The Beetle was popular because the English had seized it and positioned it as a British triumph. Ironically they were unable to sell Triumphs. Read more

The Beetle sold in Europe was after de-nazification, because the original fascist owners had issues delivering on reservations, of all things (and this is true).  Read more

I miss when every other article wasn’t ragebait. Read more

I pointed this out 18 months ago and was assured by posters here on jalopnik that the pricing was completely in line and people had plenty of money and couldn’t wait to spend that much on a Chrysler. Read more

Was it the price that was too high, or was it the people who designed the exterior that were too high? Because with half a century of actually elegant, rugged wagoneers to draw on, with a brand that is locked into its own traditions like star wars fanboys arguing cannon, y’all created an uglier escalade. Read more

Yeah. I think the number is 500,000 children are still exposed to leaded fuel fumes daily because of Avgas Read more

Came here to say that : 30 years later, general aviation still burns leaded fuel (100LL).
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This is entirely to be expected. Read more

It’s funny how our expectations change. In this era of Hellcat motors putting out 700+hp, getting only 400hp from an 8L V10 seems almost quaint. Read more

Lexus GX460. Read more

First of all, I always take cost estimates like those with a large grain of salt. “3.8 billion dollars between now and 2030" parceled out over an estimated 85 million cars sold between 2025 and 2030 (17 million per year) is about $45 per car. Not the end of the world. Also not the use of the word “could,” not “would.”… Read more

We should be pulling the same shit that the Chinese did, let American companies partner with the Chinese just long enough to learn from their IP, then copy it. Read more

The US House of Representatives is the children’s table of the legislative branch. They are immature partisan sensationalists, who pass bills to just make political statements. The adults in the room are in the Senate, and this bill will never pass there and so will never become law, at least in it's current state.
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No bias detected. It was already on my list for best ofs ;) Read more

Psh. Wednesday. Any real Corvette owners knows the least amount of cars were made on Mondays and the rarest. I wouldn’t even own a Wednesday car. Read more

And Hanford Read more

This is the answer. Style, comfort, reliability, capability.  Read more

It comes down to what you’re trying to do and how much money you have to spend. Read more

Would also have to go with the Jeep, 1941 original, CJ, YJ, TJ, LJ, Wrangler, 2,4 door. Whatever generation or configuration. Affordable to all, and plenty of flavors to choose from. Stood the test time. Read more

He should have used the term transfer case. Clearly the writer should do more research on how 4WD vehicles work compared to AWD. By the standards of the Park Service, my Sierra would not qualify to be used on these trails, as it does not have a 4-low. I only have a single-speed transfer case. Which is fine for my use,… Read more