*insert the price is right 'fail' noise here*

It was probably pretty considerable. What cars do you typically buy? And are you inclined to wrench on them yourself?

That would be great, if it were true. I think that your risk assessment might be a bit off. Sure, there will be shitty people unloading problems, but we live in a culture where people replace their cars every 4-5 years. Most commuter cars (Corolla, Civic, etc) can easily make it to 10 years with some pretty basic…

Come on now, how often do you sit in the back seat of your own car?

This is why I both never buy new cars, and if possible, buy them privately.

This new motor was developed by

Well, the good news is that this might motivate Tony Stewart to join the fight. Now all we need to do is set up a Tony Stewart vs. ISIS sprint car race and let nature run its course.

Here's my checklist:
-Fix all of the broken shit (mechanical, body, etc)
-Pass inspection
-Clean/wax/vacuum outside
-Nice photos, asking price inflated above my bottom line

Great. Now I need a cigarette...

CTS-V Wagon?

It's way nicer than Lamborghini's Veyron though

Drive by wire. Not necessarily because it's good, or that we at Jalopnik like it, but because all of the other good ones were taken. And, I suppose it's still in its infancy in automotive applications. There's some solid potential there.

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But... But... I do do all of my own car work?

This was awesome. They should have just hired this rally car in the Vietnam War to replace all the napalm. Jeez.

Define 'old'

Annnnnnnnnnnnnd you've just been flagged by the NSA

It has 1/1000 hp

CANNOT UNSEE

I've realized my own mortality right around the same time that I realized I really, really don't believe in god. Sometime around when I was 10. The realization that there is nothing after my brief time on this world makes me appreciate my time here, and that it can be ended at any moment.