Need for Speed taught me all about these beauties, and I’m pretty sure Nicolas Cage is pointing at a 550 when doing his “self-indulgent weiners” line in Gone in 60 Seconds. That line is pretty ironic now, considering that any 550 you’d see out and about is probably owned by a connoisseur and not a new-money whatever.

Lol. This is nothing. If you walk into a dealership in Hawaii, they will all tell you they start at MSRP and go up 5 grand to calculate their price. I have gone to 7 in the last few weeks trying to buy a ram pickup and the best offer I have gotten was MSRP, and that was before tax/title/fees. I can get one for 5k…

Wouldn’t it be just better to buy the 2 adjacent parking spots instead of building this stupid contraption?

Silly pleb, that’s what your Ghost is for during the week. Why would Alfred ever drive you around in your Wraith?

The better question is how the HOA allowed this guy to build a cage in the garage. He must have done some serious greasing or blackmail to the HOA board.

I was reading a review of I think the the Bentley Flying Spur a couple years ago in the WSJ. The reviewer made the point that while it was nice to drive, and a great car you simply don’t buy one to drive it. You buy one for your driver to drive you.

(after reading headline) Like beating the shit out of some of those sister-fucking Nazis?

“Fluid spill”...

I’m more sharing my own twisted temptations than really giving “advice” on this one. :)

Tom, normally your advice is top-notch but suggesting anyone buy a 6 year old Audi practically warrants a complaint to the BBB. ;)

The short answer is a mile or so to come to a complete stop. They’re ridiculously heavy when there are loaded cars. The wheels are also metal on metal so the majority of their grip comes from weight, and the stresses of stopping quickly would likely damage or derail them even if they could.

From Minnesota safety council

Right? Maybe if the train tracks were next to a nursing home....

The aftermath—buttermint candy littered all over the place—would make any kid ignore their parents’ warnings about playing on train tracks.

Slow news day = a post about literally watching paint dry.

2005 Subaru Forester XT. Seats 5, wagon, faster than a 350z, room for lots of groceries, available with three pedals (like mine)unique and a total sleeper. And it can off-road well even when lowered. I bought mine with 160k miles for $6,500 and that was 4 years ago. It has never let me down.

#COTD (cat of the day)

I bet that thing really purrs!