mechimike commented on Commenter Of The Day: Tricky Rhetoric Edition

"@smokyburnout: And your math is off."

mechimike commented on Commenter Of The Day: Tricky Rhetoric Edition

"@no_slushbox: @smokyburnout: Talk about real-world MPG, my mom routinely gets 28 mpg or better in her 2006 Buick LeSabre, pushrod V6 and all."

mechimike commented on Commenter Of The Day: Tricky Rhetoric Edition

"As for 4 banger MPGs, well, I just drove past a Nissan dealership, and they had Versa's outside with big signs on them that said "30MPG"."

mechimike commented on Commenter Of The Day: Tricky Rhetoric Edition

"Live axles vs IRS, the threadjack continues... Didn't Mustang go to an IRS for a year or 3 back in the 90's, and the 1/4 milers hated on them because it hurt their cred on the strip? I agree with those claiming engineering has more to do with a car's handling than IRS vs."

mechimike commented on Top Ten Best Real-Life Police Chases

"As far as the Taurus SHootout, if I were a cop, I would definitely have rammed him at the end."

mechimike commented on Top Ten Best Real-Life Police Chases

"I give that M3 driver the nod as my fav."

mechimike commented on Hybrid SUVs Skip Gas-Guzzler Tax, Still Get Hybrid Credit Thanks To Tax Code Loophole

"@danio3834: "If people were able to walk into a dealer, and get the exact car they wanted the same day, I have no doubt we'd see a ton of manual transmission cars with no A/C, P/W,L,D sunroof, or even radio." Except that about 90% of Americans (no, that';s not an exageration, there's real stats behind that number) can't even drive a car whose gears they must manually change. But yeah, dealers always try to sucker you in with "Why can't you afford $50 more per month?"

mechimike commented on Hybrid SUVs Skip Gas-Guzzler Tax, Still Get Hybrid Credit Thanks To Tax Code Loophole

"@GasGuzzler: FLAT TAX FTW!!!"

mechimike commented on Five Reasons Why We're Not Proud To Buy American Cars

"@beercheck: Americans, as individuals, don't suck, usually."

mechimike commented on Five Reasons Why We're Not Proud To Buy American Cars

"America is weird."

mechimike commented on Commenter Of The Day: Trading Places Edition

"Well, I've never had a COTD, but at least I called this one. Assist!"

mechimike commented on Top Ten Best Movie Police Car Chases, With A Twist

"Mother, Jugs and Speed FTW! Seriously, after reading the list and reading the commentariat's input, I have about a dozen more movies to add to my Netlix Q."

mechimike commented on Canada Launches Old Car Retirement Program, Green Hypocrisy Continues

"@Bauhaus: Not to pull rank here, but I have a minor in economics."

mechimike commented on Diesel Ford Fiesta Smokes Prius, Gets 62.5 MPG

"@stos: "Can I interest you in a Taurus?"

mechimike commented on Canada Launches Old Car Retirement Program, Green Hypocrisy Continues

"With the price of metal these days, you can get $300 for any junker just by driving it to your nearest recycling station. Once again, the government has gone and put itself where only a small minority of short-sighted, liberal-minded, panty-in-a-bunch whiney pissy elitist owl huggers want it. Texas, you ought to be ashamed of yourself."

mechimike commented on Diesel Ford Fiesta Smokes Prius, Gets 62.5 MPG

"Possibly an unfortunate title choice, considering most of the (uninformed) public's perception of diesels. And yeah, the average consumer is probably too stupid to do the math."

mechimike commented on Which Automaker Would You Vote Off The Island?

"@Paul Y."

mechimike commented on Kamper Krisis: Winnebago Profits Plunge 73%, We Offer Suggestions

"@Ash78: The last trip we took, I noticed a lot of the older, retired crowd in towables...not as small as ours, per se, but still not an Ultimate Behemoth."