I stand corrected. You are right.

I've seen a lot of them up close. No power-steering, no cats, not much of anything really. They're hand-built, and not terribly well — but it's better than walking I guess. I think Chery got in trouble just for the similarity of it's name to "Chevy" — not for ripping off it's styling.

I was one of the founders of Persu (since dissolved). The problem was the steering system we'd licensed from Carver Engineering. The problems with it couldn't be tuned out. I eventually solved the problem by designing an entirely electronic drive-by-wire steering system. My US patent was granted in July. PCTs are…

You might mean me. Google patent #8781684.

Van den Brink... and someone's putting it back into production in Germany. Still expensive, still a bit fussy (hydraulics), but a blast to drive.

Apparently, it's easier to lure minors in your "car" when it's the color of watermelon Laffy Taffy.

Judging from the expression, I'm reading "good luck getting a date in THAT thing."

No fun at all. Carving thru corners in an enclosed vehicle is an amazing experience — like a personal X-wing fighter. Coffee doesn't spill either. :D

Only one? I'll take a polished aluminum and one in BRG, thanks.

In fairness, the Chery QQ has 4 wheels and is very popular with the ladies. If you mean the Jonway 3-wheeler and it's ilk, yeah... hilarious.

6.) At least in California, you won't need a helmet or Class M endorsement. I was responsible for changing the law in that state. A lot of states follow California's lead, so the helmet issue may not as bleak as it sounds. Requiring a Class M endorsement is still a problem for Elio however.

In, or out of character, who doubts Russell Johnson got the most tail on Gilligan's Island?

I started reading this and thought, "Wait... did I write this?!" I had a second-hand 78' in Massachusetts and loved sitting on the tire, and working on the thing. An absolute hoot to drive, and never gave me a day of trouble. Keeping it in a garage at night helped I guess.

Prehensile tongue. No explanation necessary. I'm just happy for them both.

I noticed the same thing in Anaconda when the snake coughed up John Voight. "All purified and renewed", I sez.

"We're going to need a bigger badge..."

You're doing it right.

However, if you put some stripes, logos, and numbers on it that's just "car profiling" since it's clearly a race car.

That reminds me... Never eat pistachio ice cream before flight ops.

I think it's "THE" BUK... the one that was actually used in the attack. As you note, it's missing 2 of it's missiles. It makes perfect sense that it's being returned since (according to a former commander of Russia's Air Force Special Operations Command) the separatists did not have the expertise to operate the BUK…