No, I think you have it half right here. Goodyear lied about what the tire could do. They claimed the tire ran at 194 degree F at highway speeds when it actually ran at 200-229 - and they knew that over 200 degrees the tire ran the risk of tread separation.

Kurtz is my hero. I have never nor will I ever buy Goodyear tires. This disregard for public safety to make a dishonest profit needs to be elevated to a criminal act in the same manner that the diesel deception was.

This is the kind of investigative reporting that keeps me reading Jalopnik every day. Outstanding work.

Usually you make a deposit after eating at Taco Bell.

Personal opinion, but hand-me-down cars, especially for when junior is gonna start driving, will need a few things:

David, these vehicles are hulking piles of shit. I expect you to buy them.

Which is exactly why so many industries like banking that have histories of exploiting consumers are falling all over themselves to force consumers into arbitration. Because it benefits consumers. Right.

Of course the Alfa gets five stars. Can’t get into accidents when it’s in the shop.

One big hit against these - they are some of the most unsafe vehicles on the road.

Father of 4 here. Spontaneous Triplets yo. It happens. A minivan is the only way to go. I’m sorry. Yes, it makes you very uncool. Suck it up. Own it. Put a Nine Inch Nails sticker on your back window for the irony.

It wasn’t a rental, per se, but one time these kids dropped off a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California at the parking garage I worked at. I knew they were probably playing hooky from high school and it was most likely their parent’s car, so me and a buddy took it for a joy ride around the streets of Chicago. There may have…

Sexy like a catfish

... and then a view from where the oil pan normally resides, which resembled a mass of guacamole stalagmites

US citizens guaranteed, per Constitution, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” If the fucking gun nutz wanna lube theirs and play bang-bang then they should be forced to sign up, serve in a true militia, and…

Used to be that driving Corvettes with the top down nude through car washes on hot summer days

Considering you’ll be hauling kids in it, I’d stay away from anything older than Y2K, we’ve learned a lot about safety since then.

Pfft. Been done.

There are clear signs of inbreeding. Eric Trump looks like some hemophiliac prince from 100 years ago or so.

So help me god, if you buy a $30k car with those lottery winnings, I’m going to find you and choke you.