I was NP until I saw the Raiders sticker.

I hate myself, but...

I realize it is part and parcel with it being the type of vehicle but the situation of the driver has got to be a punishing place to be. I mean, sitting over the wheels like that must lead to some extreme discomfort, like maybe being hit in the face with you own scrotum?

That thing is just awful man I’m sorry but jesus.

I can’t stop watching the guy crashing it.

“fell asleep”

You need to check out the www.jalopnik.com website.

Meanwhile… In Torchinsky’s cubicle…

That’s 27 years of swass and swalls, my friend.

Yep, that was us. We had been living in Minneapolis. We bought a “Garage Condo” for our cars. But, it was a pain the ass to drive 45 minutes to work on a project. Or, if you were doing something at home, just to get a tool.

All it needs is a decent engine and a decent manual transmission. I say manual because the CVT is fine per CVT standards, but the 5 speed is an abomination with its drunk-esque precision and total lack of clutch feel.

It was misleadingly styled. Its looks made it come across as maybe a hot hatch that got amazing mileage. It analogizes to me with it being pretty much the geeky Prius’s good looking brother that got looks from the ladies, but he has a small dick.

His death really hit me hard. He was who every young (or old) rider in American looked up to, he represented what could happen if you worked hard enough. You could overcome the long odds of “making it” overseas.

F31 sales are pretty minimal here, and the manual take rate for sedans is low as well. BMW doesn’t want to bother federalizing a car that only a handful of weirdos would buy new and about a dozen weirdos will buy used.

This anecdote has been making the rounds following the passing of Sir Roger Moore at 89 yesterday. What a class act that guy was.

Its a 2009-2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara dash

I still do not understand why they do not bring this car to the US. It’s not that Americans do not like small cars, it’s that Americans do not like Sparks and Mirages.