Considering that vehicles on some two-lane rural highways can approach each other at 160 mph, any V2V system would have to have considerable range and cover 180 degrees as well. As such, it would require a lot of power and would probably fry passing birds in flight.

Automobile hasn’t really changed at all from the founder’s vision. It’s still a prissy monthly photo album for elites with more money than tools - and those who aspire to be the same.

Let’s just say “Geronimo!”.

“Flying crowbar”. Man, that is priceless.

If you need a reference, call me.

I think it’s the mania keeping you up, Dan.

+1 on the Lexus, BUT if safety is a concern, the BMW is a better choice with a billion airbags.

It’s more likely than the release of Half-Life 2 Episode 3, but only just.

I suspect that, as much as some would like it (including German politicians), VW will not be allowed to die. After all, as our banks here are, they are considered “too big to fail” and the fuckers in the VW board room know it.

...and the ghost of Gruppe B say:

Holy shit.

They are the douchiest of douchebags, trust me. Say what you will about BMW drivers, but they at least know how to drive. “Ratty” drivers are just posers with bad attitudes.

Hell no. I wasn’t a “good boy”, but it never occurred to me to do something like that. Different strokes, I guess.

I’ve never driven a BMW smaller than the 7 series. I rented one, and I gotta say that it is mind-altering. It’s firm in all the right ways, but cushy where it needs to be. You get in, start it up, turn on the stereo and life’s bullshit melts away. Once you get comfortable and settle in the right lane frame of mind,…

Damn, that explains how shopping cart wheels get all fucked up. I’ve always wondered....

I would gladly pay 20% more cash for 10% more room on a flight and a little more courtesy from the staff.

Jesus Christ, do all Top Gear versions have to air on BBC frigging America? What’s the goddamned point if you can only access them through the Trans-Atlantic pipeline?

“Most” could be as little as 51%. All of the *adult* mechanics I know nearby drive Toyotas. I have two mechanic cousins in California and Texas that drive Hondas. It may be anecdotal to you, but this evidence is overwhelming to me.

Manhattanites do seem to hate cars. When I worked there, my coworkers suggested selling my car and getting an apartment there. So cute! Still, you should see what rolls out of there on Friday afternoons. It’s pretty damned impressive.

Most mechanics drive Toyotas or Hondas because they know what works and do not want to spend time fixing their own wheels. So you can drop that from your list of insults to a contributor here.