Modern German luxury cars are built to be leased instead of bought.

The most infuriating thing to me is reading the comments from all the 40-65 year old moms (I’m sure some men too I just didn’t see any this time) who think they are entitled to stay in the left lane because they are going the speed limit and therefore not “slow”. The main problem is we’ve deemed this lane the “fast…

“and it sounds like free rein for police to start handing out tickets to anyone in the left lane”

Repeat after me: the left lane is NOT the “fast lane” it is the passing lane. It is for passing, not for cruising, regardless of your speed.

You’re kind of a dick aren’t you?

I’m going with fake... No fluids ever came out. Surely the radiator woulda busted, windshield washer fluid, oil etc should have been spilling out of it... I’m guessing something was up with the car and this is a video with a fake story for the cool factor...

I’m not surprised. This is an extension of the market for American-exported luxury 4x4s in China.

See, the Chinese like luxury SUVs as much as we do. But popular cars like the X5, Range Rover/Sport, Cayenne, Q7, M/GLE-Class and GL/GLS-Class cost a lot more in China (two to three times more), and are harder to come by.…

So you like, thought this whole comment out in your head, typed it all, and actually decided to submit it?

I have an Uncle who swears up and down that “real trucks have 8' beds, anything else is a toy”. Something to do with 8' x 4' being a standard plywood/drywall size. Ever since I was a child, he would only drive long-bed Chevrolet Silverados.

Some people need a truck, not a family car.

This sort of thing is best suited for fleets, dedicated work trucks, and those looking to just save money. Buyers seeking a full 8' bed have to deal with the added overall length, and can counter that by opting for the single cab. Also, fleet trucks and other dedicated work vehicles are likely to have minimal…

Oh I disagree. I can think of plenty of cars that I wouldn’t own except under extreme duress, and which, gun to my head, I’d rather just be forced to stare at than actually, you know, operate. I hesitate to use the word “drive” because none of these heaps merit that kind of praise.

+1 came her to post this as well. Cold War Motors is a channel I only recently found and those guys are awesome. The Canadian dialect/accent adds to the charm as well. I’m one video they were checking compression on a motor with awful scarring to the cylinder walls, and the guy proclaims “Holyfuck, 50 pounds! That’ll…

Check out Alberta’s ColdWarMotors on youtube, saving old cars from the crusher/field/barn, and making many of them al least somewhat driveable again. They’re slowly turning an old Frazer (or is it a Kaiser?) into sort of a “daily driver”. Cool cars, cool dudes.

The biggest differences are really just the balance shaft and the copious idlers/tensioners. I’m sure some fellow at Porsche looked at it during development and said something like, “You know, if we added another idler pulley the timing belt would be able to move faster and we could get 10 more RPM.” Then “but adding…

I’m relevant! Not only has my family owned 4 Contours, but I had a 3.0-swapped SVT Contour.

“Having a company accept the return of an entire vehicle is rare”

Well, this was a while back, as you will clearly be able to tell, but it was the only car that beat me:

I know that’s technically a C1 but I feel like that poster is completely wrong without the 1957 model.

Cars with transmissions like this will have a manual park release button or cord somewhere. It’s for situations like that or if the battery dies on you.