I'm glad to see that someone has finally ranked the most pretentious brands as chosen by the most pretentious people.

My neck of the woods too. And it is like that Every Single Day.

"......despite the fact he owns a Prius.....", ".....like a Tesla, that is a brand that has it right.....", "....Buying a car should be a buying an iPhone....", "....for awhile I wanted the Leaf. I thought it looked cool and I liked the EV aspect...."

"Because society has rules goddammit, and if you start driving on the shoulder, you're actively contributing to the breakdown of civilization."

I own one, and I agree with you. It is very underwhelming to drive. Yeah, that may be shocking., but maybe more shocking is that I still love it. Now I have the GT (the N430 in Europe) so I may have more HP that what you tried. And mine is a 2015 and has hill assist braking, meaning it doesn't roll backwards on an…

No need to post pictures, I live here. You understand my point about speed limits, and it sounds like you do not disagree completely, which is appreciated. And I don't disagree with your points about the roads in question, I am only pointing out that at the hour that Afroduck drove it was extremely unlikely for there…

Yes he likely would be. My comment was not a defense of Afroduck, but rather of all the other drivers in this recent video who passed the police car. For laws to be respected they have to be based in a justifiable reality that is reflected in normal human behavior. Speed limits are rarely set this way. Rather they…

Someday, in a better world, speed limits will reflect average speeds in relation to accident bell curves. Until then, we only have revenue generation and sclerotic administrative inactivity.

Having worked for Philips (the Dutch version of GE) and having spent a LOT of time in the Netherlands, let me just say this is not even close to being the weirdest , Dutchiest thing ever.

I have never been envious of anyone driving anything (or for any other reason for that matter). I guess I'm weird.

No one is pretending Obama started anything. By the same token it is just as stupid to blame Bush. Every President since FDR has been trying to clean this up. And it is not FDR's fault either. Frankly the normal state of affairs in the Middle East is 'fucked up'. There hasn't been a single President since Calvin…

What a weird thread. Yes, Congress sucks. But for all the Obama apologists out there you have to suck it up and admit his foreign relations have been a disaster. The Saudis, the Turks, the Israelis, the Russians, The Egyptians, all the other minor Arab states - none of them have been helpful, and that is why Biden is…

I haven't met a Libertarian who owns a Tesla yet, but I imagine that when I do I will discover he is only a Libertarian because it is 'trendy'. He will have chosen his politics much like he chose his car. No Libertarian would support such a massively government subsidized product.

We were even referring to the slopes as "radiant."

NO! Driving in Manhattan is quickly becoming hell-on-earth. I know I'm a cranky, 'get off my lawn' curmudgeon, but the heyday of NYC driving was over a decade ago. The streets have become remnants of an ancient civilization, the bike and bus lanes are spreading like a bad fungal infection (as are the new 'PEDESTRIAN'…

As a decade long STi owner, I also concur.

They could film the Canada special in Dieppe.....

I'll hop on board with those taking issue with the phrase "I don't romanticize a brutal, depressed time, whitewashed over the years by baby boomers." It is odd to choose to make that your foundation for a belief about that era (and yes, this is not a 'perspective' as you have no first-hand experience). Why choose to…

Yup. It is a 2004 (I also have a new 2015 which I am also swapping trunks). I'm too old to rock the wing, but I'm young enough to love STi's.

I just figured it out. I think I made it clear that my garage is a mess, so no need for anyone to remind me.