Because some deluded marketer thought they could get people to cross-shop the Buick with a 3/4-series and they sell plenty of manual 3/4 series.

Its just a warning to the designers at the conference. "Do good work, otherwise you will end up with monstrosities like this"

Well, then that is a heck of deal, if those have A/C. Mine is a manual.

Because the government thinks everyone should have seat belts and airbags and the way to do that is to push forward safety regulations? Also your concept is good, but it doesn't appeal to consumers. They want blu-tooth-lane-departure-rear-backup-camera-multizone-climate-controlled satellite radio. Stripper models…

Well, its actually $12k. They no longer sell the model without A/C. That said, they really are great little cars! They get a lot of crap on Jalopnik, but they handle well enough are cheap and dependable. I use mine to deliver the kids to daycare and I can depend on it to start when my "fun" cars wont.

This car will sell itself.

This is the primary reason I am interested in this car. I need something that can handle 2 kids, a dog and the tools and cargo to get to our property (trail/light offroading). Now I can get that with 30mpg and a manual? Sounds like winner to me. I don't think any other vehicle offers that functionality.

Exactly what I said? They perform fine for the first couple of years then completely fall apart. The are riddled with expensive, or nearly impossible to repair, systems.

I cannot tell if you are trolling or not? While MB doesn't have the worst near-term reliability, the last 15 years have been apocalyptic in terms of their overall long term reliability and cost of maintenance. My father's E class (2005) is such a tremendous pile of garbage is it relegated to ranch work now, so the…

This guy isn't just cool, he is smart. Most NFL players end up broke, and running backs don't exactly have long careers. If he holds onto most of his cash, he can leave with enough money to do something when he is done at the NFL.

If you could do us a favor and just not move to Austin, I would appreciate it. Californians are like roaches here in Austin. We accept that you are part of our life, but I'll be damned if I want any more of you crawling around here.

Holy hell. Our robot overlords will be very efficient when processing us in the thermal de-polymerization factories.

I hear the government is working on anti-tiger rocks too. I look forward to these helping up keep our flight tiger-free. You know, for safety.

I assume you are just troll baiting, right? You are not really this childish and stupid?

Is it a success? It seems all of those were mistakenly packed. Possession of weapon hardly equates to an intention to commit a crime. Is that capture rate any better than when the government wasn't running the checkpoints? And as far as a deterrent, I think the armored doors and the unforgiving passengers are doing…

You really think someone that donates a large sum of money to charity has no brains? These auctions occur all the time. Wine, cars, art, etc. Everyone "overpays". The goal is to create a fun event that raises money for a charity.

Anyone that cannot master even the most basic of grammatical skills probably should not go around calling anyone a moron. That said, I have flown out of plenty of regional airports where the TSA were as bad, if not worse, than those found in major hubs.

If you read the LA Times article, it says the TSA claimed it was not because she couldn't speak, it was because all of the IDs were expired or invalid. Now, in theory, this doesn't actually matter either, it just means you have additional screenings (people loose wallets when traveling all the time) so I don't know…

I love a good sleeper, but this thing crosses well into narcoleptic levels of boring for the exterior.

Ya, I see more bentley than anything else. Were I in this tax bracket, I would pick an off-lease GT V8 over a new S63 coupe.