I wholeheartedly agree, but the problem we're running into is that the Port Authority that runs the buses and light rail is a county-level organization the city doesn't really control. Plus there's plenty of semi-rich assholes with luxury cars that resist any and all changes to the transit network because of fears the…

Born elsewhere, moved to Pittsburgh when I was 7, haven't thought about leaving since. I've visited other cities (San Fran, Boston, NYC, Philadelphia) and none quite did it like Pittsburgh.

It is small. The city/metro area ratio here is much worse than anywhere else I computed. But it's real easy to get around as long as you unstick the concept that interstates are always the fastest way around. Plus there's enough to do in the city and surrounding areas for most people.

Without further info, I'm skeptical of their methods. No shit smaller cities like Fort Collins see less crashes, there's less people to crash with. Not to mention the other possible holes (only tracking crashes involving an Allstate-insured vehicle, collecting data by totals instead of rates to account for population,…

Cupholder lids: why? Aren't the door pockets/glovebox/other center console storage for small items you'd like hidden?

The thing is, these loans aren't like four or five years. We're talking six or seven years with financing near five percent. This means that cars are more accessible to more people, which is a good thing, but it also means that these cars will be on the road for a long time. By the time the loans are paid off, they'll…

Licensing also varies by state. In Pennsylvania, motorcycles under 50cc can be ridden with a valid Class C.

There's something in the rural parts besides boring farm parts? :P

I don't think it's even that heavy. I got food taxed at 9% in Illinois and I wasn't even in Chicago. 6-8% doesn't seem that bad here.

Depends on the area. Large parts of Philly are nice, large parts of Pittsburgh are nice, the rest of the state is pretty boring.

He's not entirely wrong, though. $80k won't outright buy any house describable as "nice" or "move-in ready" in either of the state's large cities. It would buy some property in the much shittier areas of the state.

Look used. As long as Alfa doesn't abruptly leave the US and make them collector cars, their values should drop to Accord levels after a few years. Also the $70k is just for the 500 Launch Edition cars with several extras thrown in, regular 4c's MSRP for $55k.

Launch Edition. Regular 4c's have a $55k MSRP.

The 4c Launch Edition is $70k, a regular 4c is ~$55k, which is in line with the MSRP of new Elises.

Not only is it the starting price of the Explorer, it's about the size of one too. So I see two possibilities: the Everest will form the base of the next Explorer (unlikely since the Everest is truck-based and would therefore be an unfavorable replacement for the CUV Explorer), or the prototype is merely testing…

The current Everest is 2" longer than an Explorer. So yeah, it's not coming here unless it's as the next Explorer, which is unlikely as it would be a reversion to a truck-based SUV with the decrease in mileage and CAFE impact that implies.

Not gonna lie, a lot of the time I forget the GP is here until I run smack into a road closure, but I love it so much I don't mind the detours.

Brazil has car import taxes so ridiculous the EU took them to the World Trade Organization last year. Ford likely doesn't want to bother with that.

Not sure on the reliability ratings; can't find them for USDM cars without paying Consumer Reports. However, UK data suggests the 500 may be better than average in reliability with the MINI lower than average. (Caveats: those are UK cars, data reported by one company [Warranty Direct], and averaging out the entire…

I guess I have two questions for you, the reader — does it finally look like America is ready for Italian cars, and (perhaps more critically) are Italian brands good enough to make big sales here in the US?