Obviously the Amphicar
Obviously the Amphicar
I see your Rampage and raise you a VW Rabbit diesel pick-up and its 1.6L I-4 Diesel engine churning out a massive.... 52 hp.
Jeep Gladiator -
This truck’s actual utility is informing those around you that you are a d-bag.
It occurs to me that the Titanic and the Ocean Gate Titan both suffered from an excess of new money and the arrogance that goes with it.
The Bangle era was the beginning of BMW’s downfall in terms of styling.
I believe the 3rd Gen F-bodies were some of the worst cars ever in terms of quality control.
Trying to remember the movie...Gung Ho?
My supervisor at my first ‘real’ job ordered a 1983 Camaro Berlinetta, but after waiting about two months, gave up and bought one off the lot.
That’s less a “design flaw” and more just “ugly design.”
The DeLorean.
I’d like to drive across Australia, just to say I made it and wasn’t killed by dropbears, hoopsnakes, treecrocs, or angry locals. Do the whole Sidney to Perth run, and maybe even the Melbourne to Darwin run too.
My ex-GF once unfastened the first three buttons of her blouse to show off her ‘assets.’ She got out of the ticket.
“Well, officer, that’s what I read on Jalopnik and they are very good at fact-checking infor...OW! Why so tight! These things are hurting my wrists!!!!”
As a black man, that’s what I do to survive the stop, not get out of a ticket.
Is it bad that I kinda want this now?
No longer optional since the government made them mandatory back in 2012, but anti-lock brakes saved my bacon one rainy morning on the DC Beltway when traffic came to a sudden, unexplained stop at the exit for US50.
Parking. Where I live, downtown is all but vacant because nobody can afford to park. Metered street parking makes well over minimum wage and when I needed monthly parking near my office, it cost about 2/3 what I pay for rent.
I knew a professor in college who always had to have the latest gadgets (cell phone, any kind of ultra-unique laptop, $10K flatscreen TV), and after watching him for a while I learned the lesson that always chasing the latest stuff is NOT WORTH IT about 99% of the time.
Driving on the road with other people.