You could buy a new C6 for under $40K in 2013.

This commentariat can only notice the superficial and assumes that more moving parts = higher tech. Tech is in the details like materials, coatings, clearances, geometry, airflow, etc. And in the results that actually matter: power-to-weight, economy, cost, reliability, CG, BMEP, etc.

You’re talking about one-on-one interactions with individuals. Event organizers and, more importantly, the car owners ask that crowds of strangers not touch their cars because they will be damaged, whether you believe it or not.

^ Yes. This.

Which, whatever, it wouldn’t be the first example of a lazy relationship with truth and integrity in Silicon Valley.

It’s not absolutely destroyed.

I’m being a bit rude at Elizabeth Werth’s expense because she’s being snarky where it isn’t deserved. What I’m really reacting to is the Gawker “snark first and ask questions never” style of eye-rolling pseudojournalism.

You seem to, uh, lack reading comprehension. Your second quote refers to the Mecum auction listing. The author had to seek out the *why* and found the answer in Road & Track, not from the seller.

It’s gotta be a real downer to absolutely destroy

No kidding. An appliance turned out by the tens of millions that was the Toyota Yaris of its day. Produced during an era of interesting cars that no one at this web site seems to know/care about.

This from the website that lionizes Volvo 240s and Volkswagen Beetles.

We’re living in the golden age of automobile safety, granted.

11m 36s of video and they could not be arsed to mention that at small steering wheel angles the rear wheels steered up to 1.5 degs in phase with the front wheels to improve handling? They only mention that at small angles the car behaves as any other non-4WS car, which wasn’t true...

turning tight ones and delaying Silicon Valley gazillionaires another time

Servers are already as energy-efficient as possible per unit performance. Energy is the dominant operating expense, so performance-per-watt is the figure of merit in industry. This isn’t like cars, where end-users would buy less efficient models if left to their own devices.

Yes, and... ? “Transportation emissions” aren’t any different. Your permissible annual mileage isn’t subject to rationing by some state agency.

That crytpo mining isn’t regulated like transportation emissions is unreal.

Gold/brass trim/wheels/lettering/etc on cars always, always, always looks tacky, gross, and just out of place.

Am I the only one who really doesn’t like their car to be a color

No for the sunroof. It eats a tremendous amount of headroom in the IS, front and rear.