I had a client come in with a simple two-page letter from SSA stating that they had overpaid him for the years of 2010-2015 to the tune of ~$127,000.00. And to please repay the money as soon as possible, thanks. This was a guy with a healthy retirement, but he’d been living off that. We settled for a fraction of it…

Hop on a flight to Vegas and put it all on black. 

Karl Malone told me to shut up while he was giving a talk at my church. I was 5. 

This box - indistinguishable from the 40 year old design it replaced - got 5 stars!

If they had pulled a Steve Jobs “oh, and one more thing... the top comes off” I’d be standing outside the Land Rover dealership waiting for the doors to open with a cash deposit. As it stands, I’ll wait a couple years until they start offering money on the hood. 

I’VE NEVER WON ANYTHING LET ME HAVE THIS

The price is exactly what I hoped for: the $50k model will steal sales from Jeep and the ~$75k version will look like a bargain for would-be G-Wagen buyers. Ill be scouring the web all morning for a pic of a 110 with steelies. 

I love the return of Ferrari to the proletariat. When the SF-90 was shown, most believed it to be the LaFerrari replacement, turns out it’s just a regular ole 1000HP coupe. All prior versions of “this” car were incredibly limited: they made 559 575 SuperAmericas, only eighty 599 SA Apertas... and two F12 TRS’s. But…

I’ll take my 90 in Arles Blue with those white steelies and cloth interior, thanks. Also: new iPhone and new Defender on the same day? It’s like Christmas for yuppies. 

I know a guy worth 9 figures [counts on fingers to make sure that’s right... yeah] who has a GX460 and an FJ80.

Bad Boys was great. Bad Boys II might be the best action/comedy movie of all time. It has more plot than every other Michael Bay movie combined. I will be in line to see this, hopefully in IMAX.

Sure, but to be fair: Martin Lawrence got heavier, like we humans do. Will Smith is still Will Smith. 

When was the last time BMW sold a hilarious vehicle? Mercedes Benz sold a G63 6x6 to anyone with a half a million bucks. They sold a G550 4x4 Squared to anyone with only half that much. They’ve got a 911-fighter. Audi is finally getting into the spirit with the RS-6 Avant. The M3 is the only BMW I’d take over its…

I couldn’t see myself living for another day if this happened to my family. If there is a God and he wants to send me to Hell for committing that last sin, then that’s on him.

It would be an odd story to invent. 

What kills me is that the concept shown in April of this year - 4 months ago! - looked like this:

To go a step further, what’s the point of an X6? I was doing an airport pickup and parked behind a brand new X6. A couple arrived at the car, each with a normal size rolling suitcase. No matter how they tried to arrange these two suitcases, they would not fit in the boot of the X6. They ended up putting one bag…

That’s Toyota for ya. Their PR will tell you it’s because the technology is proven etc etc. But yes, it is lazy. I do love that a sub-$20 grand 2010 model has the same interior, a “less controversial” exterior, and will last another decade.

Here in America, the Lexus GX and wrangler rubicon unlimited are within a few grand of each other. The Prado featured here is much more spartan than the GX. 

The 2019 Jeep Wrangler got a one (1) star safety rating from the Euro NCAP last year. In Land Rover’s home market Europeans are sensitive to these ratings and such sensitivities are reflected in the cost of insurance. So no, you just cannot make a “new” old Defender and wait for the cash to roll in.