Had 2 MK7 GTIs (one DSG and one 6MT Performance Pack), and traded the last one for an MK7 Golf R (6MT). MK7 platform is perfection. Excellent on track, All the creature comforts / tech anyone could ever use daily, Handles better than most RWD cars (the ones that don’t have LSDs), Controls are sharp yet forgiving, Can… Read more

They’re kind of like Legos but for small children.
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2017 Evora. Most have 3 pedals, all look good. Some look great;

I feel that the US has become the world’s piggy-bank if you know how to manipulate: Create buzz, only announcements, not many actual products that can be reviewed. Go IPO, pump the stock price. Dump the stocks and cash in. Declare bankruptcy. Vinfast ? More like LoseFast.  Read more

My wife and I are watching Vinfast quite closely - we’re flabberghasted at their valuation. But I guess that’s what happens when only 1% of the stock is available to trade and it’s being pumped by the Vietnamese community. Read more

The battery replacement is an even better deal than what you said. When the batteries were replaced they replaced them with the same ones that go into a new Bolt so this means the capacity was increased a little but more importantly the range of the new battery is about 259 miles compared to the 230 miles it was… Read more

Hey everyone, original “Jon” here. Thanks for all of your input and additional suggestions (and thanks to the editors for posting) - I just wanted to add a little clarity. Read more

Fraud: it’s more of a Shelbyville idea. Read more

Where is the slideshow for Tolkien references in Rock songs?  Read more

Not bad. But the top 2 need reversing and Immigrant Song is way too low.  I’d also have Battle of Evermore higher. Read more

Speaking as someone who does superficially similar field work in Texas, what he really needs to do is to talk to his supervisor about getting access to university vehicles. The importance of this cannot be understated - looking official opens a lot of doors at field sites that would otherwise be 100% closed if you… Read more

most car buyers aren’t jalops. they don’t think that a 10 year old car for $15K+ is a good deal, and it really isn’t. Sure, some of us on this site are like, yeah i’ll take a 2001 Lexus for $2000 and put in $1000 and elbow grease and drive it for another 5 years, but most people don’t/can’t/won’t do this. Hell, my MIL… Read more

I feel like there’s a yet-to-be-written story about the Geocities template used to create every single independent car dealership’s website in America. Read more

That’s only $1,500 less than that car cost when it was new Read more

Definitely. Where I’ve seen the biggest price increases (and some of these intersect): Read more

Without a doubt, a Tuscadero Pink Wrangler 4xe.

What if somebody took their drag racer there to get washed before going to a car show ? Tommy’s would be aiding and abetting a drag show Read more

Don’t forget “grabbing an oil tanker to use as a baseball bat to slam a kaiju”. Also, mad props to Idris Elba for making “Today, we are cancelling the apocalypse!” sound like an actually badass line and not the absolute high camp it actually is. Read more