As someone who also lives in the DC area, AND also owns a 20 year old Neon, AND knows how to get around when the shit falls from the sky and everyone loses their fucking minds... I approve this.

I interpreted it as "thick west-Texas drawl," so... eye of the beholder, I guess.

That book comes with every license in the DC area.

OMG!!! Next you'll tell me that all of the philosophical references in the film were copied, too!

Allan's always been one of my favorite drivers and never fails to give a great interview. Although, like any sharp wit, I remember him more for the quotes I didn't print — Once, after the post-race at Petit, when asked about coming back to ALMS when Audi was making noise about quitting (around 2007/2008) he replied…

B'cuz NAPCAR. Yeehaw.

If the new Dart was anything like the Neon (light, simple, zip-quick and way inexpensive), I would've nabbed the first one off the line.

Yes, constantly moving. Slowly. And you get to pass through security theater before you board, because OMGTerrorists.

If I'm guilty and my twin brother is innocent and we're both looking at hard time, I'm copping to it to spare his ass. That's why you drop the hammer on both.

Charge them both, prosecute them both, and let them sort it out in a cell.

There is no octogenarian equivalent of Jill Wagner, so I fear Lincoln may be doomed.

"Anybody can be a loudmouth with a blog."

Schoolyard bully?

Taking a potshot at PMD doesn't make Akerson any more clueful, or smarter, or even qualified to be CEO of a Lego McDonald's franchise - much less GM. Akerson gets beat up on AE because he's a clueless idiot, not just because Peter wants to thrash him.

It's also just as easy to test for polarization by looking at the display on any LCD, be it a wristwatch or the display on a mobile device. So, no need to have two pair of the glasses.

Pontiac is gone, Saturn is gone. The only GM div that could sell this in the US is Chevy, which already has a loaded stable of subcompacts. Delete the Spark or the Sonic?

I've met with and shot Patrick at Sebring and Road Atlanta over the last couple of years, and there's absolutely no Hollywood BS about him. As with PL Newman back in his day, he does not seek any attention at the track and he doesn't keep an entourage - he's there to race, and would really like to just be considered…

Thumbs-up on the Fiat 500 comment. My wife bought one early last year - a 500c - to commute to/from work in the city. Good mileage, easy to park in the city, that sort of thing. What she didn't expect was the thing would be so fun to drive, I steal it every chance I get. Just wish we'd gotten the manual instead of the…

In the 3 years since going to Verizon FiOS I've had exactly 2 occasions when I had to call tech support for a connectivity issue. Both times, the problem was fixed in a matter of a few minutes. Granted, I'm a tech myself so I was able to get the first few levels of troubleshooting done on my side before I picked up…

In the mid-'80s (while Chrysler briefly owned Maserati), quite a few Biturbo owners were coming into Dodge dealerships — to have the motor yanked and replaced... with a Chrysler 318 V8. You know, so the damn car would start and run. Lost track of how many of those I saw in for transplant service, while my dad was…