I see your bimmer wagon, and raise you a jag x-type estate...

Jumped a rusty old 280K miles 1977 Datsun 510 about 60'... a downhill stretch with railroad tracks coming across it that were counter-angled, then downhill continued past the tracks. Jumping cars there was a teenage right of passage where I grew up.

It’s not a question of whether the toll is reasonable or not, it’s a question of slippery-slope on the ‘paying to use a publicly-funded resource’ front.

Kind of a shame that an article pointing out the truly-silly “justification” for taxpayer-subsidies of billionaire-owned sports teams that should earn their own keep was polluted by the injection of political commentary. Kid Rock’s politics are a side show. I don’t like them, but he’ll generate income or not based on…

When you can explain to me how not wearing a helmet can cause harm to -others- then I’ll care what you think / be willing to consider nanny-legislation about helmets to be necessary.

Ok, first the disclosure: Like Molly Shannon in Talladega Nights, I looooove me the sound of loud pipes. I also live in an area where regulations are effectively not enforced unless you’re REALLY making a jerk of yourself.

Not to mention... Did anyone look at the price of used Lincoln Town Cars? Before spending $70K keeping one on the road to 300K, wouldn’t it just be cheaper to scrap it the first time it needed major investment, then go buy a good-running used equivalent of your broke-down one? Seems to me you could do that... oh...…

To me, a true GT car is more the province of Bentleys and Rollers. Powerful yet very smooth riding. Seats 4 in comfort. Total luxury inside. Good-sized trunk (sorry “boot”) for all the Louis Vuitton luggage.