This is why I read jalopnik, the comments that give as much or more insight than the article

So I’ve got 15-20 on that truck. Well, closer to 15 on that one, because as a manual, it doesn’t have the transmission coolers or cooler lines that an automatic would have.

Most people aren’t aware of this fact, but immediately after birth, a new Mercedes will spend a full day at the junk yard in order to imprint upon it an aura of utter disdain for the poor.

This 0-60 and top speed stuff is so worthless. Does 2.6 vs 2.8 seconds to 60 make a difference?  What I am interested in is if it is comfortable to drive, reliable, and well come to think about it, that’s it.  

There are two kinds of people in the world – those who get the Wankel, and those who don’t.

I started my own business in 2015, and that allowed me to begin working from home. When I lived in Nashville, that wasn’t a problem, because in East Nashville, everything is close. Heck, I used to ride my BMX bike to the gym.

As someone who works on a university campus and still has to slam on the brakes when going just 5 mph to avoid running over students who walk out into streets without ever taking their eyes off of the phones, your desire to satirize is a gross over simplification. The campus is also surrounded by a very low income…

Unfortunately, Trump’s dishonesty about China paying for the tariffs, when it’s really us that pay for them, ignores the real question that the US should be debating: Exactly what should our industrial policy be? Our policy of a yearly review of China’s Most Favored Nation status by Congress injected uncertainty into…

Back in the 1990s, if you wanted four doors, performance and a bit of refinement, you had to dish out large sums of money for a BMW or an Audi.

The manufacturers aren’t to blame, it’s just that building a car that passes all the modern standards (emissions, safety, NVH, etc) at a low price point while remaining profitable is EXTREMELY hard. Building a new car that can be profitably sold below $20k may be one of the most difficult engineering challenges in the…

The next time I see someone using their phone while driving, I’m going to throw my beer at them.

Had the dream summer internship at Porsche R&D in Weissach the summer of 1997. Worked in the department who put this together. Most of the guys had small pictures of it at their work stations (Germans normally aren’t ones for such display), and when asked about it, smiled and spoke of it fondly.

Since you brought up the 914/944, I’m going to reminisce here for a little bit and regale you all with a great tale of two contracted cars that almost never happened...

I’m calling this the Gin Blossoms effect.

SOLD!

Ah we can dance shift if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don’t dance shift and if they don’t dance shift
Well they’re are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to, a place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind,
…

Bad take: isn’t this your fault, too? You wanted a Supra, badly. You wanted the ultimate Toyota tuner-sports car, the follow-up to the revered JZA80. You wanted something that can equal it, maybe even surpass it. You wanted the 2JZ engine. You bugged them for god knows how long. You saw all the SUpra builds. You got…

I see tons of Giulias and Stelvios. Of course, my proximity to DC means there’s a lot of self-indulgent wieners with too much bloody money.

Driver assist items and infotainment systems can go get fucked in a fire. If you can’t park your car, keep in your lane, or brake when traffic stops without some electronic nanny holding your hand and telling you it’s going to be ok, then you shouldn’t have a fucking license to drive. Further, no one should have to adj…