Great article, right on the mark. I’ve done this process 2x, once on a Hyundai Santa Fe, and agaain on an SL500. On the Hyundai, I did the sanding with fine & ultra fine grit. I finished with polishing compound and UV protectent. Unfortunately, on the MB, I skipped the sanding step and the results showed it! That…

There is something very wrong when an OSHA 300 log has changes of the magnitude reported above. It’s not in common for slight changes as some injuries may not appear to be reportable or even lost time when initially reported. But a 100% increase in the incidence of lost time injuries ( 22 to 40) and even more…

I used to be a fair shade tree mechanic back in the day, but as I grew older I couldn’t afford to spend an entire weekend chasing phantom shorts in Lucas wiring, I had a wife , kids and a house to maintain. As the kids started college, the fun car went into storage. And let’s be honest, who wants to wrench a…

Don’t sell the Lotus, buy the 49 TC

Amen sister! By hoarding these cars, not only do you deprive yourself of the joy of driving, but you deprive the rest of us of the joy of hearing & seeing these classics. And you drive up the prices so ordinary folk can’t ever even dream of driving one!

“Total Los” is a legal term meaning the cost to repair exceeds the retail value of the object. If it’s still safe to drive, I’d take the settlement, retain the salvage and head on down the road.

Matt it’s called growing up, and was the reason the Europa got sold and the Spitfire spent 4 years under cover.

Yes, lawyers call it negligent entrustment. For example, Giving a 17 year old a 707HP car.

It’s cool for the first month, then you realize what a POS this is, wonder if you could borrow your wife’s SL or your kid’s Cherokee with a working A/C.

Actually, that’s true, police cannot use “witness” for misdemeanors. They can use surveillance & witness’ for felonies if there’s evidence that a crime has been committed, so my guess is the ass wipe above may be looking at felonies rather than the less serious misdemeanors.

I had a similar experience with my ‘99 SLK 280, except the bearings froze and locked the pulley. I was doing 65 -70 mph when the belt let go. I didn’t know anything was wrong until steam & smoke started pouring out of the hood. Cooked the engine and super charger; turning my $8,000 beauty into an $800 total! BTW,…

I don’t think it’s as bad as some cars, wouldn’t set it on fire if I got it as a gift. Not a huge fan of the rear wheel arch and the bulging hindquarters. Also the rear deck has a Camaro feel to it. However, once I’m inside, cradled in all that Connolly leather, cutting edge electronics and behind the wheel, I could…

A big thumbs up to Mr. Breslow, a real car guy!

Apparently, he wasn’t tied off, or he wouldn’t have fallen. Industrial safety 101, over 10' off the ground, need to be secured. Either the employee wasn’t following procedures or the plant safety manger should be fired.

You left out the biggest no-no, alcohol! Having sat in the aisle seat with two copious drinkers inboard of me, I can attest to the miserableness of drunks getting up every ten minutes to pee. When they get back to their seats, I then have to put with thier loud talk on every conceivable subject! Crying babies don’t…

You hit the nail on the head, legally, morally and ethically, police are held to a higher standard. This is stated clearly in the US Constitution repeated in numerous judicial decisions and explicitly stated in legislation.

Amen, brother!

Rule 1: NEVER USE A DEBIT CARD IN A PUBLIC PLACE OR ON THE INTERNET.

The M247 Sgt York, anti aircraft tank. After 8 years in development, it could only hit a hovering target after radar reflectors were pasted on the target.

12 years ago, selling beloved but not pristine Spitfire. Put ads on-line and in paper, (pre-CL, e-bay) and got an e-mail from someone allegedly in Europe who was willing to pay over my listed price and would ship the car to Europe. Never did respond despite several more pleading e-mails. ????