I can’t speak to European sensibilities, but in the U.S.A. we have a history of personal property rights that we hold very dear. Unless you are poor and own a home in the middle of an area a developer wants to tear down to build a retail center.

That is... hypnotic.

I just read that. That really escalated. I just noticed we’re not in Jalopnik anymore. Lol.

That four way stop one drives me nuts too! There is a protocol in Ohio to deal with this even if everyone arrived at the exact same time. I assume each state has a set of laws to address this. Which brings me to one of my greatest peves. Driving tests should be pass fail! Either you know all the laws you need to know…

I would like to agree with you, but I make a distinction between aggressive driving and assertive driving. I think this is important because otherwise the term aggressive might validate the guy that cuts across three lanes cutting off an 18 wheeler in the process. That guy is being aggressive and also endangering…

I can’t wait for autonomous cars to be driven by all the people who hate to drive. I think I’ll get back on my two wheeler then.

This goal has proven to be impossible for me. First timetime, I was sitting at a traffic light, second car back, one car behind me. The on street parking was nearly perpendicular to the road. A large truck backed into me while I laid on the horn. Their insurance adjuster actually asked my why I didn’t back up. Never…

I like this, and I really hope it comes into existence here in the US. But a power to weight ratio of .06 just isn’t enough for me. Not for a car that’s not good for much other than being a toy. I’m guessing that +2 is for insurance purposes only.

In 1997 I got my first car. A 1979 Chevrolet Suburban. I loved that truck the same way most of us loved our first cars. It seemed downright ancient at the time though. I think that was because even though it was only 19 years old, it was older than me. I agree, this Saab doesn’t strike me as old as my Suburban seemed.…

You’re right about all of that. I have no doubt this vehicle is solid. It’s just about the expectation and perception when shelling out that much money. Hard for me to really say if someone who has that kind of money to spend on a toy would demand a clean title though, as I am many tax brackets lower. Lol.

I think for this price, the salvage title is too much of a compromise. How much more could it cost to buy a donor vehicle with a good title?

I think the feds only do this to cars illegally imported. I don’t think they have any jurisdiction over home built cars, specialty cars or most revelant to this conversation, modified passenger cars. This is left up to the states.

This has always been the reason I’ve been in favor of electric cars. The geopolitical implications of buying our energy in house are substantial. Not to mention solar is a great, and getting better, supplement to our electric supply.

I have a car I care about and I have a 2003 Hyundai Sonata with over 200,000 miles on the clock. Having an old beater is the most liberating decision I’ve ever made. Parking at a busy Chipotle? No worries. Raining and you don’t want to park at the very back of the grocery store lot? No worries. Some ass hole is…

I’ve long ago given up on cable. Is that show with Chip Foose still on? I always enjoyed that because at least the human interest was positive.

Nope, I’m with you. Not to mention as the article alludes to, motorcycles will be much safer.

You’re not alone. I thought exactly the same until reading Patrick’s response. That said, I work in a small family owned retail business. Once in a while we have a customer who comes in to belittle one of the sales people. We politely but firmly tell them they are not welcome in our store. These people are never going…

My initial thought is no one takes care of their car so of course it matters. But if I consider that nearly everyone I know takes adequate to excellent care of their own cars, I wonder if I’m just being cynical. Hopefully some mechanics with a much larger and broader sample can share their experience.

Yes! Now you have a true Jalop attitude!

Yeah, I would imagine that is going to play a role in the $35,000 ish price range. But I still think that at that price, if it is a good car with reasonable range, $1.00 gas still wouldn’t kill it. I say that just based on anecdotal evidence that the people interested in a Tesla are interested in the technology as…