Piers? Is that you?

The law simply needs to be reformed. A change to where all proceeds are used exclusively to assist victims of crime would remove any motivation by locals sheriffs and DA's to fill their coffers through corrupt actions.

Right...because you're own personal Waco is definitely the best course of action in the event of a forfeiture action against your home. Worked out so well for Koresh didn't it?

In many states the moment you do that you ARE actually guilty of a crime beit obstruction of justice or making a false statement. The forfeiture lawa just need to be tossed all together.

Ugghhh....I used the GT500 as an example to make a point that the HC is not as revolutionary as the hype would suggest. Not to say that Ford does everything better than Dodge (I already mentioned my refusal to bring up the joke that is the Taurus SHO) or that the GT500 is better in every way.

Dodge used the same…

Um, my point was never that the GT500 could do a 10.5 quarter...my point was the HC isn't as big a deal as it's being made out to be. In that regard I'm right.

If it hurts that bad you can put some of this on it:

Fair enough. Elsewhere that run is described as stock (excluding a replacement clutch) with drag radials. I did find the Motor Trend test where they went 11.5 on factory radials (and we know how well they drive the 1/4....).

Still doesn't change the fact the HC is getting far more kudos than deserved. Its a a great…

I stand corrected. Britain no longer does (although I cant find specifics for each EU nation??), but this is still standard in Japan

No, it's because Japan and Europe apply taxes based on engine displacement

Viper and Corvette are completely different classes of cars. Always have been. You're comparing the top end american 2 seater sports cars to a pony car. And frankly, 600 and 640hp aren't really obscene figures for the classes those beasts run in.

Are you suggesting that Dodge used a 16 year old driving on a learners permit to achieve their numbers?

Well, the '13 Shelby seems to have been the first obscenely overpowered factory pony car to debut since the heydays of the original 428 SCJ, ZL1's and hemi big blocks of the late 60's-early 70's so in that regard I guess you are right but it had been sometime since anything like this was factory delivered by any of…

Why is everyone acting like this thing is the second coming of car-jesus? Is it pretty cool looking? Sure. Powerful? You bet. But this is just a blatant "me-too" act by Dodge following the '14 GT500

[I]make sure to do all the required maintenance on time[/I]

Which will cost more than the purchase price over 2-3 years of ownership. From what OI've read a B Service with brake job goes for a little north of $1,500.

Do you mean a constant pull up form Denver along I-70 west at 55mph or 75mph? I just think people have unrealistic expectations of their towing rigs. They expect to drive 18,000lbs like a sports car.

Drive slowly, defensively, be willing to let the masses pass you and pay attention to things like trans lockup and…

For context when I was a kid we would take out '77 F350 from Vancouver to Los Angeles with a 6500lb trailer in tow (my dad did it several times) 4 wheel drum brakes and all.

This boils down to people wanting to drive their 11,000lb trailer down the highway (or through a mountain pass) at 80mph and cornering like it's a sports car.

These latest gen 1/2 tons are much more capable from a power, cooling, braking and transmission perspective than the 3/4 or one tons of the 80's and no one…

I'm just gonna throw out a guess that your BMW has been sideways across two spaces before?

I don't see the i8 as being a bargain at all?? Half the performance for the same price as either an 911 or R8. Is it neat? Very. But it's still not a broadly appealing car. It's targeted at the tesla buyer that wants something with more name-plate douche-appeal.

An article full or generalizations and broad assumptions. In many cases he may be right (e.g. financing a new Caravan) but the "guaranteed 55% depreciation over 5 years is flat wrong. That's an average that cannot be applied to every situation.