I'm glad I'm not alone in my assessment. I had an F150 in the late 90's and loved it. It's a nice looking truck.

I'm bored by the hot rod shows to be honest. But that's not my thing. I think Lieberman does a good job, though he's had a few that were of questionable quality where he tried his hand at acting. Stick to the rolling reviews Johnny. That's his strength. Carlos is okay. WOT is pretty well done. EVO should watch it more…

I'd love to see a detailed write-up on the setup. Is it being used in street cars? I love the design of the car, and like everyone else on Oppo/Jalopnik, regret it's not a performance car from the factory.

Neutral: Are You Buying A Truck/SUV Anytime Soon? Would you? Do you care about fuel economy?

Mercedes is offering up to $60 million to dealers for higher customer service ratings, BMW is adding "Geniuses" to its staff. These are people who don't care about sales. Audi is adding valet parking, more convenient hours, and other technology to make luxury car ownership.

Maybe sort of true. I think two other things are going on here:

I have a friend who has a lovely red Karmann Ghia in Hawaii. We were driving around the island a month back and saw her driving it. There was no mistaking it being her car because on an island there aren't too many classics like this one. Great car.

Так Subarus плавает?

Reminds of my time in Iraq when a Humvee burned to the ground:

Отличное видео. Русские действительно удивительно в эти дни. Интересно, что это за машина, что это?

But that's for used cars, I didn't really say it specifically, but I was thinking more about new cars. Or are you talking about for a new car?

That's pretty cool how the site works. Thanks for the tip. When I go for a test drive, I'm up front about timeline and a little vague on budget. I never discuss how it will be paid for. My Mother-in-Law and I went to look at a car for her, she made a big deal that it would be all cash. The dealer couldn't care less…

How accurate are KBB's pricing guides on what a "Fair Deal" is? For instance, I was looking at an X3 and KBB seemed to think one could get 2 or 3 grand (US) off the price. I guess these numbers are based on consumers reporting purchase prices, right?

Neutral: Do You Care About What Consumer Reports Says? Where do you go for car advice?

These Packard plant stories always bring me back to the glory days of playing paintball in the huge plant. Oh, and the beautiful Packards. Yeah, those too.

My local dealer has done something smart: they order bare bones X1s and they actually sell. Hopefully they'll do the same for the 2-series. This method gives them something to sell to normal folk who can afford $30k, but not the zillions for a 3-series. Plus the 4-cylinder TwinPower turbo is really amazingly fast all…

And it will be compared to a Cayman over and over again.

Let's start with NCRS. It's a condition that strikes car enthusiasts immediately after the introduction of a new small, sporty, typically two-door sedan from BMW. Take, for instance, the BMW M235i. With its introduction, suddenly all car enthusiasts were praising BMW as a savoir for the car industry, finally making…

How do you know it's not an M235i?

I read that. I could be wrong, but I think the M235i is it.