Er... What about the hot pepper from the folks in Zuffenhausen, the Porsche Cayenne?

You have no idea how much I wish I could just walk right up to the man and say, point-blank, “Look. Yeah, F1's still the top. But Indycar’s more fun, especially judging by your face during the month of May. Screw F1 and come have some fun, dammit.”

Lewis may be a very skilled and talented driver, but it’s a well-established fact he’s a royal asshat who reads & believes too much of his own press.

I don’t know why, but this is hitting me hard. Nicky was that truly rare talent that was genuinely liked by everyone. I was one of those in the stands at the wild first GP at Indy, and like many, was pretty much made a fan instantly.

You know, I hate to say it.....

I locked my keys in my car years ago.... at the Turn 3 flag station at IRP before an SCCA event.

Of course it’s Newgarden. Who else? ....... I suspect Power. He’s sneaky like that.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t there a long history of US aircraft having to fly intercepts on Bear & Badger aircraft? For some reason I recall thinking that Tomcats regularly met up with these off Cuba, among other places. It’s certainly not a new thing....

They’re not harrassing the leader of the free world—I see no mention of Chancellor Merkel anywhere.....

Just because something is legal doesn’t mean it isn’t mind-numbingly stupid and potentially very hazardous to do. Not to mention condusive to helping people who don’t like us do nasty shit to us as well.

Din’t forget sportscar driver Bob Wollek-another cycling accident.

Some @$/^&!? took the whole dang unit off mine.. the hole in the hood is completely jarring.

I’d be a lot less concerned if it wasn’t for the ‘head injuries’ part of things.... That worries me.

Dude, take it from an old Benz owner: managing to get their dangfool selves hit by a Benz was probably the least of the stupid things they did, and that’s still pretty stupid.

Yup. Here in Indiana, spotting another 1980s Mercedes W124 like mine is a rare & wondrous occurance. Even accounting for German car/home country, they’re *everywhere* over there.

Regarding loud engines & mufflers, keep two things in mind: The Germans covet their peace and quiet, and in more urban areas, everybody lives in very tight quarters. In a tightly packed town like most German cities, your big V8 or fart can muffler creates a much bigger disturbance and irritates a whole lot more…

The problem is that Americans’ standard of maintenance on a car is a very different thing than Germans’-see the TÜV standards. That’s just keeping your car in proper condition to them.

Also, living without a car, especially in more populated areas, is very doable. Between very good public transit and not-insanely-long or overpriced long-distance trains, many people don’t want the expense and hassle of dealing with a car.

The update from Stacy (lady w/ 3 bad accidents) is one of those instances where I’m kinda proud of the Jalop crowd. Here we had someone who was completely understandable in disliking driving & not being a fan of cars, but still took the advice seriously, got the right vehicle for her, and seems to have really…

THIS.