Didn’t Noble offer an Alcantara wrapped roll cage in their fastest cars? Or was that Koenigsegg?

I was driving in a heavy downpour on the DC beltway in a 570whp ‘98 Cobra I had recently purchased, worn drag radials and all. A local cruise to Philly was called off because of the rain, so we were driving to get lunch and go home. I was doing maybe 55 mph in the second to the left lane. Rounding a very slight…

I’d recommend theDrive.

Basically the same thing with Jeep. Costs $4500 for the diesel upgrade and you can only get it on the Limited and up. So the cheapest diesel WK2 you can buy is $43k. And that Jeep gets halogen headlights and a 6 speaker stereo because it’s another $3k for the luxury package. But you DO get more exterior chrome…

Sweet, now make a Tiguan R with like 400hp and I’ll be at the dealership tomorrow.

He was too busy personally hunting and killing OBL...

Nicer interior?? Better ride quality in the STI?? Sweet.

*sigh* Still no hatchback, still no care.

And to respond to the comment section, yes, I would buy one. I had a ‘12 WRX hatchback a couple years ago and I’m bored with the Jeep I got to replace it. If Subaru made a hatchback again, I’d be at the dealership…

A new WRX hatchback...

Some of the funnest rock crawling trails I’ve been on were literally driving up a stream.

True. Watch a rock bouncing video and every flipped vehicle is righted by 10 or so rednecks in about 15 seconds.

Saw a vid back in engineering school where they were brake testing a Humvee with a hospital-spec cargo box. The rear brakes locked up before the fronts, it fishtailed, then rolled over hard. I’d say with wear and tear, and a little bad maintenance, it’s possible.

You didn’t really cover the two main issues here.

I still don’t understand the hoopla about what Ramsay did on Top Gear. Ben Treynor posted a picture on Instagram of himself and his wife opening the little “LaFerrari Aperta box” days before that episode aired. He even tagged Ferrari USA.

Yup, sounds like a perfect place for tons of lights. These D2s fit perfectly in the grille of my WJ.

I’m guessing the quote was meant more along the lines of road racing than just driving like an asshat on the highway. But sure, this guy totally represents all car enthusiasts...

How about this Greek Air Traffic Controller strike that has me stuck in Greece for the next week? My vacation is over this sunday, but all flights out of Greece were cancelled and I can’t get a flight home to DC before Friday.

I went to the OC cruisin weekend in May for 8 years straight and it’s a similar type thing. There are car shows at the Inlet and Convention center, but most people just show up to cruise around and see the awesome cars on the street.

The entire point of ABS is so you can steer under full braking. Wheel lock up makes the tires just slide, but the stop-start-stop-start of ABS lets the car turn while the tire is momentarily spinning. This guy just forgot to turn until the end when it was too late. Then again, if he had it in Race mode or ESC off,…

I was sitting at a light once and saw a spider crawling across the hood of my Jeep and down onto the grille. Instantly, my first thought was that if I slammed into the car in front of me, it would kill the spider. When I came to my senses, I busted out laughing but it was probably the right thing to do.

I've kept a plug kit in my car ever since I drove a Cherokee. I've gotten nails in numerous tires, including my work vehicles, and they are easily fixed with the slime plug kit. Never even had to take the wheel off.