A former business partner of mine had a fairly “special” McLaren 675LT and hearing him dealing with the challenges of that car ensured I’d never buy one (that and the complete lack of funds). Motor replacements, fuel pump failures, body damage from loading onto a trailer, etc. etc. I overheard him cutting checks for…

It was 110 pounds per hour, I converted to USD for us dummy Americans. Yes, it was an indy shop, and yes, it was cheap. 

Don’t buy a car you can’t afford to maintain.

Not too long ago I could picture this article being written by Torch, only it would have been lighthearted, upbeat, funny, appreciative of the quirky nexus of multimodal transportation this represents. Instead, we get dystopian negativity and hatred for anyone who could possibly afford something more expensive than…

“ it’s disheartening to know that it’s also crawling with cops.”

I suggested that when they were soliciting input, but I guess my argument wasn’t strong enough. I also suggested the CRX. No love for the affordable, zippy 2-seaters!

Ship captains of luxury vessels operating in Italy making very poor decisions?  Unprecedent.....wait a minute....nevermind.

Our man in Japan was excellent.

Some dudes: “ after buying my 1 ton truck, 40 ft camper, ATVs, SXS, snowmobiles, jet skis, bass boat, ice house and Harleys, I can’t afford gas, damn commie liberals”

Like OceanGate has anything like $50M in assets. At this point, they might not have $500.

Jack Kirkpatrick: Shanna, they bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into. I say, let ‘em crash.

I can’t imagine not buying a fantastic, bang for your buck, sports car just because of stereotypes.

I assume that some of the 1064 hp powers a built-in lift to help the old guys to get out of the damn thing.

Lol it’s a Bikini coffee shop. The state of washington has a bunch of them, and you’re paying extra for the “show” kinda like how you’re paying restaurant prices at Hooters for Tyson frozen chicken wings. He knew exactly why he was going there, what the prices were, and what kind of establishment that was. He CHOSE to…

It’s an article about a car. Owned by a dude famous for “driving” cars in bad movies. And famous for owning a racing team. And famous for dying in a famous car. I’m not sure why this article feels so out of place for you on an automotive blog. Just because it speaks about how he was also famous for having a preference…

The touch screen fad is the biggest problem I have with new cars.

First thing I thought of too. But the plane’s accident history is more the fault of well-heeled people who could afford to fly one but didn’t stay proficient in them.

There have always been tire options for the Enzo. Current options in the correct size even include the Pilot Sport AS4 and Continental DWS06 Plus for those who want to drive them in cold weather

I did rear brakes on my E350 wagon a year or so ago. Genuine Mercedes rotors were $59ea, a set of TRW ceramic pads were $60. And that is a car that is useful for more than showing off how big your wallet it.

130mph is relatively low for an airliner, as a 737 anything is rather small and light. 747s are around 160mph. The MD-11 has a landing speed in the 170-190mph range. Concorde was also around 190mph.