the old axiom of Good, Cheap, Fast, you can only have two

Exactly one of those establishments is within a hungry drive.  

There’s also a very real possibility that it’s one of several hundred fighter and bomber aircraft that found there way to the bottom during WW2.

My neighbor used to ice race those era Civics.  Spent hours putting screws in the front tires.

steal any german high mileage car and it will absolutely kick the stuffing out of you.

12000 miles over three years is not a lot of driving

The nanogram sensitive scales on the bagging end are so infuriating and small.  If you have more groceries than will fit on the scale, chaos. Unless it’s just a handful that i don’t need a bag for, no thanks.

Well, maybe Ford should build a mustang to race LeMans.  Use the “experimental” garage thing like the NASCAR camaro.  Lessee whatcha got Ford.

I am not sure I would trust any new car to go that far without at least one very large influx of cash.  Engine, driveline, and especially electronic widgets. I know widgetry is a part of nearly any car and regular maintenance shouldn’t count. But to leave you on the side of the road at some point I wouldn’t trust much…

paragraph three, last line. Chicken rings?

lookin’ at you BMW

someone should tell their engineers about a thing called a chain.

That old Benz is a good car.  My neighbor bought one new in ‘68 and as a kid who knew nothing of the brand, I thought it was miraculous.  Fuel injection!  Disc brakes!  It rode really nice.  It’s a totally old man mobile an thats pretty much me.  Minus the 15K

I believe the event is called “King of Hammers” without the “the”.

That’s great

The biggest question for any buyer should be, “Can I get in it, and if I can, can I get out?.”  The “bulk” of the buyers for this are most likely not going to be able to accomplish the stated task.

So, twenty  minutes to a bit over a half hour for 100 miles.  Could be better.

equally awful experiences

it seems Japan can produce automotive value better than we can.

I just cover the windshield with a garbage bad held in place with some neodymium magnets.