I loved the first gen interior. Just a very nice place to be in.

The decision to go with an LS came down, in large part, to electronics. The CANBUS systems on Mercedes engines are not super easy to get working to the degree that Icon requires. Even outfits like Mechatronik have to cobble together their systems and use all kinds of workarounds.

Would a Mercedes engine have been cool?…

Was there no way around the parked bike? Are you allowed to hotwire a car in order to “move it out of your way” when it is parked in a location which might momentarily inconvenience you?

wait so we say body positivity, but also body shame elon musk? seems the entire article is saying “ew, he has a weird torso”. a bit of a double standard no, jezebel?

354 is definitely an odd size for an AMC V8. Distributor is in the correct spot though, so if I had to guess I'd say 390 bore combined with the 343 crank. Also bit of trivia. All AMC crankshafts are forged. Due to the lower volume of V8 sales compared to other manufacturers, there was no reason for AMC to develop a…

I don’t want to be this guy, but it’s time to be this guy: LS swap it.

Apparently it’s no dice week at Jalopnik, because there is no god damn way a sane person would ever pay $13k for a 230k BMW.

It is  not a flamethrower, it’s a door key!

Missed headline opportunity: “Arizona Man Gives New Mercedes Thumbs-Down”

Who the fuck’s boot am I licking? My comments are only valid if I lick YOUR boots right?

Another comment pointed out that 3% of shootings are perpetrated by police. That statistic includes the completely justifiable use of deadly force so it’s less than 3% but let’s go with that number. 97% of shootings are done by other citizens. The VAST majority of Black people are killed by other Black people.

Well I have a Euro background and have relatives in Europe. When I visited, I never got that impression... particularly since the MB models used as taxis have typically been low end versions with 4 cyl diesels.

To advertise your rich status. That is the porpoise.

From the front at least, this thing looks like a mid level sedan. Mercedes has really dropped the ball on the styling front for some of their models. This could be a Corolla, Civic, Jetta, etc. I know the size is deceiving here, but really it does not exude any sort of luxury or class to me.

Go back and read the archives. This place has always been a little anti-conservative, politically. It’s something I’m aware of and simply accept. Irreverence is, by its very nature, a little anti-conservative.

I had a first gen ‘08 RDX w/ SH-AWD and a ‘14 2nd gen with just awd. In slippery conditions, I could overheat the 2nd gen awd system with 2 quick revs and go nowhere, while the first gen just would just grip and go. I kept the first gen longer than the 2nd gen. I “replaced” the 2nd gen with a year to go on the lease…

RE finance people: If by “work for a living”, you mean try to sell me a bunch of crap I don’t need or want. The actual loan approval process is just a matter of uploading the borrower’s info to the lender and then having them sign the standard forms the system spits out. Not much work at all if you aren’t trying to…

You know, you’re right! Just because you don’t share the experience means that I am overreacting. You clearly have a better understanding of my specific circumstances than I do. I mean I should completely ignore the fact that he was kicked out of college for pulling a knife on someone, threatened me for a month…

That depends on the state. If it’s pointing towards someone’s house and windows, they can argue that’s an invasion of privacy.

This hits home for me, even though I am in the US. I live in a small town with one stop light. Zero violent crimes for multiple years and little crime more than moving violations. The person directly across the street recently moved from a rougher city where his house was broken into so he has installed 3-4 cameras…