I'm convinced makers would sell far more sticks if it wasn't for that kind of crap. I've met a lot of people that prefer three pedals, but not enough to put up with dealer nonsense or special order something, and the dealers like to stock lowest common denominator cars they know they can sell to anybody. Even though…

I was entertaining the fantasy of buying a new SS and un-re-badging it back to a Holden the other day. That would be fun, but this, this is glorious.

Sure, but I can't believe they couldn't do something similar that looked as good or better without using the faux-beadlock crutch. It feels like the 4x4 equivalent of fake louvers or power bulges.

Well, one is coming to mind...

Silver is worth half what it was a year or two ago, and continuing to fall. Still high, maybe, but hardly "through the roof".

I'm picturing this + the pope:

Selling my LR3 on AutoTrader I had one individual who repeatedly tried to trade me for a salvage title Wrangler. Several more who wanted to buy it for wholesale (or less). And otherwise a deafening silence. For the first time selling a used car, I gave up and consigned it at a local dealer.

Filling out a list of things to regret later in life is a key function of youth. Otherwise, how do you know what to harp on the young'uns about later?

Any SUV with chrome aftermarket wheels and/or low profile rubber. Any pickup with a rigid tonneau cover. Both say "I will never ever use this for it's intended purpose, but am too proud/stupid to buy the minivan or wagon I actually need".

Dealer John Bergstrom, whose Bergstrom Automotive in Wisconsin owned four Hummer dealerships, thinks GM could keep those orphaned Hummer owners with an outdoors-minded SUV that's more refined than a Wrangler but more off-road-capable than the unibody Cherokee or Grand Cherokee. He envisions something with a smaller…

Are you actually suggesting the internet would be better if it worked more like cable TV?

Right, hence the desire to avoid letting the internet get treated like TV and radio and more specifically cable TV, which is where we're headed without strong net neutrality protections. The whole freaking point of Title II and net neutrality is to avoid that fate.

I can't imagine why the UPS guy wouldn't want to handle a box full of hydrazine and aluminum fragments. "No really, Bob, it's fine. I doubled up on the bubble wrap."

Seems entirely possible you're both right. If an engine began to fail, that would cause a course deviation, which would trigger a self destruct. The safety officer just beat the turbopump to the punch, which is their job.

Yeah, I wish they'd lingered a little more on those shots with the sarcophagus in the distance. Extra spooky to imagine being there 30ish years ago and seeing the beam of ionized air shooting up from that spot immediately after the explosion.

I did eventually get it fixed. The brake switch corrodes and sends a bad signal, which sends a computer into panic mode somewhere. Now as for keeping water out in the first place, that I never did get solved. I'll never forget the morning I came out and found a solid inch of ice in the passenger footwell. I really…

It's just a different way of doing things. Portugal is a nation that peaked in the 15th century and took early retirement. If you're prissy about unidentifiable seafood, extremely laid-back attitudes to service, and the bread, olives, and cheese being passed around communally it's not the place for you.

HDC Fault! Limited Gears Available! When I owned an LR3, I learned to just read that as "It rained last night! Congratulations, your vehicle is mostly running anyway!" The disconcerting bit is when the air suspension panics a few minutes later and drops you into "Loading grandma" mode while you're trying to merge.

A silver B6 wagon (3.0 v6 + 6 speed) was my first reintroduction to VW since a Ghia tried to kill me in high school. A fine fine automobile that I regretted the hell out of selling, right up until I found my current B7 wagon. My only complaint was that the v6 didn't feel nearly as quick as the numbers suggested, but…

The bread thing is standard in Portugal. Most guidebooks will warn you about it, but that's just how they do appetizers. They deposit it on your table, and if you don't take a bite they take it away and present it to the next table. It's actually kinda nice once you get used to it.