Whether he wants to admit it or not, buying this monstrosity IS an attention seeking move.

For anyone looking for other numbers for comparison, here’s some comparison Consumer Reports did between hybrids vs. non-hybrids of the same models. These are 60-0 rather than the Lebaron’s 55-0, but close enough. Honestly a stopping distance of 149ft doesn’t seem that far off from what a bunch of modern cars that…

Given how people seem to drive these days, I know I’m not going to hit the car in front, but I usually under-brake hoping it buys the car behind me a few more moments to put down their phone and stop.

“In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty” which is why I pulled a gun on an innocent man until he proved he wasn’t guilty. Flawless victory.

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand this SHOULD be a wakeup call to western automakers to get their shit together and actually find the will and urgency to make competitive products. On the other hand I’m not exactly chomping at the bit to spend 10's of 1000's on something made in a country that actively…

Hard disagree - A GTI gives you two things that a new driver doesn’t need: tons of power and non-linear power delivery thanks to the turbo.

My point is always, start with a basic car that you will enjoy very much and then you can appreciate the added fun of a Golf GTi over a Golf, or something more luxurious...etc. As a first car, go cheap. You can also get a Focus or a Fiesta in the same used price range. Fun, economical.

Should be the Jetson’s car sound. 

His insurance agent is going to *love* him today - hope he is still on his parent’s insurance, which was the only thing that saved my butt as a young college kid with a Jetta GLI. And it was STILL relatively expensive to insure, even scarily close to 40 years ago. A GTI would have been notably more.

I specifically mentioned that the car has HVAC in the second paragraph.

Forget repairs, how about a set of tires now that every SUV comes with 21 inch wheels.

It’s also about two inches longer than the old Mazda 6, coming in at 193.7 inches.

• That onramps are meant for accelerating to highway speeds, and yes, if my 130HP CRZ can do it, your car can too
  

I’m sorry, there’s no where to put my license plate on the front without drilling holes in my bumper.

So dealers complain that they don’t want to sell EVs. But then go ahead and complain that they don’t want anyone else selling EVs either.

So basically they’re ripping off what Dodge announced many months ago what they’re doing to the Charger EV—how “innovative”.

To be fair, BMWs are among several brands that also have car wash mode, mainly to prevent the rain sensing wipers from getting torn off and disables the auto emergency braking, which can activate and cause massive damage to the car and car wash.

I’ll start criticizing America’s love for gas powertrains when an EV truck can drive across Texas without having to stop four times to charge, eight times if they’re towing.

Every single product that represents Italian cultural IP (tomatoes, olive oil, wine, and of course sports cars) is very closely regulated and protected by the government.

I always wondered if SEAT never came to the US because they knew Americans would pronounced it “seat” (chair) instead of “say-at”.