I think Jalopnik should be a little more careful about who they choose to flame. I read the original article and was shocked that it made it onto Jalopnik. It was downright mean.

Statistically, you're not going to get a different result from 859 vs 160. In it's simplest terms, accuracy goes up as sample size increases, but this effect drops off dramatically after your sample size is over 30. It's highly unlikely that you'd see a statistical change in the results if they took a random sample of…

That station wagons are for Soccer Moms. I'd much rather have a BMW 3- or 5-series wagon than an X5 or X3. And besides that, they look good!

Excellent article.

This project has actually gone to bid twice, been awarded,(first in 2006 to integrator General Dynamics and then again in 2009 to Harris Corporation), and then the award has been nullified later.

Winter Tires

Oxnard, California, already has laws against leaving a car idling while unattended. Even in your drive way, as a way to counter vehicle theft.

Ban him. Driving through the marshals in inexcusable. If you're going to participate in a crazy event like that, the least you can do is abide by the very few rules they actually have. What an idiot.

True. My friends in Colorado say that none of the municipalities out there own enough snowplows. You shouldn't have a problem getting practice this winter. Have fun!

My best recommendation is to go to a track day - when it's raining. Autocross would be ok, but a real track would be better.

My Dad still sings the praises of his mustard yellow 914. He loved that car and only sold it when he needed more seats. But then, he bought it new and sold it for more than he bought it for. Awesome.

Adaptive cruise control. Those systems are horrible because they encourage people to not pay attention to what they're doing. The car will stop itself, after all. Lame.

I'm about to spend my money on an M3. The Caddy is just...well, it's a Caddy. Not my style. And the Mustang? I just can't bring myself to want to join the ponycar crowd.

Porche owners. They hold "driving days" with autocross-style cone layouts and never once actually drive above 30 mph. God forbid they get the tires squealing or smoking. "This is about precision, not speed!" But they're morons. Because Porsches are capable of both.

That's brilliant - I'd forgotten about that group of fanbois.

Maybe this should be the question of the day. I also had a helpful TSA experience recently.

The Ford Crown Victoria is the obvious answer. Taxi drivers in the Chicago area flock to the fast lane and then refuse to keep up with traffic - when traffic speeds up, they let the cars ahead of them pull out a quarter-mile lead.

I know I'm biased, but the 5th generation Honda Prelude (1997-2001: RIP) has to make it on the list. I bought a Honda Prelude 8 years ago with the intention of autocrossing it and have since raced many autocross and hot-lap track events. The car is simple, the low torque (and relatively high horsepower) keep the…

I LOL'd. Nothing like a joke about a 2CV to brighten up the day.

You have a point. The eagerness in his voice is priceless.