It still amazes me that FCA, of all manufacturers, has one of the best infotainment systems in their uConnect. How they got that right, and so much else wrong, would make a great story.

Part of my perception is affected by how hard VW/Audi fought against known issues, claiming for the longest time they were the owners’ faults. I’m thinking particularly of the Audi oil sludge issues, and the use of plastic ignition coils. Both problems persisted for almost 10 years due to VW/Audi’s denials and…

I just threw up a little into my mouth.

Seriously: My first thought when I saw the photo was, is that a new Infiniti?

It worked for Hardaway!

So at what point do we insist the automakers stop building new cars for a little while until they replace the damn airbags in the older cars? Been on the death watch list now for well over a year.

I think you mean the CLA and GLA class, at least with respect to quality (or the lack thereof). The new C-class is a pretty well-built machine.

Well said. There are some areas that the free markets just can’t solve very well, if at all. How do you solve the free rider problem without government? You can’t, at least in any practical sense. How do you solve the problem of folks dealing with costs from non-elective health care procedures without government help?…

I know it’s still a problem with Land Rover. Is it still a problem with Jags?

Agree. I think the article is wrong where Terrell says, “Isolating North Korea has lead to more missile testing, not fewer.” This confuses correlation with causation. Also, all of the conventional munitions targeting Seoul and its suburbs are a big deterrent against taking any military action against North Korra’s…

Are you referring to Alfa, or Jaguar?

It’s not going to change soon, either. It took Jaguar about 15-20 years to shake off its reputation for poor reliability and quality.

Four justices in Heller, and 3 Supreme Courts that looked at the same issue previously, disagree. Here’s a thought experiment: It’s the only amendment in the Bill of Rights to have a so-called preface. In fact, if you look at other individual rights in the original Constitution (e.g., habeas corpus, ban on ex post…

You left out the “well-regulated” part.

ACLU is on record as stating that the Second Amendment is a collective right, and that Heller v. D.C. is wrong. https://www.aclu.org/blog/speakeasy/heller-decision-and-second-amendment

Yes. Irony of ironies that Mr. “Original intent, every-word-has-meaning” Scalia was the one who wrote the opinion disregarding the bulk of the Amendment.

Seattle has been devastated economically since the Sonics left.

My brother finally got rid of his Integra last year. He could have long ago afforded another car but he loved that Integra.

Right after we’d be winning so much, we’d be sick of winning.

There were many, loud voices against the dumb falcon doors. Like, if it’s an SUV where do I put my roof rack? How do I park it in my older house’s garage that doesn’t have a 10 foot ceiling? This was a pure management ego project by Musk.