nothing about a kid with an antifreeze jug should make any rational person jumpy. That officer is unfit for society

No shit. If the cops are that jumpy they need to be in another line of work.

Traffic stops should not receive the death penalty.  

Its not just cars. Houses too. I live in California and its fucking insane here. And it was already insane, but come on. We paid $400k for our house 11 years ago. Its a hub-drub, 1960's rancher house. 1300 sq feet. And the neighborhood is filled with the same models over and over. The last few that sold were at…

I won’t shed a tear for the financial institutions that will bitch and whine when these people default on their loans.

Agreed. People really need to avoid buying a car until it’s a buyer’s market.

Mercedes Benz

You want something, Mahindras got it:

In the past, they’ve done tractors:

Unless you are getting out of a lease or you were in a car crash and absolutely have to get a new car I would avoid it completely. Its just a bad idea right now. How do you not end up underwater adding 10k to a KIA. And if you have enough cash to avoid that why would you make such a poor financial decision.

Honda

Mitsubishi makes everything from bicycles to jets.

The GM batteries seem like a stop-gap, so they don’t lose too much market share while they develop their own. But it is odd that Honda and Toyota seem so far behind in electric vehicles; guess they didn’t think electric vehicles were the future.

Since it will in all likelihood be a CUV or SUV, could they do us a favour and just make it an electric Element? Maybe give it some Honda e styling?

Misleading story.

There’s a good chance that the original M112 succumbed to the worn cam / balance shaft sprocket issue, which was the subject of a recall and a bunch of lawsuits. The later M112s didn’t have that issue, and are 400k-mile taxi motors.

Kind of a fact...street/strip or “race” parts are really meant for racing.  You’ve got to be realistic with yourself about how you’re using your car when making modifications. “I need a street/race transmission, cuz my car isn’t stock” leads to ridiculously harsh shifts that are miserable in daily traffic. That race…

The RC is a mess of a platform, that even with the V8 feels sloppy and with the cheaper motors offers very little in the way of performance or handling. 

It’s the LC500 you’re thinking of, which is the sporty successor to the SC (Toyota Soarer) line. Toyota no longer produces the Soarer primarily because they now actually sell Lexus -badged cars in Japan due to consumer demand. It allows Toyota to more readily differentiate their luxury segment, which the company…