stevenwrichards
stevenwrichards
stevenwrichards

Chris Harris in a collared shirt. I’ve got to sit at a desk poking around Excel all day and they make me wear one - the least they could do is ask the Earl of Drift to throw on a button-up every now and again.

“I’m not driving slow, you’re speeding” on a beige 9th gen Corolla going 5 under in the left lane on a two lane highway.

Lease a base Ram 1500.

Sorry but some of these are just not like the others ... I know you have to include as many links to other Jalopnik posts as possible but CVK and Bernie just don’t belong - virtually no effect on the 85+ million unit automotive industry with one making toys and the other selling television rights. Interesting? Sure.

The correct answer is probably some version of the E46 M3 (I’m partial to the CSL - transmission complaints and all) but the Jalop answer is most definitely the one off S50 B32 powered M3 Compact ...

Beat me to it ...

I’m fine w/ the Cinco making it on this list but ... the Top 10 Reasons Why the Fiat 500 Interior is Infuriating above from @N2Skylark are rather bogus ...

And I’m building one just like it ... Who knew these were a dime a dozen ...

I am building this exact car right now. WTT?

In this order, for me:

Wrong.

I don't remember the 993 ( or any other pre 996 Porsche) being "among the most solid and reliable ever made." Porsche just went from dealing with air-cooled engine failures to liquid-cooled engine failures ...

I'm going to have to call bullshit on that "confirmation by extrapolation" ya did there ... A modified V8 hitting not 200 mph that one time does not a 200 mph W12 make

Too bad number one is one repair away from being a $12,000 car ...

Haha - Agreed! If you find a unicorn that another aficionado has been scouring the country for you might be able to sell it "at or near the purchase price." Otherwise, there is NO WAY that's going to happen.

It goes beyond just being hyperbolic or rude - it's cognitive dissonance wrapped in a strangely self-appreciating cloud of certainty. Ownership is integral to society. Used cars are the same as new cars. Spending money on an expense is throwing money in the toilet. All of these assumptions are dead giveaways that

<=== This right here! This guy is right about the things!

Full Disclosure: I lease my daily driver through my employer with some great perks (unlimited mileage, full insurance, all maintenance, one payment per month) and I recently purchased one used project car and then another for a motor swap and parts (note to self – stop buying cars for a bit).

If you haven't driven a light duty truck with a modern 7+ speed you really should ... these trucks today are outstanding. Drove an 8-speed Ram through Northern Michigan last year, set the cruise on some snowy back roads and watched the ZF box tick through the gears with no kick down, no shudder, nothing. The amount of

Aaron, I'm glad you made it here before me ...