We prefer separate countries on most nights, thankyouverymuch!

Oh no, no, no, no, this is VERY Italian. They just rarely have the opportunity to go this far without whomever is paying the bills stopping them, or gently nudging them into a less, absurd direction.

That’s the thing with Italians (I live in Brooklyn) it’s always passionate, but ofttimes it’s not clear whether it’s fighting or fucking going on.

As long as it’s not the Jurassic Beaver Teeth edition. Something tells me BMW has created the equivalent of the runny-egg 911.

Geez Dad, I just wanted the car for ONE night, I didn’t need a treatise on austerity. I hate you!

Or Yugo

This is a MAGA hat for the highway.

I mean, it’s a rebadged Opel Insignia, not a bad car at all. The Germans like it just fine (and the French). I don’t think Mercedes should be fired for that.

Oh come now, Chisinau is magical during the annual Running of the Jews!

You need to watch some Deepfake, here, enjoy;

Where the hell did you grow up that had something like that on TV? Moldova? Winnipeg? The mind boggles.

About what? How the engine seized at Appomattox and had to be reconstructed?

It’s in the middle of a very wealthy neighborhood filled with people who can’t/won’t ever put their phones down because they believe themselves to be very important. It’s as if they built a race course between Brentwood and Beverly Hills.

Very thorough answer, I’m sold! Thanks.

Interesting, I guess I never thought about the 18 wheeler set-up. Makes sense, thanks.

I do like my Whopper just so.

Real Question - I’ve never owned a truck, but for some reason the idea of a manual truck seems, I don’t know, pointless? It’s not a performance vehicle you enjoy on the twisties, and in most cases it’s not an off roader, it’s to haul shit, and it seems like an autobox is exactly what you’d want. What am I missing?

I’m not sure they even published fuel efficiencies until the Carter administration, nobody cared. Blissful ignorance, times they have a-changed.

You know it’s right when you spin a Uey, and all you see is hood and sky, all you hear is power steering whine.

I’m an everyday pedestrian in NYC and being completely honest, there is zero difference in what you hear from the average, modern ICE car vs EV. Most cars and even trucks at speeds around the city don’t have a detectable engine note, what you hear are tires and wind (and horns). Yes there can be a difference with a…