I cannot believe the money these get now. These cars were $25k 10 years ago for a driver, and here's the secret: they suck to drive. The 300 is an altogether different beast in construction and mechanically. The 190 is best compared to a Karmann-Ghia: a sporty looking body on common, everyday mechanicals that don't…

Is this the place where we shit on VW dealers?! I have a story!

Let me tell you something. I’ve worked for two different dealerships, and I’ve worked in sales operations at a corporate level for a major automaker. If I found out that a dealer wasn’t allowing test drives on a car that cost the same as a base 3 Series, I would be absolutely livid.

At the current bid, maybe break even - budget 100-125K for a good restoration. It's a hot mess, but doesn't look beyond redemption. Still insane, as I remember when nice 190SLs could be had for under 40K all day long, and decent drivers a bit less.

Oh Doug, you have not had to deal with economy car salesmen selling anything performance orientated.

OMG!! It isn’t “someone else’s letter” It’s MY LETTER. THANK YOU DOUG! I <3 You (husband don’t read this!)

As Cynthia’s better half, let me add on that we did say that we would go to another VW. And when we called that other VW, they also told us no test drives. No VW dealership within 30 miles of us will let people test drive the Golf R.

However, I test drove a Focus ST instead, and that’s what I’m getting myself. She’s…

This was many years ago but I had taken my then new 1996 Z28 convertible. The first new car I had ever bought in to have the rear bumper fixed after some old lady had hit me at a traffic light.

Game of the goddamn century. Human Revolution was near perfect, I expect incredible things out of its sequel.

Torchinsky wuz robbed. This should have been top 5.

Don't forget "Pantera Owner's Guide to the Best Strippers of Reno"

Land Yachting World

Yes. Yeees. Yeeeeeeees.

By the way. As I was writing this I realized: my Indiana-built, Chevy V8-powered Hummer may actually be an exception to my point.

For publicly traded companies, profits go to the shareholders. Shareholders can be any nationality.

The plane scene, how long was that runway again?!

1. Buy a junkyard car at any location. It doesn’t have to run. (Free to $300?)

E60 M5 with the speed limiter removed. Sure BMW said it would do over 200mph without the limiter?