It's because it's a breach of contract. It's not much different than how the NFL fines players for grandiose celebrations after a touchdown. In the contract it says if you do this, then you must pay this.

I... I... I love them. What's wrong with them? Sure, reliability isn't it's best feature, but with some love and care they are terrific!

What? The Blazer is a pretty damn good truck/SUV. They are pretty damn reliable and are basically closed off S-10's that are nearly universally loved (and rightfully so). What's the beef?

Honest question... what corners were cut? Sure, the interior has some hard plastics, but it's not that bad.

Doesn't this really boil back to if kids that have no real possibility of getting an actual education, shouldn't be allowed in collegiate sports. After all, they are supposed to be student athletes. Not athletes. That's what the profession/semi-professional leagues are for. If they aren't striving towards a true…

Dat hood reflection has to be horrible.

That is the worst analogy I've heard in a long time. They are paying you with a world class education. You know, that thing that is required for many jobs you can get elsewhere. An education is an investment in yourself that makes you a more valuable and marketable person. It's something that even if you lose your…

Well, in the event that I'm hurt while at work, then you are correct. But if I'm injured while not at work, then no. I don't get many benefits.

Yeah. Just how nearly any employer will kick your ass to the curb when you cannot complete the job you were hired to do.

I've owned/currently own or leased upwards of a dozen cars. Ranging from a '73 Saab 96 to a '14 Passat. '03 Suburban to '79 Scirocco. Sure, the steering ain't quick, but I'd put it right along similar-ish autos like a Tahoe. 4Runner is a fair bit quicker, but feels entirely artificial (not that a Frontier/Xterra…

But this is the last model year for the FJ.

As an Xterra owner, and a guy that test drove several Frontiers, I have no idea what you are talking about. Honestly, I've never heard this complaint before. Normally it's the cheapish interior, or the dumb looking steering wheel.

We said goodbye to Daimler's ultra-luxury Rolls-Royce and Bentley competitor, Maybach, way back in 2011. That was mostly because nobody outside the rap and the Russian gas games wanted one, for various reasons, including that they looked a bit too much like a Mercedes. Now the Maybach may be coming back.

For warming up the tires at the track? It's been a while since Vehicle Dynamics, but won't roasting street tires get them far past their "prime" operating temperature? Last I knew, the "prime" operating temperature wasn't far off from 100°F.

Guess I can't win them all over. I haven't owned a newer German product for very long in a while anyways, so I can't comment on the newest stuff. Had a 2011 Jetta SportWagen TDI that was flawless for the 50,000 miles I put on her. The current 2014 Passat TDI has been flawless for the 6 months (but that doesn't mean…

This is what I'm seeing...

Lawlz. Owned several. None were ever much worse than any car that was worth owning. The best was a 1998 A8 that took me to 290,000 miles. Transmission gave up around 130,000 and then again at 290,000. The thing still looked and drove like new at the end (around 2011). And thanks to all the aluminum, there was no…

I don't really think a Golf R is all that expensive for what you get. Luxury class interior with great seats? Yup. AWD? Yeah. Stick shift? Yeah. And 256 HP is nothing to sneeze at.

Why are the pictures so zoomed in that I can't really see much of the interior at all?

Isn't that was VW was with the cars like before? Affordable luxury? The Mk IV and Mk V era Jetta, but more so with B6 Passat were far more luxurious than their competitors... or cheaper than the higher end stuff. The sales didn't turn out well to VWs liking. I certainly liked it. We got an A6 for VW prices with…