Got to ride shotgun in one of these that was -lightly- modified (about 800hp at the crank) for an extended period of time (Chicago to Indy to Nashville, plus side trips to Tail of the Dragon and Devil’s Triangle). Holy hell, what a ride.

It’s a LOT of car. It’s super heavy. It’ll surprise you (and everyone else) with…

It’s sort of amazing in person. (Here’s hoping the photo actually gets attached.) https://photos.app.goo.gl/jfmABk6Abtu3bdqz6

Quick question:

Sat in it at the Auto Show preview yesterday. Meh. It’s really tight. Rather than well-bolstered, I’d describe the seats as claustrophobic. The interior was a lot of red. The redesigned shifter was ...gone. They have a tendency to remove those (except on the nicer cars).

Didn’t get to drive it (such is the nature of a…

Why wouldn’t Enterprise pounce on a breach? Because he didn’t provide the information that broke the agreement. TCF did. I honestly have to think that maybe after getting beat previously, their lawyers would sit back and think maybe they should let this one go.

That would be an easy win and virtually any lawyer worth…

I get that he publicized the incident, but he didn’t report the amount of the attempted deposit. TCF Bank is the one who exposed the amount to the Detroit Free Press, so they sure as hell did make that information public.

So, it’s public (or publicly-available) knowledge that he settled with Enterprise and when asked,…

What the shit? Sure, it’s “only” 10% 3rd degree burns, but from the photo, it appears to be mostly on his face/head.

Similar to this kid, a former coworker of mine was also suffered facial scarring as the result of an accident. He had surgery to correct it and now only has a single facial scar (but it’s kinda big -…

Would he have to return the money even though he’s not the one in breach? Legit question as I’m not privy to the particulars of the confidentiality clause in his settlement with Enterprise.

If he did have to return it, he’s 100% getting all of it and then some from TCF. So while he’d miss the money for a bit, it’s not…

I’m just jealous that I’m going to the Chicago Auto Show on 6 Feb and exactly zero of these cars will be there.

Nah, we did this dance once before. You’re like Zion or Waukegan or something. Because I used to be in Antioch and now I’m south of you in Libertyville.

Am I remember this correctly?

This whole thing is a giant mess, but I still contend that Ford did worse than either GM or Chrysler.

Within 3 years of a $49B package from the govt, GM had paid back about half of that. The rest was basically an equity play (the US government owns most of Ally Bank - which used to be GMAC). 

Chrysler paid back all of…

That’s no diesel emissions testing in *our* state. ;)
See ya out there!

Getting turned down by every other lender on the planet and finally begging for $9b line of credit from the government is “clever financing”? Ford was in bad shape earlier than GM or Chrysler, so they took money before TARP was really a thing. Then, when GM, GMAC, and Chrysler got into the TARP program, Ford was all…

Having owned not one, not two, but THREE of the B5.5 Passats, let me say congrats! I really did love those cars. As a current VW owner and fellow Illinoisan, let me also say yay! (I’ll wave if I ever see you piloting that beast of burden.)

Had a 2005 1.8t 5spd sedan (I think it had the APR Stage 1 tune, also). Never…

The IDF door-knockers are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for people movers, no?

If you know what you’re getting into *and* you can turn a wrench better-than-average, this should be a good deal. (I get regular seat time in a similar-aged 300ZX, so I’m familiar with all of the goofy-ass electrical gremlins and vacuum hoses that this crop of Japanese sports cars like to throw at you.) The Mitsu…

I was all ready to argue that you were simply the wrong guy for the bike, then you said “I’m 6'2" with a 32" inseam, and I sit behind a desk” and I said “Fuck ...that’s me.”

Guess I’ll cross this one off the list. There is a killer Indian shop in town and a huge Harley place just a few minutes past that ...but my buddy…

Yiddish?

Monoblocks: yes.
Monoblocks on SUVs: no.

They belong on big sedans.

What does the response look like if it were, say, Lizzo calling out CupcakKe?