I’m trying to think of a good comparison to this, and I think I have one. This would be like if back in the day, Car and Driver bought a copy of Cars magazine, and then re-printed pictures from it in their own magazine. And when they got sued, they then claimed that because they bought a copy of the magazine, they…

Because he’s 51 years old competing against guys in the WRC who are 20+ years younger. There’s also the fact that he started rallying in his 40s, while the other top drivers in the WRC have been rallying since their teens.

Sure. How hard can it be to hire 48,000 new employees at once, and then train them to build cars?

• $11,000 signing bonus is egregious

The issue is that he’s advertising his shoes without paying Ferrari for a license to the rights to use their trademark. This is what de-values the Ferrari brand. If advertisers that do pay Ferrari for the rights to use the Ferrari trademark see that Philip Plein used the Ferrari brand and did it for free, then they…

My nuanced take: Ferrari is overstepping their bounds but I, also, would not want to be associated with those nasty-ass shoes.

I mean, this ad series pretty much has to be brought up whenever BMW introduces something front wheel drive, doesn't it?

It’s almost as if Jalapano writers are incompetent click-baiters...

IIRC it was. Just get a manual. I have a ‘12 manual focus and it shifts really easily and smooth. Not as nice as Mazda manuals, but better than a lot of other brands. 

I love this. I own a FoST (the color in the pic, actually) and EVERY time there’s an article on how crappy the automatic transmission is in the Focus, they lead with a pic of an ST ... which CAN’T BE BOUGHT WITH ONE.

Hello why are you using a picture of a Focus that is impossible to order with said faulty transmission (ST) ?

According to the legal filings, the dual-clutch transmissions

Oh come on. You could apply these comments to almost any model made today that has a legacy. It looks like any number of other popular SUVs and clearly that’s what sells. Is it my thing? No. But for people who buy family haulin’ crossovers? Its fine.

Secondly, are you forgetting what the Blazer turned into? From the…

At first, I was like , “Hey, $39K...not bad for an awesome truck. Oh.”

The conversion is $39,995, and that’s on top of the truck itself.

Point accepted. Since we’re “Doxx’ing” you guys though, here’s a drone shot through the window of David Tracy’s place...

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That's a great idea — I should get some experts in on this.

Here's an idea for an article Jason: