It's like KITT won the lottery and got some gold teeth.

I want the Mini Gran Coupe.

Because they're illegal. They are prohibited under section 8(a)(2) of the National Labor Relations Act.

Good ol' third world Georgia. #11 GDP in the USA. #27 in the world if it was its own country.

In Europe a "works council" serves as a sort of interface between labor (both unorganized labor and labor organized by unions) and management. The works council is organized by the company with oversight by the EU. In the United States, works councils are forbidden by law because they are seen as a form of a…

Sure. Typically what happens in a normal Volkswagen factory is that blue-collar workers and white-collar workers form a committee known as a "works council," where everyone works together to ensure what's best not only for the workers, but what's best for the company as well. It's very much in the spirit of…

I just wanted an AEV Jeep with the bottomless liquor cabinet and shotguns.

Let me tell you how this plays out, just so we're clear:

I'm really glad you posted this. I'm in northern California and we've gotten "rain" for 2 days straight! It's like...60 degrees outside. Tanning beds are jam packed and I can't get my caramel on and the Whole Foods is running out of bottled water.

I actually whipped up this concept in photoshop a while ago, to see how lincoln's new styling (which i personally like) could work on a car like the ciel. Keep in mind this is just a 30 minute sketch thats super rough, but I like it. I can almost see it cruising along the coast with a 5.0 burbling away under the hood.

Hey, its not just the people in a hurry who ruin things at a 4-way stop:

http://www.ifc.com/portlandia/vid…

I thought all VWs had start/stop tech that get's them huge mpg:

Where is the mustang? (malaise era could be exluded)

The Viper from the TV show. Proof that everything is better with fangs & mud tires!

Squareback pickup?

you know what pickup buyers really love? change.

The Mazda 2 in question is the prototype Mazda 2 EV with a built-in range extender, in the form of a 330cc, 26 HP rotary engine that runs at a constant 2000 RPM. The engine is mounted flat under the cargo area floor, along with a 2.6 gallon fuel tank.

I would nitpick and say that generally speaking, the bank isn't borrowing money from one person to loan to another.

What QE3 has done is increased subprime auto lending. Remember subprime? Yeah, those are loans that sent the housing market into a wild tailspin. What it means is that people who normally wouldn't be eligible for a loan can put a little down to get a lot back to make a big purchase. One example has a man with a bad…