Does this count?

Yes, trucking is about to be transformed by new technology - and that means a huge order book for whichever truckmaker can pick the right technologies and bring it to mass-production.

I think this dealer-versus-direct dichotomy is caused by the market structure in the USA which includes a positive feedback loop, dealers get more power so they can lobby to get more power, and so on.

I’ve sold a few used cars in my time; not thousands, but enough to notice a trend: The people who pay in cash are the difficult buyers. It’s the 21st century, it’s easy enough for somebody to use their smartphone to put money directly into your bank account whilst you sign a form, but there’s always somebody who wants…

Sale & leaseback does actually make sense. They’re a car business, not a property business, and right now they need cash and there’s lots of cash locked up in a building.

Good news: Some P6 had a derivative of the Buick 215 V8. I’m sure you could fit an SBC in there. Sounds like a fun project!

These were awful, awful cars. (Although wikipedia articles are written by fanbois, so if contemporary press said an old British car had “wallowing suspension”, the wikipedia article would say “plush ride”). These cars really were a disgrace. On behalf of British engineers, I apologise. Sorry.

I’m sure you’re a better-than-average driver, so you can go faster. Problem is, 99% of drivers think they’re better than average. Lots of them kill innocent people.

You might stick with the landie, but landies don't always stick with their own half-shafts. 

Have you seen Mercedes’ “Auto 2000" concept? It’s like a Panamera assembled from W124 parts. I wish we lived in the alternate reality where these cars really existed. I would daily-drive it.

M Roadsters are usually much cheaper, but getting the letters “DINAN” etched into random parts and bolting them onto a car is super expensive, so this must be a good deal!

I used to own the Jalopnik version: A 7-year-old S-class coupe (or CL, as they called it then). I bought it with interstellar mileage for a tiny fraction of the new price; it had wall-to-wall cowpeel and real wood and double-glazing; I lost track of all the electronic buttons to control seat rake, bolster massage, and…

I want to love Bollinger, I really do; years ago I signed up for their first product when it was just a render, and now instead of releasing that product they’re making another render of a product in another segment where there are already really strong mainsteam-ready rivals. Delivery vans are already mature, somebody…

Can that even be enforced? We all love threats like that, but how could Bristol ever know which of their customers dealt with the dastardly Clarkson?

This isn’t a technical security problem. This is a human security problem. There will always be humans that you trust to post content on the internet. Most car businesses (not Bristol) also have humans that they trust to talk to customers in dealerships, take payments for new cars, repair seatbelts, fit airbags, file…

TaumpyTearrs is wise.

I would love it to be real because the visual design is cool. The swooping lines and two-tone paint remind me of a 1930s luxury car.

It’s a tale as old as time. Medieval European towns seemed really keen on forcing specific industries, like tanners, into the downwind side of town. Oh, and you weren’t allowed to empty your chamberpot into the river on the same day that the breweries draw water. Rudimentary attempts at public hygiene, yay!

Such a good comment, even Cory Booker is intrigued.