So if the shop says “file a claim with your insurance” and you respond that you’re not responsible, what’s a good way to get the shop to rethink their position? Do most shops respond to a strongly worded letter written by a local attorney that is less than hiring someone directly?

F1 obviously likes to throw the legal stick around quite a bit, but what’s stopping Pirelli from building the best race tire they can and giving the finger to Bernie?

Although this is great news for enthusiasts, it also means that inevitably a non-zero number of them will end up wrapped around a telephone pole because people can’t drive. I use TST’s reference to the fact that 100% of Gotham Dream Cars stick shift vehicles were totalled as evidence.

You’re looking at wrong, Doug, since this is Jalopnik don’t look at it like you’re losing $6000 on the sale, you’re actually only paying $1400 for $8000 of options. Since no one here buys new cars, think of the value!

The choice for VW dealership shuttles everywhere!

Absolutely you have a point but I feel like VW knows our market (NA) better than we know ourselves. Of course we enthusiasts really want everything but unfortunate thing is that the rest of the North American VW buyers would prefer super cheap Passats :(

I’m in Southern Ontario so if you’re close to Toronto I can share the dealer, but the boat itself is a Four Winns 180 Horizon. I wrote a review on Oppo about it a few months ago

Thank you for reminding me that our boat has been rock solid reliable and our dealer has been excellent!

What was their potential market? Do you know if it was an F150 with Explorer body or just an Explorer with chopped panels?

And one that weighs 4000+ lbs. I think if you saw a Suburban accelerate that fast you’d be surprised too.

My dad stopped on the side of the road after a car in front spun out once. He thought it strange that the guys in the one car took off into the woods, so when a police officer showed up, he alerted them to the dudes in the foods and not 5 minutes later he heard, “We got ‘em, they were in a ditch” over the radio.…

Was the work order at the first dealership “fix everything”? Normally if there are issues beyond the original request you’re contacted and have the ability to refuse.

“Leave me alone, I know I made it here in 30 minutes.”

I had the same thought when I was finishing up engineering school. The problem with the idea is that for every hour you spend hooning a prototype, there’s probably 4+ hours of paperwork and evaluation to do.

Which market gets Chinese built Volkswagens?

Haha the car’s too nice for LeMons... but now it’s got me thinking about what I can do to turn it into a lapping day car!

I have the cheaterest LeMons car so close to ready... my dad’s 2009 3 series is approaching 350k km and I bet I could get a bill of sale for $1 haha...

3000 rpm

My Golf is interesting with this one. The keyfob has a dedicated button, but the trunk doesn’t pop open. If the car is unlocked, there’s no difference in pulling the handle, so essentially the dedicated button just unlocks the trunk.