This is a fucked up situation all around. But insofar as the insurance thing in concerned I am pretty sure he could sue the insurance company for changing his coverage without he explicit consent. In most, I would bet ALL, states a homeowner’s or car insurance policy is a legally binding contract between you and the…

5th Gear: Air travel has gotten less comfortable and less service oriented because consumers don’t care about comfort and service as much as they care about price. If consumers were fine with spending $500-1000 for every flight for better service/comfort, we’d see bigger seats and better food/service. However, the $99…

Just like before, it’s probably pedo misapplication.

This dude is high. If the insurance company took off comp without his okay, they have to pay. Most likely he did it himself and feels stupid for doing so. As for the fluid cleanup, that would be covered under the liability portion of the policy. Unless he also cheaped out on the liability..... 

That’s an insane, American-centric take on a global marketplace.

With any bureaucracy, the most common phrase is “that’s not my job”. Finding a person who has the authority to actually help you out is the difficult part.

Looks like someone is going to miss Toyotathon.

Or forcing them off the road into a gas station, causing $100k or so in damages, then handing you bill. Maybe even causing a death, and giving you a wrongful death claim to defend. 

For a minute there I thought it was a new Lexus

now THAT is grounded to the ground

Guy, this ain’t like popping the T-5 off your ’83 Camaro to R&R a cable-actuated clutch and throwout bearing. The parts alone are roughly $1500 and a quick search of parts & labor shows it runs $5000 and up. There isn’t anything straightforward to this job.

DuoSelect?

Curiosity drove me to look up the tires. Available at your local WalMart, where all performance vehicle owners go for the best stuff. [snark]

I’m always amazed at the low purchase numbers of some of these options, and they kept them around year-over-year. This gas tank had to be specially built to fit in this one vehicle, then they only sold 66 in the first year and then kept it around as an option?

Sir, you are on Jalopnik, and Mr. Plow exists.

It really is. In my day to day life, when I have to go, I actually shift the phrase and say “I’m gonna go leave a piss, I’ll be right back.” Sometimes I have to explain to people I’m not taking one to bring back. I’m leaving it there.

I’m a jerk that adjusts prices for inflation when people complain about how expensive things are getting.

Crackers.

Fixed that for you...

Every picture of this looks like a screencap from a particularly shoddy PS2 game.