I think you're missing the point of this column.

A girl I knew in high school failed her test for running a stop sign. And when she blew the stop sign, a semi truck tore off the front bumper of the van she was driving (no damage to the rest of the vehicle, just a sheared off bumper). I'm pretty sure they had to clean the seats.

I think you missed the 'greatest' part of the question.

It's the PD's that sell those cars usually, so more than likely this is an issue of decals that give the perception of being a police vehicle.

I highly suggest you don't pull up the floorboards in your new pad.

1977 is awfully early for Gen Y. Typically it's considered early 80's birth dates. Nothing better than JD power skewing the data to match their desired outcome.

I'm assuming by "he" (the person who moved from OK to KS) you're referring to your friend and not the Mustang driver.

Uh, no.

It doesn't pass the smell test. See my post above (or somewhere close by).

I understand your thought, but I think it is a bit misguided. First off, you can sue anybody for anything. I could sue you for your post. Doesn't mean there's any merit to the suit.

Forgot one more thing. The girl who owned the Mustang should've had insurance, but she didn't. However, if the driver of the Mustang had insurance (say he owns a Toyota Corolla, and he has insurance on that vehicle), it may be possible to pursue a claim against the insurance carrier on the Corolla. Standard rule is…

I've been out of the insurance industry for a bit, but your roommate should be able to pursue an uninsured motorist's claim with his own insurance carrier. In a lot of states, uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage is a part of any standard insurance policy (even if you have liability only). I'd read the…

Might be easier to go to the dealer (if they're close by), but I've come to hate the inevitable dealer "recommended service" which includes everything down to muffler bearings. Come to think of it, I got the same shpeel when I had my oil changed for me at a Jiffy Lube type of place ("You're lucky you made it here. …

Perhaps you're confusing "European" with socialist systems, where nobody pays to use it, nothing is enforced, and sections of transit go to hell (or Gresham, take your pick). A good portion of Portland's MAX was there a long time ago.

My aunt had 2 different full-size RVs (each was probably 30'+ long, 1st was a Winnebago, the 2nd was a Chevy with a diesel engine), every time we'd come visit, we'd 'rent' whatever she had. While it was fun once you got to the destination, going places in the RV made for awful experiences. The Winnebago was horribly…

If it's a brand new purchase, I guess the nice thing is he can take his pick of whatever insurance coverage he wants, since you have 72hrs after acquiring a vehicle to notify your insurance carrier of the new vehicle. If that's any solace.

I agree, you can find lots of reliable cars for 5k or less. You can also find a lot of unreliable crap. It's a dice roll. If the Merc was reliable, the risk is minimal in keeping it, compared to buying something with the hope that it is reliable.

Back in the old days, my dad used to make snarky comments about people using food stamps (this was back when it was paper). He never said anything to the person directly, but he said it loud enough that I think they knew they were the topic of discussion. It always made me feel so awkward/bad for the person when he…

Living in Wisconsin just shy of 2 years...cops out here are brutal. There's like 2x-3x as many cops compared to other states where I've lived, and they're the sneaky kind that sit and wait in a 25MPH zone (where the speed limit is way too low), nail you for 32MPH. In my town, I consistently see the cops in the same…

I hear you on those Oregon cops. 55/65 is brutal in most of the state, especially once you get out on rural I-84 / I-5. If memory serves me correctly, a few years back there was a crackdown on the cops in Coburg because a huge portion of the city's budget was coming from tickets purely along the I-5 corridor.