I heard that it will also come with a CVT, but it’s all good because it will still have sporty flappy paddles.

The Panamera really is that ugly. It is the ugly dog contest winner of the upscale sedan set.

What percentage of parts on it are new, and what percentage were pulled off the parts car in the back of the factory?

 you win. Take everything

If we could rediscover sidewalls and kill off the black rim fad this month, we’d all have a very Merry Christmas, indeed.

 driving an old camry is worse than driving a new Camry,  and driving a new camry turns you into a senior citizen in six months -- no matter your physical age. 

Man, that's pretty. I admit it gets my motor running.

 you get a star just for sharing that crazy,  wonderful story with all of us.

I used to listen to Jim Rome,  so,  crackpipe.

Yep. All us LA natives learn to take earthquakes in stride, but as my Mom, with characteristic understatement,  said at the time: “I’ve been through a lot of earthquakes. .. this one was bad. “

I would. No matter the building standards,  when it gets to seven and above,  people start to die. 

Once it gets past 6.5 or so, I wouldn’t want to be around. Heaven help anyone caught in a 7.

Yep. that’s what earthquakes do. If you want more pics, Google “Northridge earthquake the Atlantic"

If I was ever going to buy a Caddy, this is the type I’d buy. Owned by enthusiasts, modded by one of the most famous tuners out there, and selling for much less than the sum of its parts.

 this is a very underrated post. 

I’m not a fan of ostentatious-mobiles like Bentley, but even I have to admit that a tweed roof is a brilliant touch. 

That might be true, but the biker with the "custom exhaust" down my street competes for the title every morning at 6:30 when he leaves for work.

You know how the archaic "Man Show" used to have a nightly segment called “Women Jumping on Trampolines”?

*overstate

I guess the Porsche really is the ultimate sleeper. What other car can beat an exotic, yet still look like my dermatologist’s daily?