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The "Wide Track" ad campaign was what changed my mind about Pontiacs. I went from ambivalence to revulsion.

What happened to "Fiery Death" in Jalopnik headlines? Has the editorial stylebook changed for 2014?

The headline they really don't want to see (but probably will soon) is:

Roger.

The incident happened in March 2013, but the video has just been made available. The Oregonian reports that last year, Axmaker stabbed a man in a home near the rural northern Oregon town of Mulino. When law enforcement showed up to investigate, Axmaker ran off and hid, then climbed into the cop car and drove off. She

On a scale of one to poetry, this rates as blather.

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It would be an awesome story if you went there for a Toyota Highlander and the dealer pushed a wood-paneled Buick Roadmaster on you instead.

I think we've also seen lately that if the government wants this data, they don't need probable cause or a court order. They can and do intercept it. Many people don't know that the data is being generated in the first place, much less being transmitted and stored anywhere.

Neutral: Have You Ever Gotten The Old Dealership Switcheroo? What's the worst/most deceptive car ad you've ever seen? Have you ever followed a car advertisement into a store only to find they'd been misleading?

You're probably smart enough to see that as bullshit, but the Federal Trade Commission took it seriously and decided to crack down on a bunch of dealerships for their clearly bullshit claims and balloon payments.

If I were a betting man, I'd still be shorting Detroit.

Wow, it's like a cross between a Stanza and a Pulsar, for an average of 3.5 yawns. This would be a perfect sleeper in the US market.

He can't pull the James Brown "diplomatic immunity" bit either, since he was never named ambassador of anything.

Hood side vents embedded in squared-off pinched indents straight up ripped off from 1971 Plymouths. And I'm OK with that.

Some say it's cat Thursday on Oppo.

Assuming it actually is a decent car, you mean you won't be embarrassed five years from now when its reputation has caught up with it and it's not known as Son of Sebring.

Because it was not one of the ten most futuristic cars ever made.

This may be crazy talk, but perhaps for once the answer is NOT Miata?

Neutral Prime: I'm going to ignore the suggested neutral topic and take this opportunity to meditate on the awesomeness of the Chrysler Building.