Either the $500M number came straight from the UAW, or this analyst used to work for the RIAA doing calculations on how much money illegal downloads were costing music labels.  One download=one lost sale.  One unbuilt car=one lost sale.  Both wrong.

This is the best COTD in a long ass time

A GP10 when I was 12.

On Water

The keys were in it, because no one steals these things

This thing. It felt like driving a spry tank. 

Why does every truck need 20' rims these days? 

This thing. It was a boat, and was like piloting a house- literally

Some airbrushed murals of half-naked women with swords riding a leopard , lightning, and a castle in the distance. Some shag carpet, captain chairs, a third row convertible bed, and some flat screen TVs and you’d be all set!

Clearly, Comrade Torchinsky, you have been out of the soothing, all knowing embrace of Mother Russia for far too long.

“Hey!  I MIGHT need to tow a 487,000 pound plane someday. Plus the salesman threw $57,000 on the hood and told me I’d be the only one in my neighborhood driving the new model.”

“sexy tug”

Pfft, you’ll just end up driving it to the mall like all the other posers. Most airplane tugs never even see tarmac.

5th Gear.

Well, I guess this is growing up!

Yeah, well, life’s not always Faraday.

There are no 69 horsepower zombies, you should be fine.

Ludacris mode or GTFO...

Come on, Mazda, surprise us all and reveal an electric Miata--a mEata, if you will.