Milka should get some points for doing what every other driver would like to do- tell Danica to STFU, and drive her car.
Male drivers couldn't reract that way to Danica- they would end up looking like chauvenists in front of the Camera, so while Milka may not be near the quality of driver Danica is, she does possess the power to tell her off and make her look like the whiney little (what Polar described) she is.

Awesome job Milka- it almost helps me forgive you for your off track excursion at the Daytona Rolex 24 in 2007 that cost your team the overall win...

The new Accord Sedan looks like a Hyundai, and the New coupe... oops, I just threw up in my mouth a little.

The new TSX represents better in person than it did on screen, but I still prefer the lines of the old one. The new TL... I'll reserve judgement until I see one, but honestly based on appearences it doesn't hold a candle to the car in my garage.

Lately all I have to get excited over are technical specs, and that is like meeting an unattractive woman with a great personality. It is great to be friends, but I don't want to date her.

Gibby is actually 18

Ferrari owners are pretentious. They are also slow on their internet ownage. It took them 2 days to find Gibby.
By way of comparison-
The NSX guys outted Nick Sitko as a self serving spammer, and sexual predator in just one page of internet ownage. 51 pages later half the damn internet was onboard to rub it in (even the LOTR forum members were giving him shit).

The punishment far better fit the crime in that instance.

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poo poo Ferrari boys- oops, my bad- pee pee!

On you!

One thing is for sure- Jim Mero is one hell of a driver.

Awesome sounds too.

Also- how did those Canadian doush bags get to share company with those attractive ladies?

New haircut perhaps?

I vote SUV's and pickup trucks go electric FTW

end result- Average speed = 71mph (I was driving between 75-80 mph most of the time with cruise set

average MPG= 29

That is a pretty good average for a car with a 3.2L 6 cyl.

Based on that completely non-scientific experiment I think 70 mph speed limit is reasonable.

Lazenby was a great Bond. I think Craig will make it happen too.

These cars are blistering fast- yet I still know that I probably couldn't get any one of them around the ring in less than 10 minutes...

What does the number provide aside from fan boi bench racing argument?

LOL My vote for COTD...

Tanner Foust:

Tanner Foust is in high-demand as a stunt driver, with film credits including "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" and "The Dukes of Hazard." Foust is a winning competitor in rally, drift, ice racing and time attack with multiple champion podium placements including the 2007 X Games Rally Champion and 2007 Formula Drift Pro Drift Champion. His varied race experience includes open wheel competition, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb (2002 - 2004), five Ice Racing championships and the 2005 PGT Rally Championship. He also holds class lap records at numerous U.S. road courses in Time Attack. In addition, Foust also hosted "Supercars Exposed" for the SPEED channel. Foust's car of choice is a tricked-out M3.

Eric Stromer:

Eric Stromer, host of the HGTV show "Over Your Head," started life in construction and remodeling houses after a short acting career as a soap opera hunk was abruptly ended by a Styrofoam boulder on the set of "Santa Barbara." For 20 years he ran a successful building company before becoming the face of HGTV's hit show. He's a regular on Adam Carolla's nationally-syndicated radio show giving out construction advice, and also appears on TLC's "Clean Sweep," NBC's "Three Wishes" and is a special correspondent for "The Insider." Stromer prefers his Camry hybrid.

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I would think that was an expense one should add when considering the cost of a used example.

Asking price + $1227 + labor.

FIERCE!

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Hey- where are her wheels? Just curious

Dixon's response: "well I really didn't see Danica at all during the race".

It is amazing to me how much hype Danica carries with her- Credit where it is due, she is a talented driver, but it seems like the prevailing opinion in mainstream news sources is that she is some sort of dominant force that would win any contest if not for whatever circumstantial mishap had befallen her... Whomever does her PR must be a genius.

Your point on unneccessary option packages is 100% correct though.

I also hate that I can't get certain color combinations- I can't get parchment leather in my polished metal metallic Acura TL, and if I want Moroccan red, I can't have black leather...

This causes me to think about the old "option code" systems you read about from the muscle car era. You could go to the dealer and spec out your car to include specific suspension, driveline, and comfort features.
While I think whistfully about having the plethora of choice, and I sit frustrated by the fact that I can't do anything similar at a dealership of today I also realize that modern production line efficiencies, and costs make optioning from the factory an impossibility.
Honda, Toyota, and Nissan attempted to employ upgrade programs a few years back with their A-spec, TRD, and NISMO dealer packaging but ultimately I think the package costs were too great from the dealer, and the aftermarket to easily accessible for the programs to really take hold. In reality the best models for that sort of business would be Roush, and Saleen- which operate independantly of the manufacturer, but utilize the dealer networks.

I usually road trip in my old 99 Honda Accord Coupe- but for my last trip across TX I took my Dad's 05 Acura RL- It was hard to get back into my Accord afterwards.

The RL has all the good drivers aids one needs while out on the road-
Satalite radio, Nav, comfy seats, easy to use controls (the basic control locations are very similar to my Accord), strong yet efficient engine linked to SH AWD that we got use from during a few nasty Texas downpours (the roads get really slick down there when they are wet). the car also features a nice paddleshift, but i didn't use it much on the highway. The RL has a huge trunk for luggage. My wife and I are expecting, and I also noticed the car has a powered rear window sunscreen, and built in manual side window sunscreens to keep the sun off the baby in the back seat- something handy to remember for future trips.

The cruise control had a really cool feature- it picked up cars ahead of us as we closed in on them and would moderate speed so we could keep distance- it seems silly, but it saved me several manual adjustments to the cruise speed, and that made the drive a lot less frustrating, and kept my wifes foot of the imaginary brake pedal.

When we got too tired to keep driving the nav found us a hotel, when we needed gas it told us where the next station was, and when we reached our destination it made it easier to spot the streets we needed to turn on (signs were hard to see in the rain, so my wife just read them off the screen while I drove).

Honestly, it seemed like the car had an answer for everything I could need out on the road.

The RL might be more of an "appliance" than Jalopnik standards would allow for. It certainly is more pedestrian than an 80's beemer, Volvo or any "whatever-amino" the day is calling for, but I gotta say- It was a hell of a great drive on that trip.

When I gave Dad back his keys I made sure to tell him I get first dibs next time he decides to trade up.

Mission accomplished

I may not agree with the opinion, but this is my nomination for COTD-

I hardly ever use the stereo, but if I did, this would be a lot cleaner looking than the iPod/tape adapter I have been using.