Yeah, the term is more economic than climate related.

The Rust Belt just happens to be an area that is snowy and has salt covered roads in the winter. It was originally called the "Steel Belt" or "Industrial Belt", similar to how there is the "Grain Belt" or the "Breadbasket" region of the US. But in the '60s and '70s the "Steel Belt" area had many factories and…

I can't even call the TRD PRO a half measure when it comes to the Raptor. The Toyotas are all about a "look" and not much more.

The term "Rust Belt" doesn't have anything to do with the use of salt on roads in winter that makes cars rust away...

Not entirely. Sure, the Bulls had a good team from the '91-'98 era. But I'm not entirely sure they could have accumulated the 6 championships without Jordan. That's not to say he was the entire team, but without him...

Looks nice... but looks like something just isn't right.

Seems a lot of Jalops don't mind giving their kid a reason to wrap the car around a tree.

Am I the only one why someone would suggest getting their kid a ~$17,500 Saab 9-5 over a new Civic/Corolla/Jetta/other cheap new car with warranty and current crash standards?

Really? That's small apples. That is roughly 0.0015% of the state budget. Why not actually complain about the bigger things. Sure, the little stuff adds up, but come on, lets be real here.

Exactly. The rest of the vehicle is sharp corners and relatively square. Now lets throw on a kinda swoopy grille!

So... on a semi-related note. What's required to add a home charger if you don't have a garage?

Where is our Nazi killin' list?

Exactly. It would be akin to DD'ing a Radical. Ducati makes some great bikes and I would love to own many of them. I wouldn't want to DD very many of them though.

1199 Panigale S. The only bike worse as a DD would be the 1199 Panigale R.

I owned a 1.8T Jetta that had the crayon smell. My 1.8T Passat also had the smell, but to much less pronounced than the Jetta.

Yeah... who wouldn't love shaky mirrors, uncomfortable seating position, thin seat padding and being extremely hot for a DD?

I know the current 328 is no longer an I6, but the 4 cyclinder they've got now is pretty damn good. Plus it's got ~250 hp, where the 328 in 1996 only had 190 hp.

That's $57,000 today. Wow, I guess BMWs have been getting cheaper.

How? Recently visited my father who recently got a '14 TDI 6-speed. The highest he said he has ever gotten is the high 40's. I've taken it for a ~2hour trip, all highway, and I couldn't break 46 mpg.

a 328 cost nearly $38,000 in 1996? Holy shit that's expensive.