Now if Chrysler could hit us with a new K-car, it'll be the early '80s all over again. Excuse me, I have to go get in line to buy my copy of Thriller.

]]> Wheels that are too small for the wells. An extra smack of the stick for people who make this mistake with aftermarket rollers.

]]> Plenty of guys vacationed in Flat Rock for last year's LeMons Detroit. One notable Ford/Mazda appearance was the early-90s Escort GT that ended up on its roof.

]]> Well, after a 3-2 count, a 20-pitch at-bat, and one ball that missed being fair by inches (the Transformers movie non-debut), we've finally got a ball in play. I'd give it a double off the wall, but given the state of the rest of GM's ballclub, I'm wondering if it's a two-out, nobody-on double in a game they're losing by two runs. It's a good start, but they'll need someone else in that lineup to bring that runner home.

]]> I tried to hit on Kim Kardashian once, but I ended up like that koala from a few days ago--run over by a Lexus and infected with chlamydia.

]]> I got a BMW at 16, but it was a 2002. Way more sex appeal than the classic 240 Volvo, but equally unlikely to catch air into someone's house. Though I still almost did.

]]> 'Round here there are plenty of Audi drivers who like giving it in the butt.

]]> @tenbeers: GM put the LS9 through some pretty rigorous durability testing--I want to say they ran the thing at WOT for some ridiculous amount of time. They fully expect the thing to be able to easily cruise to six-figure mileage, which is pretty excellent for 640 frickin horsepower. Not sure what the life expectancy for this Mosler motor would be, but I think it's safe to say that it ain't six-figure mileage. It's really too bad that GM Powertrain is trapped inside a crappy GM exterior.

]]> @Dollarbill4: And the free WiFi at the Jag dealers allow for posts like yours!

]]> Embargo, schmembargo. If GM actually cared about well-timed product releases, they wouldn't have put this car in a movie that came out-on DVD-hella long ago.

]]> She's my little Foose coupe, Jalops know what I got....

]]> @eurodriver: Don't forget that his name is Landon Wilburn. That'll get you shoved in a locker for sure. Unless that's a tough-guy name in Kentucky?

]]> I was hoping for a brutal stabbing in Garden State, like the one in Mystic River. But it was just emo.

]]> Not that GM can't/won't build this attractive and promisingly efficient machine, you do have to ask yourself when was the last time GM delivered on its promises for the compact segment. In other words, I'll believe it when I see it.

]]> @Mad_Science: This just in: They already were.

]]> Mercury Cougars are like Pamela Anderson. Cute for a year, then more and more unnaturally obscene after that.

]]> @SpeedWagon: Af-ri-ca!

]]> Oh, that's all good on a Maybach. Just don't try it on a Cadillac DTS or the old white man police will get after you.

]]> @fodder650: Even I need to lace up some top-siders for that one. And I was born in the '80s! Whoever they are marketing to, they are barely legal at best.

]]> On the bright side, if these guys weren't busy building this, they'd be stealing hubcaps and forcing your sister to turn tricks, or whatever it is that meth addicts get up to these days.

]]> I dunno about that first pic...the car is 1968 retro built in 2008, but Fran's is decidedly Mustang II era. What's the sticker on that thing? I drove a Bullitt that was optioned up to durrn'd near $35K. Which is big bills for a 'stang in my book.

]]> @NovaloadMissesPolar: Naturally, Alan (the mastermind behind Billetproof and the Concours D'Ignorance) is a LeMons vet and a friend of the organizers. Rest assured, his event will happen, and will be terrible.

]]> From my experience with the GT500, the last thing the 'Stang chassis needs is more horsepower. Still, 700 hp is guaranteed to elicit a "dang" or two.

]]> It coulda hit the Buick or the 'Bird, but it had to choose the 84 Corvette with the Ferrari kit. Nooooooo!

]]> Obviously not LeMons competitors. A busted wheel is the equivalent of an owwie.

]]> The kink after the last straight taken at 170+ makes me wonder if the test car was fitted with Truck Nutz.

]]> @BenjiS: Hard to believe the guy who wired $143k isn't among those who pay the most....

]]> I'm disappointed in the name. I count on Volkswagen for impossible-to-pronounce words that start with "T." I would have gone with Tjjjjjge'j. It's an ocean current off the coast of Djibouti.

]]> @boosted-lego-wagon: I still think that flat-brim-hatters in jacked-up F-250s on 20s and Swampers are still higher on the douche chain than iPhone-equipped Priusers. But hey, I'm old school.

]]> Small is in. Give me a Chevy II.

]]> In communist Russia, we make off with steel bridge.

]]> How the hell am I supposed to get my engine in time for Race Wars?!

]]> @Rican5.0: Yeah, but who's got the guts to play the gay card?

]]> That Natty is SO not ready for tha town.

]]> Unfortunately, it's not GM's style to hit the market with a unique, desirable, and timely product. They prefer things similar but slightly inferior, and late.

]]> @Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity: Oh, don't get me wrong, I have no inherent bias against solid axles or the Mustang--in fact I was one of the biggest proponents of the latest Mustang GT when it came out. I'm also one of the biggest detractors of the GT500. As no_slushbox hinted, you've gotta drive 'em.

]]> See? No Priuses or BMWs, and yet, douchebags!

]]> I refuse to make fun of anyone forced to push their car, regardless of model or situation, because it is only a matter of time before I am once again in that familiar position. Push on, Mr. Prius Man!

]]> @no_slushbox: Don't want to jack the thread, but there's simply no question the Mustang would be better with IRS. The Shelby GT500 jumps around like Snoop doing the C-walk when there's anything resembling bumps in the road. The GT ain't bad, but that car's 300 HP is about the limit.

]]> Nice backlash against the knee-jerkers among us. Well done. ATM machine machine, heh.

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