It might be something to the effect of burying a big loss in the profits they’d be pulling on selling other vehicles from the fleet (as residuals are still mostly high) rather than be stuck with a similarly big loss with less offset in a couple years (especially given how unpredictable the company is, that it’s harder…

Walking to high school, I would pass a house that had a forgotten ‘66 Continental parked around the side (this was also just a couple years after The Matrix came out, so the suicide door Continentals left a mark on me either way). It might be peak mid-century American optimism (and reasonably attainable if I can skip…

Should’ve just been the 30 worst renditions of Santa, Baby.

If you’ve looked at the residuals on current generation Siennas lately, there’s apparently massive desire for hybrid minivans. I’m assuming there’d be at least a bit of latent desire for the Honda Stepwgn, especially as it’s closer to CR-V sized, and is at least a little better looking than the Sienna (although I’m…

Eh, we get these and they’re not exactly beloved.

Yeah, no, if you’re driving a late-model car that’s not a basic Versa, zero sympathy. Hell, if you’re driving a 10-year old BMW or similar, zero sympathy. They made their choice, and it’s not one that involves being able to drive in the weather they apparently really need to drive in.

People who don’t buy winter tires, don’t know how to drive, and still insist on going out on the roads on the handful of bad days, even if we’ve known for days there was going to be a heavier snowfall. It’s infuriating to be stuck in a long line of cars just to see one vehicle impotently spinning its wheels holding…

...Is Brad an energy vampire, fueled by outrage at his very specific takes? 

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No, no, under the oversight of Minister of Finance Bandit Heeler, Australia changed currency from the Dollarydoo to the Dollarbuck several years back.

Perhaps less sporty than a regular GS, but a GS450h?

I only have to wait 10 years or so at this point, but we didn’t get the XF Sportbrake in Canada. It’d be more rational to just get an F Pace and not wait (they’re plentiful enough and already starting to get cheaper), but that’s just not as pretty.

Not considered a safety issue by NHTSA, or just not brought to their attention enough to warrant an investigation? Recalls are safety only, otherwise it’s a voluntary campaign.

Aston Martins are still cool, but *any* Aston wearing any James Bond themed license plate is astronomically uncool (even that DB5). At best, something with BMT 216A might be okay just because it’s subtle, but otherwise, you’re telling the world you aspire to be a nicely dressed alcoholic sociopath, but are just too…

That’s an XC70, isn’t it? I know, XC, but as far as I’m concerned, that’s a Volvo wagon, not a Volvo SUV.

Nobody let Slate know that 9-speeds exist too. The American public can’t be trusted to handle this much power!

Not going to be the same car, but period correct at least - more drama at slow speeds than something modern, but clearly not going flat out.

Are the crashes and CGI at least better than the bargain bin video game cutscene quality the trailer was giving? Because while I suppose it's necessary to establish the brutality of what was expected of the drivers, that looked so distractingly bad Mann should've just gone with the cliche puff of smoke and emergency…

It’s 9AM somewhere

If anything, wasn’t the Kappa Opel GT a rebadged Saturn Sky? Looks like most of the engineering was borrowed from US-market products.