That's exactly why I picked that example.

So by your logic, if I run repeatedly head first into a brick wall, the brick wall "contributed" to my injuries even though it did nothing but exist where I could run into it.

I don't watch NASCAR, I don't follow Tony Stewart. The only time I have ever seen him on TV is in the Mobil 1 "soda cookie" commercials with Jenson Button. So I have no interest in whether he is ultimately guilty or innocent of manslaughter or something worse. But I do have an interest in the proper use of words. …

I'm arguing for reporting facts instead of sloppy, rumor-mongering, tabloid-grade reporting, and I'm the lowest form of intelligence? If you've read the Gawker sites' (i.e., Jalopnik and Deadspin) reporting on this death, the tone from the get-go has been overwhelmingly that Stewart was at fault and/or intended to…

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Saying that one person contributed to another's death is, in the common usage, to say that one person had some measure of fault in the other's death. It is entirely possible to kill a person without being at fault in doing so, you know. My point was that the in-car…

Did you read my comment—"There are a lot of reports that Stewart had a camera mounted in his car"??? So yeah, I have read this, although I do not "know" it, because I wasn't there. I assume it could be true, and if true, I assume it will be a lot more enlightening as to whether Stewart steered toward or away from…

"Stewart was driving the car that hit Ward." See that? That's objective reporting. Reporting a fact that actually happened. But until we know more, we can't say that anything Stewart did (i.e. an affirmative act by Stewart) contributed to Ward's death, unless you're prepared to say that Stewart's action of merely…

"it's probably best not to say too much when your actions contributed at least somewhat to the death of another person."

So you know for a fact that he "floored it"? As opposed to hitting the gas a little or not at all? All we can hear on the video (which was filmed from the stands) is that one of the many drivers circulating the track blipped their throttle at approximately the same time that Stewart hit Ward. Maybe it was Stewart,…

Hey, here's a pic of a 1970 Range Rover, built some 19 years before Land Rover allegedly "introduced what we've come to know as the 'Classic' body style to the world." Crazy, innit?

I really like Saabs and I've had a bunch of 'em, but never a 99. I would like to get my hands on a 99 Turbo someday, but it sure as hell won't be this one. Seriously, this is some Barrett-Jackson bullshit going on here—the only reason anyone would buy this car is to look at it and maybe trailer it to the occasional…

"The Mazda3 is basically a Miata with back seats and a hatchback. Of course it isn't rear wheel drive..."

Except on old Saabs (i.e., C900 and earlier)

My first car was a 1981 Plymouth TC3, kissing cousin to the Rampage and Scamp. Although the reality was that TC3 may have been an acronym for Total Crap Cubed, I still have a soft spot for the L-bodies, including the Rampage. I wish it had the earlier, funkier/more offensive-looking front fascia, rather than the…

As the happy owner of a '95.5 UrS6 Avant, I can certainly appreciate the appeal of the RS2. But that is some serious crack-pipe pricing.

Good call. I forgot about the MX-3 (although the 1.8 V-6 makes it slightly more interesting). Probably should add a Toyota Paseo, a Nissan 200SX, and maybe even a Hyundai Scoupe to the list as well.

Every Ford built in Calypso Green.

I don't know why, but I think the second-gen MX-6 is about as '90s as it gets. Inoffensive-but-slightly-effeminate styling, so-so power and driving dynamics. Grab yourself a Del Sol and an mid-'90s Golf Cabrio, pop in your favorite Hootie or Dave Matthews CD and enjoy a trip down Mediocrity Lane.

I might be in the minority here, but I prefer the grille-less, wood-less early Q45s over any other. That being said, this one is priced way too high for what it is. The only Q45 that could/should carry a premium these days is a Q45a with the suspension in fully working order. This is a $4,000 car, tops.

The third row is fine for kids. And the second row works just fine for a 6'4" guy like me. I'm pretty sure the second row counts as "rear legroom" too.