I am very happy to see those; I am the nerd who scanned that old Suzuki brochure and uploaded it to Flickr. The export-only L60 had a massive 446cc engine, whereas the JDM model had to make do with 359cc, and could handle a 550kg payload rather than the 350kg of the smaller version.

Seconded. Brigitte (the 505) deteriorated after I lost my license (lot of speeding tickets) and let an Australian visitor drive her for a few months. I was never able to get her back into proper working order; damn you Kevin. I was offered a brown 504 Diesel Familiale for $2K in the late ‘90s and I truly regret not…

I took my beloved Peugeot 505 Turbo S (blue metallic, blue leather) to a state inspection center in Colorado, where we had to stay in a glazed, soundproof fishtank-style room while the cars were being tested. I was reading, but decided to look around and see if my car had made it onto the rollers yet, and I notice…

I was instinctively going to make a “Florida Man” comment until I realized he’s from Texas. Then I searched for his name and at least he went to Florida A&M University. The cosmic order remains intact, whew.

VW never knew what to do with SEAT, a brand which only had any significance as long as Spain was a protected market. And so they chose to make a spin-off brand instead. Baffling.

Not taking a particular side, but I reject the notion that I have to take a single stance on a question and apply it to al situations without judgment.

I shall teleport back to 1983 and hand my mother some Blizzaks. :)

There was an off-camber corner just like this in the village where I grew up, made worse by the approach (from either direction) being downhill. I remember riding in my mom’s Ford Taunus GXL one wintery morning; all the preparation in the world and a 20km/h approach couldn’t save us from gently and gracefully sliding…

2000cc?!?!? Hah, I agree. Adding four pounds of chemicals to Elon’s system would be good for the world.

Yes, and if not owning a car is an option then you should take it (unless you love cars and they are your purpose for going to work to begin with).

So we have a Blade Runner boat/truck and a Jetsons plane/car.

I think he is just testing to see how much nonsense his stans will be willing to swallow. So far, they’re like geese being readied for foie gras.

No, the wheel fairings. I think they mean those giant hubcaps that damage the tire because they are “designed” with teeth along the edges.

I figured as much, but I a) don’t know enough about airplanes to say and b) I’d rather make a joke than be right.

Umm, is that a ton of rust on there? Paging David Tracy.

Yep, he was shot “after being stabbed by a woman who apparently had been traveling with the 32-year-old”:

She might be friends with the younger guy; he steps in between moments later. A brawl in a subway car is never away from you; if you’re there you are pretty much involved.

I think if you are a female riding the train and this brawl starts on top of you, you may be justified in poking a few holes. 

The courts were ok with absolutely anything post-911.

Haha. Do you read McSweeney’s? You might like it.