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Tomsk commented on Which Dead US Automotive Nameplates Should Remain Buried?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:12:53 EDT

No one else is gonna say it? Really?! Okay....

Cimarron.

Tomsk commented on GM Using US Postal Fleet As Fuel Cell Equinox Test Bed

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:45:57 EDT

Kewl. I'll be on the lookout, and try to uncover the rest of the plot.

Tomsk commented on 2009 VW Jetta TDI Sedan, Sportwagen Eligible For $1,300 Federal Tax Credit

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:20 EDT

Sweet! Looks like I'll have bigger fuel budget when mine comes in. (It's not technically on order yet since there's been no official word on when the wagons will start production, but I am on the wait list of the dealer my mom bought her '02 Jetta TDI sedan from.)

Tomsk commented on Robert Novak Hits Pedestrian With Corvette, Tries To Flee Scene

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:51:06 EDT

@Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy: Actually, there's been at least one other instance:
[jalopnik.com]

Tomsk commented on Commenter Of The Day: Gotta Have Priorities Edition

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:46:05 EDT

@TRAMS_AM: COTCOTD(?)

Tomsk commented on FortuneSport Rt.R and Rt.S To Weigh Less Than 2000 Pounds, Confuse US Customers

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:43:29 EDT

Seeing Group C cars make it impossible for me to cross my legs. This thing? Not so much.

Also, Teritius Fortune totally sounds like the name of a Bond villian. Or a Bond girl.

@mikedrawcar: Win.

Tomsk commented on Top Gear US Filming In-Studio Audience Segment This Weekend, Want To Go?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:46:49 EDT

I'll be in San Diego for work on Saturday. Foobar...

Tomsk commented on Obama Endorses $4 Billion Automaker Aid Package

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:25:31 EDT

@Uberwagon: Hey, Britain's home-owned car industry imploded and Blighty didn't fall off the map; it merely became a tax-out-the-arse police state full of pathological knee-jerkers.

I can haz deja vu?

Tomsk commented on Mercury To Become Ford's Saturn, Jill Wagner Celebrates

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:48:35 EDT

@bugattatra: If that statement is not the world's best deterrent for doing drugs, I'd like to know what is.

@16X4ME: Fiesta=Tracer, Focus=Comet, Mondeo=Milan, C-Max=Villager, Kuga=Mariner

Tomsk commented on 2010 Ford Mustang Leads Pony Parade At Road America

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:58:42 EDT

Mustang Camo Edition would seriously be the coolest Mustang special edition evar.

Okay, second coolest behind the Bullitt, but you see what I'm getting at...

Tomsk commented on PCH, Turbo Offenhauser Euro Sedan Edition: Peugeot 404 or Rover 2000?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:49:11 EDT

Rover fer shure, but sell the Offy (or build a street rod around it) and find a helicopter engine and create a sort of street-legal cousin of the turbine-powered Rover-BRM Le Mans racer of the '60s.

Tomsk commented on 2009.5 Ford F-150 Diesel Spotted, Could Produce 350 HP

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:16 EDT

@narf: Hmm. Learn something new every day.

Also, I just noticed: Did the photographer lift up the camo flap on the left rear fender to expose the urea and (presumably) fuel filler necks? If so, he or she is 11,000 kinds of ballsy.

Tomsk commented on Seriously Cool Stash Of Saddam-Era Cars Found In Baghdad Underground Garage

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:38:41 EDT

I'm a sucker for Cadillac's factory-built limos; interesting (read: creepy) to know that the Husseins and their cronies were as well, apparently...

Tomsk commented on 2009.5 Ford F-150 Diesel Spotted, Could Produce 350 HP

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:50:10 EDT

Sweet, though I don't see why they could have sacrificed some output to bump the fuel economy gain closer to 30%. Oh well.

@brad442:
Dear Aftermarket Wheel Industry,

Drop dead.

XOXO,
FoMoCo

Tomsk commented on Shelby SuperCars Makes Ultimate Aero EV Official, Plans 1000 HP Version

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:17:40 EDT

Re: My comments on the Chevy Cruze yesterday: I was wrong about GM hiring Doug Pelmear (aka 105mpg Mustang guy). Apparently SSC has beaten them to the punch.

Tomsk commented on Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger To "Fight Back" With Better Trim, Smaller Engines

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:18:31 EDT

@carguy: Zing!

Tomsk commented on Production 2010 Chevy Camaro Revealed!

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:14:37 EDT

300-ish horse V6 + 6-speed stick + killer looks = *SPROING!*

Tomsk commented on 1973 Buick Electra 225, With Bonus 1973 Poll

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:31:20 EDT

Deuce and a Quarter all the way. Though I personally prefer the Oldsmobile full-sizers of the era (generally cleaner styling, IMO, and vague memories of my grandma's late, lamented Ninety Eight Coupe), Buick engine were always famous for being p*ss-drunk on torque.

