Dealer arrangements like that are mind-boggling to laypersons, thanks for the example. I have a dated but interesting book “Don’t get taken every time” by Remar Sutton, which details how the deck is stacked against customers and various ways they do get taken. I have known people who think they get great deals,…

Driver has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.

It turns out you are correct. Driver is being charged with attempted murder.

RIP Ken, you were awesome. He seemed such a down to earth, funny guy who loved cars. A little context on snowmobiling accidents, they are involved in about 200 deaths and 14,000 injuries every year in North America. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12671482/ If the great Ken Block can have this happen to him, I think…

Well, at least I could hang out with you, then? Big fan, although given you recorded this, maybe don’t throw stones?

Oh yeah? I built this city on rock and roll.  So there. 

Someone’s never heard of the Ferd F-TeenThousand, and it shows.

Monterey Bay alone has an underwater canyon 4,900 feet deep (the Grand Canyon averages 4,000) that extends nearly to shore at the bay’s midpoint. Building the 3.1 mile long Bay Bridge in the shallow (8 feet in many places) San Francisco Bay and with an island halfway required a center piling with more concrete than…

Certainly an improvement over the electric Ami, I’d say. 

The owner right now to Ian: “Why did you turn?”

This is the electric Ami. 

That’s just a bad picture and color, they’re among the most French of French cars and are actually kind of adorable, granted in sort of the way a pug puppy is. I saw a mint one at a car show and it was amazing. The recent re-use of the Ami name though—that belongs on the list.

C’mon, the Spohn Sport Custom wins every contest ever as ugliest ever, though I agree the Mirai first gen is hideous.

1939 Delahaye 165 Figoni et Falaschi.

The spoiler is not the factory spoiler, which would be body colored and also have the third brake light, which this seems to lack. I agree re the smoked lenses and price of the dash fix. Also Rob’s description of the car is a bit off, the shifter is not the traditional “J” gate, it’s more of a reverse-L and has…

So you’re saying it has a plethora of red flags?

I think the Sultan might want his money back if they aren’t real Ferraris.  At a minimum, I’ll take them off his hands so he doesn’t have to suffer the embarrassment.  Least I can do. 

Son, is that you? I met your mom at the car show in Rome, she was a beautiful, topless 2008 model (sorry if that’s TMI, but we were young, at least, I was younger then, I’m a 1999), I thought she said she was from California but now I think that was her name. She did have a great voice though, especially when revving…