I WOULD DO IT IF AUDI HAD AN AIRBAG FOR ME! 18 MONTHS SINCE THE “DEATH NOTICE” AND STILL NO AIRBAGS (OR LOANER CAR). WHY DOESN’T NHTSA FORCE THE AUTO MFRS (and no, that is not an abbreviation for “manufacturers”) TO STOP BUILDING NEW CARS UNTIL THEY FIX THEIR DEATHTRAP OLD ONES?!?

And was made of flammable aluminum! But wait, there’s more....

It will be a yellow water boat.

Which is what happens, right? When I first moved to NYC I couldn’t sleep for the first few days: traffic, horns, people shouting, sirens, etc. Then your brain filters out the noise and you sleep.

I agree with most of what you say. My only comment is that the price differential between Cadillac and MB/BMW/Audi was never very significant and didn’t last long. Audi back in the day and Lexus started with significant differentials and gradually eased off of them. (Even Buick is doing a better job.) GM acted as if,…

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