Actually, the only thing thing about my Ford Sync system that works reliably is the Bluetooth connection. The microphone in the car fails, but that's not the Bluetooth connection's fault (Ford just failed to consistently provide adequate voltage to the built-in mic). If I try the USB connection, the system…

Never brake, just lift.

Your comment about Apple vs Dells is spot-on. My brother's wife is an exec at Dell, so they can get computers for next to nothing. He recently told me they were going to be buying Apples because they're tired of all the problems and short life span of every Dell laptop they got.

I always wonder when people talk about Android pricing. Since pretty much every decent smartphone costs $200 under contract, are there really that many cheapskates buying the discount Android phones that cost under $100? Everyone I know with Android phones has spent the same as I did on an iPhone to get the latest…

I will be a lifetime AAA member if only for the reason that the organization minimizes my exposure to the DMV.

Anyone working at a DMV in the US cannot legally be capable of the 3rd grade arithmetic required for the metric to imperial conversion.

I think s/he's saying that a character can make a (potentially racist) comment without making the film racist.

Hey look, it's the misbegotten child of hunchback parents, the Panamera and 5-series GT! In profile it's great forward of the C-pillar. Behind that, it's just weird. And from the 3/4 views...it looks like a VW sedan. What's the point of the wee trunk lid deck? Why would anyone buy a wagon that offers this little…

I do like it quite a bit, but not in the same way as everything descended from Callum's DB9 design. Those cars were simply beautiful. This is...aggressive and fierce, but not quite pretty. I feel like it's going to seem very dated in 5 years.

Drive a V-series. Hopefully Cadillac is still doing their V-series promotional track days (BMW isn't going to stop their M Sport track days anytime soon) which were a really great introduction to what Cadillac is trying to be. Forget the Escalade (for would-be gangsters and nouveau riche poseurs) SRX (blah,…

I have a similar problem. I was seriously considering the CTS-V wagon a few years ago, but I'm 6'5" and neither of my children could sit behind me. BMW 3 and 5 series were much roomier in that respect.

The amount of money lost on these projects seems rather modest compared to what traditional publishers sink into games that end up never seeing release.

I agree that timeline seems a bit much, but I'm skeptical of the whole thing. I don't doubt they could be successful in the industry (since they could buy a successful auto manufacturer outright with their cash on hand), but all of this is some pretty extreme speculation based on nothing more than hiring some battery…

Going from Paypal to electric cars to rockets is a big leap too. Probably too big for anyone to ever manage, right?

TPMS isn't a bad idea. It's just most implementations are unhelpful since they don't tell you which tire is bad and they don't trigger until extremely low pressure. How 'bout letting me know where the problem is and letting me know about it sooner?

I'm all for two plates. It makes a lot of sense for law enforcement to be able to identify a vehicle coming or going. But US plates are dumb. The plates themselves manage to be too tall (more ugly for the front of your car!) while the numbers are too small to be legible from a distance. I don't know why we didn't…

Doug, is Japanese Classics cutting you a great deal for the thousands of Jalops you're currently sending their way? Seriously, a series of very positive Jalopnik stories from a popular writer has to be the best advertisement they'll ever get.

He might be right, if Apple were trying to be GM. I'm skeptical about Apple actually making cars, but if they did, it would be a niche product on a much smaller scale. Tesla is obviously a much better model and they're doing their thing pretty well despite being run by Mr Paypal, who also knew nothing about running…

Alcohol wipes. It must be alcohol wipes. Every week I see many ruined keyboards from people who decided to use Clorox wipes (or similar general purpose wipes). Nope, don't do it. It only takes a small drop in the wrong place to ruin the keyboard. Please, for the love of god, use the right wipes.

Ugh. Okay, that's in my now. I'll have to make my kids sing it tonight so I can at least get a cuteness payoff.