My understanding was that the older Civics from the early to mid 90s were built with a superior suspension design for handling compared to the latest models which are build with designs built to save costs and increase interior space.

people who think their phone can deliver equal or better quality images by just looking at the 720 resolution are completely out of their minds.

Generalize much?

So you don't feel that running engine oil through the heat of the turbos can compromise lubrication compared to normally aspirated applications? I just think that a component that runs in the 100K rpm range and gets hot enough to glow red and shares a circulatory system with the engine's essential lubrication fluid…

I do think the boost makes internal engines run temps higher and that hurts reliability

I loved mine. A 95 DX. I loved the way the rear door swung down and the rear window swung up.

My wife's 2006 Mercedes S class. It is built on systems so proprietary that it cannot be upgraded at all. I wanted a simple way to plug in an Ipod into the stereo system. The car doesn't have an "aux" plug. Ok, well, let's figure out where we could splice some rca inputs? Nope. Everything is digital fiberoptics…

Generally, when it comes to tools, keeping tools with tools makes it a lot less likely that it will get lost. Some other small things however - rolls of scotch tape, glue sticks - seem to always get lost. I take them out of a drawer, use it, then fail to put it away. The next time I need tape, I'm not sure where…

It's easy to armchair quarterback by looking at the situation in a video window.

The problem with that kind of prosecutorial argument is that it totally ignores the fact that most cases end in plea bargains because cases in the US end up with 95%+ conviction rates.

The Lexus reliability reputation was earned in the 90s but the facts show that the 00s models became a lot more troublesome and unreliable. The LS400 of the 90s was very reliable. The subsequent LS460 had a lot of issues with the drivetrain.

Perhaps. Russia is a better oligarchy for the super rich than the USA, despite our best efforts as of the last couple of decades to coddle the rich. Don't you think that the superpowers will end up splitting the China population along the lines of: top 1-5% go to Russia, middle class go to USA, bottom class stays in…

If the bubble has burst (jury still out?), then why does it seem like consumerism and purchasing power seems to be still increasing? Is this inaccurate compared to the actual data? I thought the Chinese were now buying up property all over the world and consuming more than ever before.

while I agree that the Chinese bubble is inevitably going to burst, my question are "when" and "What will precipitate it"? Historically, bubbles have grown by departing from fundamental business metrics and into magical-thinking speculation and burst when a specific point was reached when everyone knew this was too…

I think that is essentially what it is. I bet it has a non-exotic engine in there on a frame and with custom body panels bolted on.

yeah, i mean it's not like Maybach is remembered for burning people alive or exploding at 5mph crashes so it's not like it has a bad reputation. It's just feels like they *just* buried the corpse and they're digging it back up now. It's too soon to have nostalgic throwbacks to that name yet.

wait, didn't they have these in the Star Wars prequels?

Well, whether we're talking model names or brand names, the concept of branding carries some principles and for Maybach to come back, MB is going to have its marketing work cut out for them because there's some stain of failure (in the market) that remains fresh on the minds of the public, and conspicuous consumers…

yeah, some brands just get cruddied up with luggage that it's best to just not reuse those names for a while. Phaeton, Corvair, Edsel, Maybach... some could come back, others are kind of ruined forever. Like the Ford Adolf.

The Camaro is not a brand name. It's a car model that Chevrolet, which is part of GM, put out. A more apt comparison would be: Maybach is to Mercedes Benz like Oldsmobile is to GM.