Next week: Carlos Ghosn arreested for being arrested, thereby depreciating Nissan stock price and Japanese consumer confidence to an impact of ¥80,000,000,000 to the Japan GDP.

Next month: Ghosn arrested for being arrested for...

Japan has this shit down.

I won’t fight you on your Marco take, but I grew up in the 80's/90's and Michael was definitely a top tier driver, and definitely cursed at Indy.

There’s a difference in the financial planning that goes into it though. Your math as a consumer should be different. The mileage commit becomes even more firm, I would suppose (leases are still firm, but will often forgive if you purchase) and I would expect other things to factor in... it’s a different animal,…

That’s an argument that rests on seeing anything above minimally viable as luxury. It’s worked for sports stadiums, it works for cars where minimally viable is mandated by the government. But for things that are debatably necessary in modern life, and not regulated, you’re basically arguing for dystopia. The outcome…

If you can’t buy it in the end, is it still a lease? Just sounds like renting with more steps.

I honestly thought you were a pen name; like FK, a fever dream of one of our regular Jalopnik writers. I have thoroughly enjoyed your articles, Kavi, and will miss reading them here.

Reporting on Ghosn has mentioned for months that Greg Kelly showed up on the day of the arrests on a separate, corporate, plane. I don’t buy the “just found out” line at all.

Compared to playing pacman on actual city grids this is pretty lame. Google set the bar much higher for themselves.

Bought a ‘15 TDI new off the lot in late ‘14. Wife needed a new car that was: manual trans, small, fuel efficient, comfortable, and stylish.. in that order. MKVII Golf fit the bill to a tee. From the first test drive (that torque! that handling!) to a few months later when the valet kids fought over who got to take it…

R17 tires on 18 inch wheels. Nice.

People who dgaf about HBO/Showtime and just want regular TV. What about that?
DTV Now vs Xfinity Stream vs Hulu vs Sling (vs sat vs cable)
cost, included/excluded, sports nets (including regionals), etc.
HBO/Showtime is the last thing I worry about when figuring out TV.
I do live where there is 1 terrestrial signal, no…

If traction control on a Huracan is at all defeatable, you know this tool had it off.

I had the 4cyl MX6. Fun little junior executive coupe. Could have used more power.
I also had the first gen Probe GT (turbo) ... mad little hot hatch, no way it only had 145hp.

Thank you. Typical Jalopnik miss to not have this in the article.

As a proud Kansas Citian, a recovering foodie, and a fat person, I have to ask: WTF is Long-Bell Restaurant? Am I just that old and out of touch?

Was expecting this

I came here for “Car and Truck Buying...” not this horseplay.

How does no one remember the Monterey Ranch Chicken from the ‘90s? It’s at the “Szechuan sauce before R&M” level of obscure. But they (soft tacos, burritos, maybe something else on the theme?) were the best things Taco Bell has ever made.

Great article, well written. Looking forward to more Misha posts!

My neighbor recently replaced their 2wd Suzuki Vitara with an AWD Caliber. It’s not terrible to see parked next door. And I don’t have to pull him out of the ditch/mud/snow drift any more. After the third time this winter of us pulling the Suzuki out, the Caliber showed up and we haven’t talked much since.
(And,…