I think the original Audi TT deserves an honorable mention here for actually being a manufacturer-designated safety recall for its small, dumb wing.

Generally speaking, when car drivers get into minor-medium sized accidents, there is little to no chance that their grey matter causes a highway shutdown for cleanup and accident reconstruction crews.

LBCs - Little British Cars.

As a 15 year resident of New England (including 4 years in Boston) and 15 year resident of Columbus, OH, I can say you’re 100% wrong about horn honking.

When I sold Alfa Romeo, I discovered that 3 of the 4C Launch Edition had been sold as Launch Edition #485/500. The VINs were different but they each had the same plaque on the car. Very bizarre situation. Could be one of those things where those are the only 3 that actually end up appreciating in value.

It’s almost as if the salespeople have been told the success of the company is somehow related to the turnover of existing inventory rather than yet-to-be-produced inventory.

This Musk guy’s got some wild ideas, maybe the rest of the auto industry ought to take that under consideration.

My old cursed 1959 Chevy Apache 3200 pickup. I kept an LED flashlight on my keychain, which I had to use to light my way in the pitch black countryside when I discovered at an inopportune moment that the high beams would drain the electrical system and shut off all the lights. I also discovered upon yanking the LED…

That’s an Ohio plate. As a Buckeye, I wish I could say that surprised me.

I agree with everything you wrote, but there’s one important condition to add. Porsche is, in the modern era, consistently among the top 5 if not top 3 most reliable brands available for purchase in the marketplace. Not necessarily the cheapest, but the quality of workmanship is among the best.

Elio: “We need $376 million to get this shit off the ground. Give us $100 million in investments.”

That’s called an unsecured loan. They typically come with higher interest rates because they’re not collateralized/secured against something that has value. An auto loan is a specific product that has lower interest rates specifically because the collateral can be repossessed. That’s why you often see even lower…

What she owes on it has absolutely nothing to do with what she is owed for the destruction thereof.

You forgot the part in your plan where you have to find a buyer for the privately sold car that is A-ok with not taking ownership of the vehicle they’ve just paid for. Since, y’know, the title still has a lien on it and can’t be transferred to the new owner until the loan is paid off.

I bought a Lodge dutch oven set several years ago as one of those “buy it cheap first and if you wear through it, buy the expensive one” purchases.

Lodge price does not equal poor quality. Their cast iron is pretty damn robust.

I bought a Lodge dutch oven set several years ago as one of those “buy it cheap first and if you wear through it,…

I know the aero in Indycar is much simpler than in F1, but do you think Liberty Media/FIA will take note of the overall positive reaction to this and maybe use a bit more under-car aero to level the playing field? I read somewhere that this new design will reduce follow distance greatly due to the lack of wing induced…

If someone is willing to pay more than you, why should anyone be obligated to sell anything to you? It’s ridiculous that people feel entitled to a lower price when economic forces dictate otherwise. It’s not as if the dealer has demanded that a markup be in place, they have put the car at the mercy of the market and…

I think he probably just overheard Trump say “it’s Boring going from DC to NY”

FS: like-new factory. 2nd owner, bought to use as a daily, but other projects/legislation got in the way. Ran when shuttered. I know what I have, no lowballers.

Every state that touches Ohio has no front plate requirement. Makes selling cars to out of staters difficult.

Because civil lawsuits require preponderance of evidence where criminal cases require evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.