Yeah, I honestly wonder if he never actually intended to sell it. He just set some reserve he knew it likely wouldn’t hit, and put it up for auction to see what he could now say it’s worth. Like you said, when you’re that wealthy, seems like the car would be much more “valuable” than more money.

I feel more akin to the guys in Office Space looking up money laundering in a dictionary than I do an expert on the topic, but I imagine it would go something like this:

There are dozens sitting in a parking lot in a suburb south of Nashville too. 

I went to Petit Le Mans back in the mid ‘00s. One of my favorite memories of the day involved seeing an S7 get squirrely (maybe between turns 10 and 11?) and having to come to a stop. The mistake itself wasn’t the memorable part. It was the driver righting the direction of the car and then hammering the throttle to…

This isn’t the answer, but just came here to say that, after pick-up trucks, I tend to see the most MAGA/no step on snek/FJB stuff on older minivans.  Maybe just coincidental in my area.

Fellow Williamson County resident here. Can confirm. 

Of automakers still selling cars in the US market, my initial thought is Mitsubishi. There were a few years in my career where I ended up at the LA Autoshow every year, and I’ll always remember their sad little booth tucked in a back corner (granted this was like 5+ years ago). I think they may have made some headway…

Dude, yes

While I don’t disagree with your second point, the first isn’t true. My old 2003 WRX was rated at 227hp and 217lb-ft. This one is 271hp and 258lb-ft. The performance increase over the US lifespan of the WRX is certainly less than a lot of other performance-oriented cars over the same time period, but it has increased…

Question on the 0-60 time: Is it hampered by gear ratios (i.e. needing to shift to 3rd)?

This is not at all to defend him (obviously he’s a clown), but I suspect he wasn’t prepared for how loud a gun is, with no ear protection, in a small enclosed space.

Oh no, I’m 100% with you. I think the department spokesman was either greatly inflating the number or not comparing apples to apples (or both). 

I think the most expensive common cop cars themselves can cost a bit shy of $60k (for a Tahoe PPV). I’m guessing if you went absolutely nuts with accessories you could push it to over $100k, but I highly doubt the Tesla here is kitted out to that extent.

I get the commenter’s point, but the 2nd gen MR2 is such a good looking car.

Yeah, we have the YTKids app for the kids’ ipads (and it’s locked down to where they can only watch channels we approve). I probably need put it on my phone as well for the bedtime routine though. I think you nailed it with the “strangely unsettling” comment about some of the otherwise innocuous stuff out there (not…

I feel seen. We limit screen time for my almost 3 year old, but we somehow have developed a bedtime tradition of letting him watch a few videos on my phone before I read a book and put him down. These freaking Cars videos haunt my dreams.

I’ve found Dodge Challengers to be good for long trip. Relatively large and comfortable interior. Good passing power. No unnecessary rear doors.

I don’t imagine I’d ever make a Buc-ee’s part of a regular routine, but I do really like them for a road trip stop (especially with kids). It’s definitely not the quickest in and out place, and there are busy times of day when I’d go somewhere else, but I find it to be a great option to fill up (both gas and food),…

My first car was a ‘68 fastback GT in Brittany Blue. #coolstorybro

I also don’t really have any issues flying through Atlanta. It can be a little nerve racking if you have a tight connection, but there are many airports a lot less pleasant to connect through. I’ll echo a lot of other sentiments about the congestion on the outside of security though. I have lived in Atlanta in 15…