Which is why it’s been a lot easier for the luxury German brands to expand their market downwards (A Class, 1 Series, A1/A2/A3) than for downmarket companies to move up the ladder.

COTD

I thought rich people deserve everything they can buy and poor people deserve nothing but scorn

Came here for this. Not disappointed.

What an absolutely brilliant idea: “I’ll switch off (an amazingly advanced, unobtrusive) traction control in traffic”.

As we suspected all along. Tire pressure was off.

The five companies ahead of Acura are of a similar size to Honda, with one of them (GM) actually being smaller than Honda. If Subaru had a luxury division which was 5th in sales, they would be doing good.

You mean this Plymouth Neon wasn’t the luxury version?

The Dealerships.

Well, with classic cars it’s a bit of a necessity. After parking it and walking a few steps, you need to turn back and make sure it’s not dropping some kind of fluid, emitting smoke, etc.

How to know if you bought the wrong car ? Easy.

Wut. How malleable do you think aircraft grade aluminium is?

That sounds fantasticcccc.

NP

A Good Engine should not replace a Great Engine. CP.

I really, really want to like this car. It’s clean, and it should have a great combination of handling, looks and power.

Yep.

Wings are most definitely over designed and can handle much higher loads than they are rated for. The 777 wings can almost touch themselves end to end if you bend them enough.

Bathtub accidents kill more people than aircraft accidents do. Medical malpractice is the big killer, with between 200-400,000 killed each year due to malpractice in US hospitals alone.