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This reminds me of that famous song written by Richard Wagner’s accountant, Write Off the Valkyries. Read more

Despise is a strong word, but everything that was ever cool about these was drowned in the bathtub ages ago. Read more

“Doesn’t matter if it’s torqued to spec or cross-threaded, tight is tight”

This is probably why the dealership charges so much. They can't stop stripping threads either.

Am I the only one wondering if Formula 1 itself is in trouble? Read more

Going by their current track record, my bet is it’ll be $750 and contain 5,000 pieces, 4,500 of which are blue pins. Maybe they’ll introduce a new, exclusive pin color, like lime or pink.

Anyone? Anyone? Something-economics? Bueller? Bueller?

Two words - internal combustion. Read more

From the video:
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I agree with this, let them die of obsolescence. More F1 Fans = a better chance for an American Driver and another American Team. Read more

My partiality wanted the Coyote to be included on this list, but that feeling subsided seeing the Voodoo ranked at number 2, and then came back because it isn’t ranked number 1 

Chevy never fails to surprise me with how they can take all these modern design elements and dumb them down to something that looks like the most absolute generic appliance ever. It’s so normal and inoffensive that no one could have an emotional consideration for it. Read more

I don’t even want to rent that.

Would be a much shorter article if it was about all the things that WEREN’T wrong with it. Read more

...the only thing that differentiated it from a regular Cordoba was a two-tone paint job.

#COTD

What stops someone from doing that?  Common courtesy.

I’d drive around a lot in the dark and wait for someone to hit me then take the insurance money and buy a car that doesn’t suck

But when replacing a burnt out taillight involves “learning to code”, something has gone terribly, terribly wrong.

Jesus... that first “GONG” noise and my whole body tingles. Read more