“ $8.59/gallon” (pump shows price as $8.59.9 / gal).

This was one of my father’s pet peeves — someone would say “The Sav-A-Lot in town has gas for 39 cents a gallon”. And he would say “no, it’s 39 and 9/1oth cents a gallon.” And he was right. You may as well say 40 cents.  Or in the case of this article, $8.60/gallon.

“That shows the car’s factory MSRP as $22,626, which seems like a stupid good value considering just how much car that bought back then.”

That seems cheap by today’s standards, but the base Thunderbird LX model was about $16,000 in 1991, so buyers had to pay a lot more for an SC. Understandably, the LX outsold the SC…

Don’t blame Texas, there are idiots everywhere.

The Catera was a rebadged Opel Omega, and built in Germany on GM’s RWD V-body platform. Chevrolet had nothing to do with it.

That chrome (or stainless) trim at the bottom-rear of the roof is normally only seen on vinyl topped cars.  Also if you look closely there is a seam above the rear window.  It does look like the vinyl was removed and the roof re-painted.

Motorcycling:  it’s not for everyone.

This is a rare and desirable (by some people) bike, but I don’t think this bike is worth five figures. Also, due to the mods, I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s “museum quality”. Nice bike, no dice price. 
By the way, the dual (not “duel”) header pipes was not done for aesthetics, it is an engineering choice featured…

My dad was kind of a car guy. When I was a little kid (4-8 years old) he had a 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport that we took lots of family trips in. It was the coolest car he ever owned.

What power does the government have over striking flight attendants?
Well, there’s this:

Dealer probably gave nothing for this trade-in. Sure, they might have told this customer they’d give him $1000 for this beater, but their markup on the car he bought would more than cover that. No matter how you slice it, the dealer’s not losing money.

Texans pay in $3.50 for every $1.00 they get from the federal government. This makes Texas 25th in the nation for dependency on federal funding.

Source:  https://smartasset.com/data-studies/states-most-dependent-federal-government-2023

Looks like a Taurus, but costs as much as a Lincoln.  No surprise they didn’t sell well.  It’s like trying to get Maserati money for a LeBaron.

This offering is losing the vote, even though all the commenters are saying “nice price”. I’m with them. Rare and in good condition, this is a collector’s bike, not something you’d ride regularly. This model is historically significant and has some very interesting and unique features. This bike would be ahead in the…

That’s about the right price for one in excellent condition, which this one isn’t, so No Dice. Anyone that is looking for something to ride and not just as a collector’s item would be better served buying the modern version of this, a Monkey 125.   Lightly used ones go for less than they’re asking for this relic,…

“It would end up in a ditch the picosecond it began to rain.”

Yes, that happened all the time back in the ‘80s, I remember it well.
Put some modern tires on it though, and you’ll be fine.

or six like the Alfa 159

The ad needs more pictures. For me, this car’s just not desirable enough to pull nearly $8K, but for the right weirdo, it could be a nice price if the engine bay and mechanicals are in a condition comparable to the rest of the car.  No dice for me, and most other people too I imagine.

Especially egregious on a car enthusiast website.  

There’s a dent in the front left quarter panel. Other than that it looks pretty good. Lexus are usually robust mechanically. When things do go wrong it’s usually the electronics. As an owner of a 2007 Lexus ES350, I have or had issues with the window controls, cruise control, and audio system. Nothing that keeps the…

If you think this was max boomer, you must have missed the 2003 Ford Thunderbird 007 edition.