“is a big car in every way that matters. It has a long wheelbase. It’s got street presence, with its slightly more aggressive wide-mouth AMG bodykit and four stainless steel gapers bellowing out the unmistakable song of its people. It also has a biturbo V12 engine that produces more torque than anything with the words…

This one:

Oops- you are correct (if a bit of a troll) the team was formed in 1984 and first ran in 1985, when they scored no points. I forgot they also raced in 86 when they earned 6 points in the constructors championship. I was a fan of the team; Haas had his shop quite near where I grew up in Illinois. That said, this was a…

Haas F1. No, not that one- this one:

1974, the year I turned 15. The cool muscle cars I envied as a tween were almost gone, America’s small cars were the Pinto and the Vega. Also, AMC Gremlin. Invented oil shortage. The year the national speed limit went to 55. The year 5mph bumpers made even cool european sports cars look worse. Every year since then…

Elkhart Lake Wisconsin, then around (and around) the old circuit:

“So that rhetoric applies to virtually anything not an econo-box then”

I recently spent some time in Menards trying to choose the best toilet seat. They have, like, DOZENS of the things for sale. I finally realized even the best toilet seat is still a toilet seat, picked a shiny white one, and went home.

Good Lord. Suddenly feeling slightly better about letter the dealer overcharge me to change the oil.

The first one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_T…

COTD COTD COTD

My 2010 Jetta wagon (yes, TDI...sigh of eco-guilt) had an intake manifold fail. The service tech said he had seen the same part fail on similar models and recommended calling VW (even gave me their #). I had a callback within 24 hours and VW agreed to pay 80% of the $900 repair, even though the car was out of…

March 711 “tea tray”

Neutral: I own a 2010 Jetta TDI wagon, and have enjoyed it, but I would not buy a diesel now. The calculus isn’t there- gas is too cheap (in the USA, anyway), no longer makes as much sense.

Came for this-not disapointed

6:59:02

Whatever- pretty much all “super”cars have limited runs. It’s part of what makes them super-you rarely see them. In a parking lot full of Accords and Camrys, these stand out. In a race paddock or concours....not so much.

Sixty thousand? American dollars? For that you could buy TWO cars! So how about it? the ultimate Jalop two-fer. A W124 (wagon, of course) and a track-day-type car (anything BUT a Miata). If your track day car was british, you might also need a trailer.

Duh

Owned one of these for 2 years. Paid $600, traded it in for $600 and in between only spent money on plugs. The idiom “More fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow” applies here. To get that back and in such fine shape- NP