The laboratory workers have been contacted for a statement, to which they replied, “We were following orders.”

Every time I read or hear about a German corporation gassing monkeys (much less one with Volkswagen’s history), I’m dumbfounded. You can’t make this stuff up, folks. You could probably set up a random events machine using decades of computational data from late night shows and you’d probably never get this result.…

omg what have i done

No, they’re not funny to me. And neither is your tired white-knighting SJW bullshit attitude. If you don’t like it, fuck off.

What the fuck are you waiting for? If it was local to me, I’d already be on the side of the road waiting for a tow.

I will say, I’m one of the few that’s willing to admit I’d like one (brick red, thanks). Back in 2011, I owned one in Suzuki guise and it was a great truck. Good power, fairly comfortable, capable for my needs and got 17.5 MPG in the city, 24 on the highway. Now, if I could scoop up a Nissan Frontier for what I paid…

Sure, relatively speaking, it is a bargain...but is it enough of a bargain? I’m inclined to think it isn’t, based on most “best prices” listed out there (which are usually non-negotiable). The “normal” prices elsewhere are still ludicrous to start with.

My thoughts exactly. If they priced the Frontier like they should due to their recouped costs, I’d probably be driving one right now. Unfortunately, they don’t actually have to, because people will buy them anyway.

Between the Z and the Frontier, Nissan beats their tooling like a government mule. Gotta admire that ROI.

Edited to add: Rogue Select.

To wit, your mother.

Someone will probably call BS on me, but I’d sure hate to drive one of these in -20° winters. They’re so efficient that they probably don’t warm up particularly quickly without some sort of engineering trickery. My supporting case would be an old 70s or 80s vehicle with a big, fat iron block engine. Those things…

Yes, because making some puns is tantamount to devaluing human life on a level equal to corporate greed and malfeasance. Every statement I made is absolutely true and correct, except it was sprinkled with some ridiculous, and not even very good, puns.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with what I did. Some of you take…

I’ll never get tired of making these puns.

I’m sure some of these unfortunate people suffered radial fractures as a result of Goodyear’s aggressive cover up and spinning of the story. I think they should always remember not to tread on their customer. They’ll just have to tighten their belts and lay down some settlement money before public sentiment goes flat…

What a downer. Talk to me when the Up-R is a thing and I’ll lust for it stateside.

He was let go for actually being too practical and rational.

A Cavalier, Cobalt, Alero and most NG Oldseses, Taurus, Neon, Strarus/Breeze/Avenger, Explorer (or most newer Ford trucks), the new Cherokee and Renegade, nearly any Nissan that isn’t a Frontier, most Pontiacs...pretty much anything that is a miserable shit box, unreliable or has a bad Achilles heel, or something that…

I was thinking a bit after I posted that and it may have actually been an 82, which would be the VW unit. But I am certain it had AC, and pressing the button felt like throwing a boat anchor out the window.

I remember test driving a 1984 Omni with the Simca 1.6 about 10 years ago (also with an odometer reading in the 30s). That thing put the slow in “dog slow.” Anyone who talks about a car that can’t get out of its own way doesn’t know the meaning of the phrase if they never drove one. If your brakes didn’t work, you…

“...it’s about as sexy as Jason Torchinsky coming to your house in Daisy Dukes when you’re eating a grilled cheese sandwich and saying, “You gonna finish that?” 

Welp, that’s firmly ensconced in my mind’s eye. They don’t make enough Brain Bleach™ to fix that condition.