Can’t say I’ve heard it, but I remember around the time of the Toyota debacle Car and Driver did a similar test. Every vehicle they tested, up to a Corvette Z06 or Mustang GT500 or whatever was most powerful, was able to overpower the engine at full throttle.

That’s still on the driver to some extent. Yes the floor mats were improperly installed, but there are still multiple ways of stopping a car. Throw it in neutral, boot the brakes, turn the car off. Drivers should have a responsibility not just to know how to operate their car when everything is going correctly, but…

Preach. Found out the hard way when my clutch gave out in the middle of nowhere that the basic membership only covers 3 miles of towing.

Definite NP, if just for the nostalgia factor alone. I grew up in one of these from about age 4 through high school. It endured soccer teams, dogs, equipment hauling, two accidents, and three teenage boys learning to drive (did you know you can get one into a four wheel drift?). These things have a special place in my…

Finally, you don’t need a backpack. $50,000 in cash is only about 3" thick. You can put it into a couple of binder clips and stick it into your pockets.

It did, but I’m guessing they’re pretty rare. I saw ONE on CarMax a few weeks ago.

Man, you’re going to really disappointed when you find out how other movies are made. (Hint: the Godfather was not filmed in one 3 hour take)

This guy is like a real life RPG character, his inventory included Hulk Hands, “a backpack with a DVD player, a cellphone case and a paintball gun.” This shit’s probably useless but you never know when you might need it!

This guy is like a real life RPG character, his inventory included Hulk Hands, “a backpack with a DVD player, a cellphone case and a paintball gun.” This shit’s probably useless but you never know when you might need it! 

Usually I go along with this show’s absurdity, but the lost at sea bit is pretty contrived. They’re adrift in the pacific. Like, just go east. You’ll find land.

I think you have one of the best usernames I’ve ever seen.

Shawnee KS. I grew up maybe a mile from there, never thought I’d see a picture of my hometown Ace Hardware on Jalopnik!

I don’t think it’s your imagination. I see a lot of wings now at bars that are over $1/wing. That’s insanity.

Re: bathmats. I had a roommate in college who did that shit. Straight out of the shower onto the bathmat. Nothing worse than going to take a shower and stepping onto a cold, sopping wet mat. The correct way to dry off is: in the shower, use your hands to squeegee excess water off your body. Reach out with just…

I’ve woken up after a night at the bar feeling like I’d been hit by a bus, but this guy is taking it to another level.

I don’t think it’s quite the deal you make it out to be. You can get a 2010 C63 AMG with less than half the miles of this one at Carmax for a shade over $30k, and for a couple grand more add in the DeMuro warranty. This is definite CP territory.

My friend relayed this story from his father, who used to work in a state attorneys office and supposedly worked on this case. (Note that I have no idea whether this is true or not, but it’s plausible enough to be phobia-inducing). Apparently a mowing crew was working on a highway median using the big…

I understand what you’re getting at, resonant frequency in the LF-A commercial vs. sheer sound pressure here, but the pressure from a bomb is just that - a sound wave.

Do they even have plans to replace this thing? I don’t recall seeing any rumors or concepts.

Damn this makes me miss my 2001 SV650. I bought it as an electrical basket case, spent the winter putting in a new wiring harness and digital dashboard, and generally cleaning up the previous owner’s stupid modifications. It provided me rock-solid entertainment and transportation, and that V-twin with a gutted can…