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Carlos Ghost? Did Ghosn die while I wasn’t looking?

Ps, I lifted that phrase from PG Wodehouse.

WSJ Had an excerpt from the new book

I’ve got this generation Volvo. I recently drove a new Volvo with the giant center screen and almost no buttons as a loaner for a long repair. By the time I turned it back in, I missed my buttons and the novelty of the touch screen had worn off.

VW could give Pharmaceutical naming a run for its money. 

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It’s already the same people, it would just make it easier.

The venn diagram has incredible concentricity.

I mean Apple and Tesla fanpeeps are so alike it’s not even funny

First Rule of Journalism — No matter how much you think it’s true. No matter how much you want to believe it’s true. It doesn’t get reported ’til you know it’s provably true.

didn’t they say that focus groups preferred this over a more traditional design?  I’m assuming they give their focus groups meth before talking with them.  explains the add campaign anyway.

Can you imagine anything worse than an Tapple fan?

I forgot how stupid this interior was. Thank you (?) for reminding me.

I see your one button and raise you “all of the buttons in the C8 Corvette.”

Contrary to popular belief—and especially for that type of gear selector—the car would have just ignored your input if you had turned it, or flashed a warning.

Have you seen what David drives? That Edsel is showroom fresh by comparison!

The Birds are underappreciated by the market, so that $30k will go a long way if you want an attractive, reliable driver rather than a high-point show dog and don’t insist on certain rarities (e.g., an authentic factory Sport Roadster). Disc brakes came along in ‘65, though conversions are available and well

“Nice Chevelle,” says 98% of car show attendees.

As a classic car owner, I imagine this couple just wants to cruise and enjoy local shows, not spending all their time busting knuckles and passing each other wrenches during a restoration.

1961-66 Thunderbird - Fairly common, straight-forward to work on (except for the convertibles) and highly underappreciated IMO. Watch out for rust though.