Cavaliers, particularly the third gen, will run poorly longer than most cars will run at all. Its like they get to a certain level of crappiness, and just stay there while still being driveable.  

“Neighbors are reportedly concerned...also that it wasn’t designed with local wetlands in mind”

It happens. My ex wife made 50% more than I did, but had zero impulse control and significant debt. I was able to buy a house in a high COL area on my own a month after my divorce was finalized.

Tesla could be an interesting partner. CDJR would get desperately needed EV tech and Tesla could learn a thing or two about assembling cars and supply chains. The overlap in their vehicle line ups is small and shouldn’t result in much cannibalization.

School boards are banning books and state legislators are forcing teachers to post the 10 commandments in classrooms. I’m sure the government could create a fantastic curriculum on the clearly defined subject of “good parenting”.

Unfortunately, being extra careful is largely irrelevant in the US. You don’t have to be breaking the law to get detained, beaten, robbed, imprisoned, and/or straight up murdered by law enforcement.    

In high school (late 80s), I rode in a Fiero with 3 girls. I was in the passenger seat with 2 on my lap.  It was a short, but memorable trip.

Is the opening sequence of the video staged?

(not replacing the daily you like since this is literally a penalty box)

Amazing. Everything you said was wrong.

The weirdo known as G. Gordon Liddy always said “X thousand million” instead of a billion. 56 thousand million may be more impactful than showing the zeros - most people are going to zone out before their brain processes the second comma.

Volkswagen Beetle, of course. It went from being a pet project of Adolf Hitler to being the car of choice for hippies to this, its final form (picture a New Beetle with eyelashes if the image gets kinja’d).

I had a green 1995 626 ES with this V6 and a manual in 1997. I lusted after the coupe but my 626 had leather, power everything, sunroof, and the motorized air vents that would swing from side to side to create a breeze in the cabin. It was fairly luxurious for the time.

My roommate had an Ion in 2003. I drove it once for about 5 miles, and hated every minute of it. The stupid center mounted gauge cluster really highlighted the massive expanse of absurdly cheap plastic dash.

The Mitsubishi Outlander is built on the Nissan Rogue platform. The Delica will probably share a Nissan platform that is based on a Renault and powered by a hybrid engine that evolved from the 4G63.

Remember the Dodge Nitro?

I don’t get Volvos.

A coworker managed to get a speeding ticket (85 mph!) in a rented HHR in South Dakota.

My 2005 Infiniti G35x had reclining rear seats that allowed taller people to sit fairly comfortably. I guess it was a rare option...even the Infiniti dealership I traded it in at had never seen it before.

The only time I’ve been to IMS was for an F1 race. The locals and the international crowd were equally confused by each other’s customs. My friend from New Zealand had his first corndog. I almost bumped into Mario Andretti. I think I still have a video clip of Schumaker blasting down the straight that was recorded on…