settled doesn’t mean they payed anything, settled means both parties agreed to drop the case, considering that both parties agreed to pay their own legal fees I would suspect it was a mutual drop as Ford no longer wants this to be bad publicity.

Like all of us olds living out our teenage fantasies it hurts his back and so he can’t drive it.

Apparently he was too big for the cockpit, which I could definitely see being a problem, although I probably would have considered that before dropping half a million dollars on a car.

You bet. And for reference, where did you go to law school?

Tiny V12s are amazing

I hate most everything about NASCAR. From the restrictor plates, to the lack of road-course racing, to the fact that not one of the race cars are actual cars you can buy off the showroom floor.

Noise limits keep tracks open.

People have farted louder than that. I'm sure now you'll Google this. 

The entire nascar scoring/championship system. And the race stages.

Stint Lengths and fuel per lap in WEC. Im sorry but I know we are trying to be all eco friendly but it strips so much strategy from the teams.

We accept restrictive covenants for real estate all the time - try telling your condo board that you are selling your unit to a recently-paroled pedophile who is willing to pay an above-market price.

It’s fun and it’s about style and car control. It’s the difference between speed skating and figure skating. They’re very different despite using very similar tools, and both have their own set of skills required to be successful.

Counterpoint: have you ever considered what the taxes on a brand-new vehicle would be versus a used one that has depreciated?

Here’s a Mercedes, that you can’t afford taxes, insurance, or repairs on!

The guy had no automobile. He happened to be the one to help because he was on foot on his way to work. Maybe Offset took that into consideration and got the dude something that would have a light tax bill, low insurance premiums, and be easily repairable in the garage with cheap, readily available parts.

I have a 1980 VW Rabbit Truck that is a “forever car”. I bought it from a guy in eastern WA without engine or interior during my senior year in college. Stripped it down, repainted it quickly, put a 1.6 Diesel engine in it, converted to run on veggie oil, and drove cross country on a huge trip that landed me in NYC.…

Love, and a good mechanic, understanding spouse, and a 3 car garage.

“...ignore “false positives,” or objects in its path that wouldn’t actually be a problem for the vehicle...”