Essentially, the cat is out of the bag. Ever try getting a cat back in a bag? Cats don't like that. Read more

What are the flowers? They grow all over Bavaria and Austria...that's the only hint I'm giving you. Read more

That's a great rule and I'm going to remember it, Nate. My mom has an 11 year old Lexus (it has under 60k on it, and it's basically driven from home to church, bridge and shopping). I can't think of a reason why she'd need a new one. I'd love to have had the early '00s generation BMW 5-series, everyone that I know who… Read more

What if Michigan got that to fix its roads? Half a billion can do a lot. Read more

I love reading this discussion. I love both of you guys. Dan, here's the only thing that gave me pause. "The Model S represents something very big and very important. I cannot shake the feeling of a corner turned. As an American, as a car-lover, and as a parent, it makes me happy." Read more

You go, Matt. Truth to power. Plus, it's taxpayers' money that's now involved here. Read more

I appreciate your fine vocabulary efforts. Use any and all 25 cent words you want. Read more

I suspect (and I'm happy to have someone at Ford elaborate) that this first a cost issue and then a marketing issue. Ford has to sink money into federalizing C-Max, and it's possible that the extra expense would have meant the basic C-Max would have been too expensive compared with other crossovers. They'd also have… Read more

My Prius goes skittering after I go over bumpy roads (of which we have a lot in Michigan). You have to keep control of your car. But you should, anyway. Read more

This isn't exactly the kind of trip that I pack for. But here are two things I always have with me: zip-loc bags, and granola bars. Zip-locs are good for anything that you don't want to lose — receipts, your pocket knife, band-aids — and also for clothes that get gross during a trip. Pack small zip-locs inside one big… Read more

Please don't leave! It always takes a while to get used to a new system. And think of what you'd miss. Read more

Thanks, we'll fix it. Read more

No, just engines and transmissions — but how do you say. "Honey, we need to put the sewing machine somewhere else"? Read more

Yes! I told Matt there was an old story about the guy who took home one piece of a car at a time. Read more

Thanks for your thoughtful suggestions. I passed them on to Matt, and I'm sure he'll share them with the Gawker programmers. This system was created on high, and it's being rolled out across the sites, so we'll have to talk the overlords into making changes, we can't just do them for Jalopnik. My sense is that it… Read more

It also helps if your family started or runs or has a stake in the company. BMW/Toyota are a good fit that way. I'd love to drop into Sunday lunch gathering of the Toyodas and the Quandts. Read more

All of them have had something to do with the gear. You just need to brush up on your popular culture.... Read more

You win! Matt and I should come up with a prize for you. I've got some Mardi Gras beads, a few plastic leis, a go cup from a wine festival — any of that excite you? Read more

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