As someone who lived in York, PA, the site of a Harley Plant, I have a perspective not being expressed here. While unions have drawbacks, they were responsible for protecting and fostering quality work opportunities to generations in that community. Harley bullied the union into submission and engaged sub-contractors,…

As much as I admire my 1984 Mercedes 300d I’ve grown tired of trying to stop water from leaking into my cabin. I’m on the cusp of parting it out and moving on.

This would be an upgrade in your daily driving experience. Sell the Acura to a deserving bloke, bank the cash, and bring the Benz up to optimum condition. For variety alone it will boost your awareness to driving.

Your comment amply describes our collective obliviousness to discerning independent and reliable journalism. I hope the editor put up a good fight.

Well put. I don’t really care were good ideas come from. Discerning between right and wrong is the easy part if you have reasonable intelligence.

Ideology becomes idiocy when left to run amok. The arrogance of the free marketeers is being allowed to overwhelm the greatest good. Their forbearers knew better how to balance greed with public benefit.

I prefer, as does the local cobbler, obenhauf’s products for leather. It’s non-toxic and works great. I worked as a forester for a time and it was what we use to keep our boots maintained.

I think Takahiro is turning the ship in the right direction. So long as his handlers give him reign regaining mojo is the order of the day. I would hope they squirreled enough cash away during the good years to make this transition. This chap is earning every penny of his probably extremely high CEO compensation -…

Some of the new designs are neat. The bigger issue is if Harley can provide value and quality as well as bling. Formerly being from York, PA I have a spot in my heart for the company. I actually met personally some of the folks who used their industrial era inherited wealth to bring it back from the brink under AMF…

I want to believe, yet can’t, that VW achieved even marginal quality when this was made. Unless you’ve got money to blow and are doing it on principle - CP. That engine is a torque monster though.

From what I understand they only gave up on building Rt. 101 on the Lost Coast (Northern Ca.) in the 1980's. Where I live, on the South Coast of Oregon, our roads are all worse for wear after this winter. Extreme (IMO) steep slope clear cutting doesn’t help matters.

I’m going to crack a 40 for the Bettle. Menopause is a bitch yo.

oh snap!

I had to become a sworn officer, but thankfully did not have to do enforcement duty. Our trainers constantly complained with charges often being reduced in this exact manner. I actually wrote to a judge once for an unpaid parking ticket, which in Pennsylvania means they issue a summons for your arrest. Some smart…

I made a calculated risk purchasing a 1984 Mercedes 300d with (maybe) a quarter million miles on it. Ultimately I’m attempting to game the system by avoiding car payments for another quarter million miles. It’s expensive to fix, but is undoubtedly one of the most well engineered cars ever. If I lived in a rust belt…

My 1984 Mercedes 300d has a red lever on the engine that is labeled stop. I’ve never touched it and have no manual.

Oh happy day, Honda’s getting its mojo back. Takahiro delivers!

Good point on the press cost and size. I somehow finagled a tour of New Standard Corporation in Hellam, PA, where they have such presses. One was purchased and shipped from VW and the barge sank en route. It was so valuable they salvaged it from the ocean floor. What I witnessed was impressive, but no photos…

There are few learning experiences as rich as the near miss. Now on to calculating the risk of living in a hurricane zone. I do hope you enjoy all that Florida has to offer. Looking forward to an air boat review.

The CR-Z was a product I desperately wanted to like. I can only imagine how much easier my driving life would have been if I had a Honda hatchback instead of a 2000 GTI. Honda CEO Hachigo’s plans for fundamental change hopefully include a new hatchback that is both efficient and and fun to drive. This had to happen.