I’m sure the Corporate idea pitch made it seem like a good idea.

If they want to get REALLY cute...

OF COURSE the million mile Toyota Tundra is beige.

All of this is 100% true. Mine was a 1984 with fuel injection and the 3-speed auto. They had had 8 years at that point to fix some of these issues and they were still terrible. The only thing better about FI was that it would actually start sometimes when it was below freezing out. I had forgotten all about the gauge…

Ok, maybe I’m reading this wrong, but are you saying :

ok hot shot, so how do we clean up the dog shit?

I only have two faults with Subaru - 1) their use of the CVT is annoying, particularly in the higher trim levels; and 2) they need a bigger SUV in their line-up.

French reliability was never seen again.

The Retract worked well provided you didn’t mess with it. Once someone tries to “make it work better”, you’re looking at sending it to the specialist (there’s only one, he’s in a small town in NW Arkansas, and he only does one car at a time) to get it put back right, which can take a year depending on how borked it…

The brilliance of Veyron is the fact that it is faster than anything with wheels while having all that luxury stuff inside. Strip it down to bare bones, and it will be faster than a rocket.

My wife is the exact opposite of a car nut. She wouldn't be able to identify 99% of the cars on the road without their badging. They are all but invisible to her and of zero interest. While on vacation in Spain last October, strolling down the street in Malaga, I suddenly found myself walking by - and talking to -…

looks like a fork

I have two, here's one featuring a late, yet great, man who appreciated going in circles: