@elchimpo: reading comprehension - the vehicle was insured for 6k. odds are good state farm is the jetta drivers insurance company
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@DeadBuick: sounds like he did, based on the article (the car was insured for a given dollar amount, most normal policies wont do that) but he's trying to get the money out of the other party's insurance company. depending on the state, his insurance may not actually have to pay the difference.
@Roberto G.: it may not be worth the full value, but comparing it to a 528i would be like comparing an srt8 to a 2.7L Magnum. That car could probably be parted out for at least 3k, and is actually easily worth the 5 to 6k he insured it for in its non-crashed state. cars like this aren't used primarily for…
that's pretty crazy. the engine out of that car is worth over 2500.
for that price, i'd expect it to be supercharged. that's a LOT of money for a lightly modded, high mileage, m3 sedan.
@Brobo3: yeah, i'm in clear lake, and i've noticed that i can generally do better if i drive very aggressively, but I still get stuck at about half of them. bw8 is definitely worth paying the toll on, but the bw8 / 288 intersection is a crime against humanity. while i'm rambling on about horrible design - i especially…
@Baby Beater Benz: I've found lights in NY to be better designed. Upstate, you'll often only be stopped by 1 out of every 4 lights or so, and even then, the wait is usually under 30 seconds. Manhattan actually manages to stagger lights fairly effectively, so major blvds will allow you to drive for quite some distance…
too bad the lights in houston are designed to impede traffic flow as much as possible, so they'll never adopt a system like this. it seems that's a much easier problem to solve than facilitating traffic flow.
@grzydj: hrmm, I fail to see how the Fiesta and Mazda 2 sharing a platform is "ironic"
bad math student trying to turn a truck into a polynomial? (sorry, that's the best i could come up with...)
@dmoon: what, it's not like anyone's going to be using it anytime soon...
@jetstar88: low pivot swing axles worked pretty well for their time
@tonyola: The 300sl roadster addressed most of the problems of the original gullwing and as a result was a much better car. The tail end of the roadster production even came with 4 wheel disc brakes. I also think they were more attractive, but the gullwing gimmick still gives the coupe the edge in most people's books.
They had an SLS on display at the Watkins Glen vintage grand prix festival last weekend. It was a cool looking car, but in person - it doesn't blow you away the way the 300sl does.
Huh, I thought to win, you actually had to sell 10,000 of them.
@stoke: I would love to see a Jeep's epic moustache, but I'm not sure how a man could get in it.
if i had access to a race car, i think there's a good chance i'd be in it for every second i possibly could for years and years and years.
@GasGuzzler: My first car was a 1st gen Intrepid with the 3.5L. I loved that thing, and my Mom eventually used it for c4c ('97s were somehow the only year that qualified) with over 190,000 miles on it. The cabin was bigger than in my Roadmaster, and it was as fun to drive as you could make an automatic, fwd, full size…
@suss6052: maybe Toyota has made some improvements, then, because the 2008 Corolla rental with under 10k miles felt like it was held together with Elmer's, was flimsier than my NA Miata and the interior quality made the Cobalt look great. I really hate the way that Toyota sells base models with button blank cut-outs…
