Might it have something to do with the government raids on VW’s headquarters in between VW saying they might be interested and Marchionne backing off? The whole TDI scandal thing is starting a new chapter of ugliness.

What do you expect from Trumplandia?

Lincoln. The 1961-1965 Continental, and especially the convertible, were the pinnacle of American auto design for me. Everything since has been crap. Oh, and Chrysler not going ahead with production of the Ghia designed turbine car sucked badly too.

Just remember that the fastest vehicle over any sort of terrain is a rental car.

I spotted the problem. They’re in Texas.

And yet they pretty much control congress today.

We could save even more money if we just quit trying to force our will on the rest of the world. It didn’t work in Vietnam. It’s not working in Iraq. It’s not working in Afghanistan. It’s not going to work in Syria. And it’s damn sure not going to work in Iran. Hell, it didn’t even work on the Confederacy.

Honda did it better with the Element. Then, being Honda, they let it die of old age.