Thanks for this!

It’ll have to go some to match up to this, but good to see that a wider audience will have the chance to learn about a man who achieved a great deal and would surely have gone on to achieve even more if not for that fateful day at Goodwood.

I’m not sure if there was a Jalopnik article on it, but the documentary, “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman”, is available on Amazon Prime now.

I have this problem at home. Wife constantly wants to upgrade her phone, clothing, etc. She got mad at me because we are at our two year mark on our phones and I didn’t want to get a new one. I told her my phone still works perfectly well and does what I want it to. Why tack on another $35/mo on my phone bill to pay…

You must be joking. On site inventories are gamed every day. “Sorry, this is all we have and no, no one in the area has what you are looking for, but we can make you a good deal on something close!” Special order is Kafka-equse at best unless you are spending big money.

I have nothing against new car ownership. My immediate family was used car averse. We did drive them for long times though.

Incorrect. Those are park-anywhere lights.

I can confirm. Neighbor has four very expensive auto loans. One for each member of his family. I tried talking him into getting a shared beater for their kids when they turned driving age - but holy hell. They’re Snowflakes and have been coddled all their lives, so a brand new Merc and BMW for the kids, while the…

This is true for a lot of people I know. Not everyone, but most. I have seen the light of buying gently used vehicles and paying cash. I may car payments to myself into a savings account. People tell me I could be doing more with the money, but I find the security to be very valuable.

But it’s not that simple is it? I don’t think the auto makers actually hold theses loans on their books for the entire term, but sell them as asset backed securities (read junk bonds) to high-yield seeking investors. I’m sure it won’t be anything near as bad as the housing crisis, but it will still likely spill over…

Car dealers: Stop offering 7 year loans for christ’s sake. You guys get what you deserve.

Like I said to a guy earlier on the other article, two are to blame for this “bubble”: stupid ass people signing on the dotted line and throwing rationality out the door because of excitement, and dealers for putting people in these crazy long terms with payments that make no sense on vehicles that make even less…

I’ve been tempted to get a new car, and the payment that comes with it, a few times in my life.

The only laws I need telling me to wear a helmet or a seat belt were written by Newton.

Or the driver just keeps the belt buckled all the time and sits on top of the belt.

Insurance should not pay out claims for un-belted occupants. Problem solved.

I like the way Subaru does it. It starts to make noise if you go over 10mph without a seatbelt. It’s enough that I can’t imagine someone actually driving without a seatbelt without going nuts. But it won’t bother you if you are just backing the car out of the driveway or something.

You can’t save every idiot by legislating away bad behavior. I don’t want policies built around the lowest common denominator.

Late 1980s Toyota Maybe, but that Toyota died a long long time ago, there isn’t one fun bone left in their hulking body. Their idea of “simplifying and adding lightness” is the 4 speed automatic they still sell.

My wife's QX56 has every bleepin' feature there is, including radar cruise control, automated braking, and lane departure warning and correction.