My response was specifically directed toward this reply: “Everything he writes about is insane but his writing always makes the insanity seem perfectly reasonable.”

Hitler may have been unstable but, apparently, he was persuasive.

Sorry, I can’t do that in good conscience. Time to call your local Chemical Bank. I’m certain you can persuade the loan officer that this Commanche is worth every penny of what the note has to be.

A hose could still be attached to the radiator fitting. That, or replace the whole line.

Good information. Why not just take a line cutting tool, cut off the end of the metal line, put an NPT barb fitting on the radiator side and clamp some rubber transmission hose to complete the connection?

He’s a great guy, but I’m pretty sure this is how the Nazi Socialist party came into power.

David, here’s how you fix the leaking transmission cooler connection. Take it off, clean the male and female ends, maybe give it a blast of throttle body cleaner to remove any remaining oil/residue. Then apply the correct amount (not much) of Permatex anaerobic gasket sealant and torque sufficiently. Give it some time…

This is wheely bad.

I can appreciate that. Even a blind pig finds an acorn every now and then.

“It’s shocking this hasn’t been caught before, despite the obvious evidence. I mean, look at their design department, obviously nobody is checking their work because all Nissans look like are shit.”

FTFY, YW.

3rd Gear: Volkswagen’s Third Quarter Earnings Are Up

“Dieselgate is the best thing that’s ever happened to us. Ja, seriously.”

I guess you’ve got to spend money to make money.

Now that you mention it, I definitely see the Disco Volante Touring connection...The Italian Connection.

“I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.”

I could see that. I certainly wouldn’t mind being stuck behind the new GT, or any of these concepts, on the morning trudge to work.

The goggles, they do nothing!

There’s something about them that whispers “Ferrari” in my ear. And I like it.

I don’t know...something about these designs seems off somehow. I think they’re just too slab-sided. They should try to integrate some more creases or angles into them (see: Toyota).

They don’t make those anymore, but as I recall they were called Volvo 240 wagons. If you nixed the 4 cylinder requirement, my old ‘96 Roadmaster wagon was damn close.

I’d suspect it has something to do with trucks not being used for work. If I had a nickel for every time I saw a perfectly capable, clean 1/2 or 3/4 ton truck with a fancy hard tonneau cover hauling a mower in a trailer behind it, I’d be retired by now. It’s clear that those type of people drive trucks for…

I wheely couldn’t tell you.

“If the pinion gear separates,” the report says, “steering will be lost, increasing the risk of a crash.”