It wasn’t to refute anything...and I’m not debating the average. I was adding an explanation as to WHY the average is as high as it is because most outlets were not giving that info.  I was also reminding consumers that just because the average is X doesn’t mean they actually have to spend that much.

In an awful way, it reminds me of the skydiver who was so caught up in filming other skydivers, that he dove without his chute:

Maybe the producers of the next F&F movie can buy it and blow it up or something.

This is why flying is a high risk activity. Brain farts are lethal. I drove off in my van with the tailgate open a while back. No biggie in a van. Pull over, get out, close it. Not so much in an airborne machine moving at 200 mph.

oh the tear in the seat? the other day i got in and forgot i was still wearing my swords.

Complacency sets in with everyone, especially with the people who should know better. The kind yet stern old Senior Master Sergeant who instructed me said to me that checklists are written in blood, and so I slavishly adhered to the checklist at all times.

When I needed something fun, manual, and reliable without breaking the bank.... Toyota MR2

Time to swing in the other direction.

Good, actionable, common sense advice. I reject this utterly. 

I was wondering as well. That 3 billions bailout would have been pointless.

And good on the seller for using it as intended, although apparently not with any kind of care. Just don’t expect someone to pay top dollar for the husk that remains after you’re done.

There are so very many red flags this looks like a parade in China.

This has been tracked hard. The engine, seat split, and front air dam are likely from track time. The clean rims indicate it had different wheels mounted for track day. Run away.

If the seller managed to blow the engine before 50K, how else has this been abused? And how do you get a split in the seat that quickly? Something ain’t right here. ND.

The total is $800 million, not billion.

I walked up to a guy (late-20s or maybe early-30s, dressed in fatigues) sitting in a folding chair next to his very early drab green Jeep. After I spotted an air-cooled 911 sitting next to him I casually joked: “I think there is a World War II joke here, but I can’t quite figure out how to word it.”

Then he went and got a sweet turbo tattoo...

1989-90 time frame, my buddy Alex and I skip work to go to the Philadelphia Auto Show on a Tuesday afternoon. As expected, the place is pretty much empty except for a few guys in suits, a couple of models and a hand full of senior citizens wandering around.

Was at an auto show when the new Infiniti Q45 came out, 2002 I believe. The “gatling gun” headlights really stood out and it was an impressive looking flagship. The guy from a local dealer was hovering over it and was eager to tell my friends and I all the specs for the car. For some reason were were a touch skeptical…

Serious question: What happens when your phone battery goes dead?