got to think the pedestrian 485 HP version is a pretty nice. Its much cheaper - and it weighs less. 485 is plenty fast.

They would have to buy out all the dealers to make this happen. This is why its a shame Romney didn't win and handle the restructuring of the GM/Chrysler. Because he could have made sure things get done right.. He would have allowed Chrysler to nix dealers and/or the UAW.

Transportation is not a privilege - but driving a car is. This is why we can take it away from bad drivers. As far as the people who have 'no choice' but to drive - they can in fact move if they can't get a ride or find a bus etc etc.

If we are going to tax - we need a carbon tax. Why single out gasoline/diesel car drivers when some dude can run his Tesla on coal in Ohio.

Sure Squirrely - you and about 7 billion people feel exactly the same way. After self-driving cars arrive the roads are going to be so crowded no one will want to drive themselves anyway..

Seems inflated to me. I lived in NYC for 15+ years and plenty of random people would say shit to me. Have a nice day is not sexual harassment..Sorry. People would say 'what's up big guy' at least 20 or 30 times a day to me. That's okay because I am a big guy.

What's wrong with the AWD system - it mostly sends power to the rear anyway right? Seems like a handy way to allow the driver to get on the gas a touch earlier..

Worst quality != bad quality. This is why you see such variance in the CR results and anecdotal evidence from owners confused by the results. CR doesn't really want to talk about this issue because it makes their magazine less useful.

But how far can you really drive in HK?.. Do they let you drive into China? I heard they curtailed that. I think they would prefer zero cars in HK..that's why a car costs about double what it does in the states..

Every store should charge less for cash. They get less money with credit.

Hmm? With the cost of fuel - if the flights were twenty bucks cheaper - people would opt for that.. Maybe a 100 or so cheaper for a longer flight.