I love that the first name he drops is Rosenpenis. That movie in general is Chevy Chase at his best.

Based on the discussion about the Tesla Model 3's interior controls (i.e. the touchscreen replacing nearly all physical controls), my most unpopular automotive opinion is that it’s great. BRING IT.

I drove a FWD Volvo S60 once with the T6 engine putting out somewhere around 300hp to the front wheels. Being an automatic, and not being familiar with the car, the occasional two-gear downshift was downright startling. Fast? Yeah, but damn. I think it would have been challenging to drive carefully in the snow,…

I remember thinking this when I was behind a Volvo S60 the other day, with the T6 engine. Behind the wheel was a woman in her (probably) late 60's and she was driving her minty-green Volvo the way you’d expect someone like her to drive. Very gently.

I’ve been driving for over 5 years

must have been watching Fletch

I’ll second that. Mine’s an xi with a 5-speed manual and I can’t say I’ve put a ton of money into it. However, I’ve had two of these and know them in and out. That white one looks well-sorted and priced right.

YES I hope this is true somehow.

I have two comments on this point. One, you’re right that the size of the test area is important, and I think there was even an Jalopnik article about how few places in the world exist where cars like this can realize their potential, and as a result, only certain companies can have certain records unless they share…

It’s the money down part that I can’t quite swallow. Otherwise, I can see a lot of upside to your system. You’re either paying monthly or saving monthly...

This seems way better than leasing, if you don’t have to pony up several thousand dollars at the start. Most people I know who lease would be happy to pay x dollars a month and get a new car every 2 years. In fact, a girl I work with just ended a lease with a VW Tiguan, she went to the dealer, gave them several…

oops you’re right haha

Why

hahaha, straight onto flat ground, no less. Landing what? Ramp? No that’s for takeoff. Just go.

This is why I like working with a local independent shop that we’ve bought from for many years: their pricing is what you’ll actually pay for a perfectly functioning, insanely clean car (seriously, their detailing is incredible).

I was going to say, this is a variation of bait-and-switch.

Yeah this does seem like a large hole in the story. Would you buy an enclosed trailer without seeing the inside?! Never in a million years.

THANK YOU for this. I was just thinking, that gif should be the headliner, it’s too good. wooops! forgot to change gears. BONK

A friend rented a Hummer H2 when they first came out, and we were living on Maui at the time. We beat the life out of that thing, full-speed jumps on the beach, fast through deep mud, flat-out “let’s see how fast we can get up this washed out trail” that I’d do in 2nd gear, low range in my Cherokee. Low-speed rock…