On the one hand, I agree that a less-than-perfect experience is generally not grounds for going out of your way to excoriate some schlub as being the worst carpenter/waiter/hot dog cooker on earth. But if a business is really really shitty, why not warn other folk about it?

I haven’t used Yelp in ages ... four or five years ago I tried to become a more proficient Yelper and started actively reading reviews and wrote a couple / few reviews for businesses I frequented.

Seriously, I’m not seeing it. The only element that I can see that is even remotely similar between the Bentley images you’ve posted and that Chrysler lump is that ridiculous wheel well line ... and it’s not even the Bentley sedan with that shared design element in that case, but the coupe.

vestiges of couverture existed

Extended warranty can be a lifesaver if the car you buy is not known for the highest levels of quality.

Just to clarify for those that haven’t watched the viddy yet ... General Mayhem is the 68 Charger from their show, and is *not* featured in this event other than a short clip just to show people who that car is. General Maintenance is a 2015 Charger Hellcat that they painted to match the General Mayhem. That car *is*…

Sorry if it seemed I was putting words in your mouth. But you seem to be dismissing the report as “unsubstantiated facts that turn into urban legends” based on .... what? Your own personal anecdotal evidence? The 5th gear blurb above was taken from an article in The Detroit News. So I followed the link and the article…

These are non-colors chosen based on timidity; fear of not being able to resell, fear of changing tastes, whatever.

While specifying “highway” bikes may raise an eyebrow, there is one fact you seem to have missed: Harley Davidson sells more bikes in the U.S. than any other motorcycle company.

Stone the crows man ... I’ll give my last beer to a friend regardless of how many months I’m behind on rent. That being said, if I’m broke/financially stressed, what the fuck am I doing spending 20 bux on beer in the first place? Do “millenials” not know what the word “budgeting” means? What exactly is a “millenial”…

Don’t crush my middle class dreams...

When I was in high school, our Driver Training class had simulators with 3-on-the-tree shifters ... they never bothered to teach us how to use a clutch properly so we students royally abused those devices ... usually slamming clutches and gears with wild abandon.

My mom’s Dodge (probably a Dart, but I don’t recall for certain) from the early 1960's had push buttons on the dash, just to one side of the steering column, for the automatic transmission.

I guess Honda felt a need to pay a li’l homage to your Alfa ...

I dunno man, I think the biggest part of the appeal is the old-but-modded BMW running gear. There are bazillions of “old school” hardtails (btw, that’s NOT a hardtail up there, it has a ‘hidden’ suspension like an HD Softail) with UJM or Harley/clone engines ... but a flat opposed twin with shaft drive is fairly…

Not every cafe has to have a fairing and wasp tail.

Define “older” please. I’ve owned 2 beemers (a 2002 and a 2003 R1150R, the engine is commonly referred to as “oilhead”), and they were absolute dreams for daily commuting and weekend jaunts. Any service at a dealer is a bit pricey, but anybody but the most hamfisted could easily do an oil change for pennies on the…

Using a loophole is exactly the same as cheating. Please note that the word “cheating” definitely implies dishonesty, but not necessarily criminality.

I don’t like what he did to the interior ... why does a car’s interior have to be reduced to ashes and rubble like a city after a nuclear strike when someone is hot-rodding the thing?

I just think that the entire idea is simply impractical. Can it be done? Sure. If someone is willing to pay for it to be built, it will be built. Should it be done? Loop back to the previous answer, it becomes redundant. It’s not a matter of “should” when there are people that can and will pay asking price for a…