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Er, overachieving. I, on the other hand, am underachieving in my spelling.

1997 Mercedes-Benz "La Costa" Special Edition. Special Calypso Green paint. Black and Calypso Leather interior. Scary, off-the-deep-end combination for a Mercedes-Benz.

@Kelly: Concur absolutely. And every bus should have 8 drunk bachelorette party passengers.

Good ol' Jalopnik. Always good for 100% RDA of hate and discontent...

Ok, confession: I'm a big MB fan. But I guess I'm a little too grounded to keep traction with this car. It sort of looks like an SL and GTR lovechild. Not much new there. Numbers=-wise, it's competing in a horsepower war that, if I'm tracking correctly, is no longer flavor of the week. Did I miss the memo? The power,

Abiding by the laws of aerodynamics results in homogeneity. Abiding by the laws of mass consumerism begets homogeneity and slow change. Paper thin profit margins promote low/no-risk styling. Anyone see where this is going? Right — nowhere quickly.

Lotus Europa.

@philibuster: Ask and ye shall receive, and solar powered at that...

What's the ROI for Saab when seen through the lens of a weak/weakening American dollar? As much as I like Saab, it's a thinner slice off the block which could be costing them a bunch.

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Answer to the specific question: I can drive 55. I pass through it every time I get to 60+.

Er, infrastructure. My bad.

@sample032: Nice broad scope thinking. I like. You can't force people to be smart.

@firepwr: Like your comment.

This is only loosely tied to the go-cart above, but the American Legion post is in area in Maine where they have Lobster boat drags every year. Pretty unique sight, watching a lobster boat launch like a cigarette boat. Very cool stuff. In a uniquely Maine way...