Steve,

Thanks! I knew of Alvin, but I did not know this story.

I’m interested to hear this story...what sub is this, and what happened?

Hero. There’s no better way to describe this guy.

When I was considering the CG Academy, they told me that the Coast Guard at that time had fewer active duty personnel than the NYP had cops on their force. (in hindsight, I’m not totally sure this is completely true, but they are nevertheless tiny and constanty active) They are an incredible branch of the service and…

Additionally, this was reported on Jalopnik in the morning shift yesterday (3rd gear). I realize sometimes stuff gets missed, but double reporting isn’t really that helpful.

Reading this thread is so cathartic. I HATE THIS. I know it’s not a huge deal, but there’s a “t” intersection with a light near where I live, and EVERYONE does a version of this when turning left. And they all seem to end up cutting the corner of the opposing lane at the end of the turn (so WHY do it?). Meanwhile, I…

The commentary is SO British...their mild amusement is quite stiff upper lip. I can only imagine an American calling this, screaming the whole time “CAN HE DO IT?”

I’ve got to defend those who back into spaces, because I do it. But I know how to do it, which is key in your complaint. Also, I don’t do it if there is a huge line and it’s going to freak people out. But backing in is a FAR superior way to park. Think about it this way: the hardest part of parking is backing. When…

So now Doug is to blame because people who didn’t need to buy a warranty went ahead and did it because they read his columns and were too dumb to really think it through? Oh the humanity! This DeMuro guy needs to be drawn and quartered before someone else buys a Honda from Carmax and...GASP...buys a warranty!!!!

It is ridiculous how beautiful the 6 wagon is. I know it’s Jalopnik cliche, but man do I want one of those. Diesel or gas, manual or even (GASP) auto, I just don’t care. Give me one now.

I’m not trying to “drive my point” home at all. I merely disagreed with you, at which point you started calling me names and didn’t respond to my counterpoint. Thanks for the last word?

“You will shift the gears yourself because you are not a coward.”

You claim I’m not important to you, but you keep responding to me. You don’t have to prove anything to me, but if you’re going to make a somewhat ridiculous claim, you have to expect that someone might point out that there are ridiculous things about said claim.

It appears we have the same amount of time our hands, as you keep reading my posts and responding to me. I know I may have typed more, but I type pretty fast. Anyway, I stand by my previous statement: all your insults about me might be right, but it does nothing to prove your point.

TL;DR...just kidding.

You don’t have to respect me, and you don’t owe me any explanation. My point simply is that your arguments remain unsupported, and instead of providing any substantive evidence, you belittle the people who point this out.

I fully accept that we don’t agree...but it seems to bother you a lot. I hope your track day was…

It’s just the more recent Japanese cars that are crap? That’s an odd turn in your argument, especially if the “shelf life of a commodity Japanese vehicle” is 10 years.

Sorry to use so many words last time. I’m not trying to troll, I’m just pointing out that your argument with regard to banks has some serious flaws, and…

My car’s 13 years old and still running strong...and thanks, it’s really a beautiful shade of blue.

I don’t think (maybe I’m wrong?) I opened the door to this (including Mazdas in the discussion)...I think you’re the one that brought it up.

And, I’m curious who the troll in this conversation really is. Could it be the…

So, you would have mocked Mazda even if I agreed with you that Megabanks are “soulless”?