Gas prices and political correctness be damned, I will will own a 1971-'76 B- or C-body!

Tomsk commented on GM Buckles To Jalopnik Pressure, Reveals Slightly Less Grainy Images Of Upcoming Lineup

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:11:23 EDT

@jedchev: Agreed. Would anything have been wrong with "Nova" (especially since Malibu, Impala and soon-ish Camaro have been revived already)?

Tomsk commented on Believe It Or Not, There's A Throttle Body In These Pictures

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:33:36 EDT

Uh...... What was this post about, again?

Tomsk commented on 2010 Chevy Cruze To Get 45 MPG, Fight Prius With One Powertrain

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:37:07 EDT

@Tomsk: And for the record, I genuinely hope this thing is a hit and saves GM's backside.

Tomsk commented on 2010 Chevy Cruze To Get 45 MPG, Fight Prius With One Powertrain

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:34:26 EDT

Did GM hire Doug Pelmear as a consultant? The EPA pegs the current Prius 45 mpg highway, the new Jetta TDI is rated at 40, and the smart fortwo (the thriftiest gas-only new vehicle sold here) is rated at 41. (I know, the EPA figures for any vehicle are still suspect even with the new tests, but like it or not, Joe Bloe still accepts them as gospel.)

Long story short: I'll go to Jim Bob's House of Roadkill and order their All-You-Can-Eat Fried Crow Platter if the General can crack 40 mpg hwy on the EPA cycle with this baby.

Tomsk commented on Trailer Park Special R/C Buick Finds A Way To Leave Puddle Of Electrons

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:22:59 EDT

That is achingly badass. Congrats on the prize, Texan!

Tomsk commented on NICE Ze-O: Production Electric Car For $28,000, Ugly For Free

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:38:42 EDT

The most important question is, "What's the more likely way it will kill you in a crash: Structural failure or electrocution?"

Tomsk commented on 1960 Peugeot 403, With Bonus French Car Poll

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:29:31 EDT

GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS! GS!

Tomsk commented on Honda's New Hybrid Prius-Fighter Caught Desert Testing, Listening To "Eye Of The Tiger"

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:07:08 EDT

-Honda Parrot
-Honda Bizzaro
-Honda T1000
-Honda Whatdya-Mean-This-Ain't-for-the-Chinese-Market?!?

You're welcome.

Tomsk commented on Mystery Corvette Concept From Transformers 2 Movie Gets New Beauty Shots, Multiplies!

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:44:03 EDT

Somewhere, Bill Mitchell is smiling.

Tomsk commented on The 2010 Lotus "Eagle" Has Landed With New Pictures, Analysis

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:29:45 EDT

Not bad, but not "OMG wowzers that's hot all the dragons have wood" great, either.

I have to wonder how Toyota feels now that the secret of the 3.5 V6 actually being compatible with the 6-speed stick is out. Probably something like, "Oh, crap, we've just lost an excuse for not building something cool. Thanks a bunch, Lotus..."

Tomsk commented on We See One Problem With Your Getaway Vehicle, Mr. Rampage

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:21:58 EDT

I think I've seen this truck (and presumably, Mr. Jackson) once or twice since I became an OCan. I'll be sure to give it a wide berth next time.

Tomsk commented on Ferrari-Badged, Chrysler-Powered Open Wheeled "Indy Ferrari"

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:34:56 EDT

Guess the correct number of levels on which this thing is wrong and win the prize!

Tomsk commented on Toyota Cancels 2011 Lexus SC, Considers Ditching 2011 Avalon Too

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:38:15 EDT

@jbownsabmw: Camry is to Avalon as Le Sabre was to Electra 225. Straight outta Flint's playbook, the present arrangement is.

Tomsk commented on Red Bull Drifting World Championship Announced, Beijing Olympics Now Forgotten

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:36:10 EDT

On the docks, you say? Make sure at least one part of the course that runs along the edge doesn't have any type of walls or guardrails. You, know, extra incentive to not screw up and make things more XTREME!!!!1!!!!111!

Tomsk commented on Barack Obama To Sponsor NASCAR Sprint Cup Car In Florida, Other Cars To Turn Right In Protest

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:46:21 EDT

Boy, if Obama's going after the most blue-collar, red state motorsport there is, McCain better hurry up and throw some of his money at an ALMS team. /racefan demographics stereotype

@FuzzyPlushroom: If anything involving Carrie Underwood is hell, heaven can go blow itself.

Tomsk commented on Farewell, Jalopnik Faithful

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:32:31 EDT

Thanks for the memories, Herr Hudson. Best of luck, and don't be a stranger!

Tomsk commented on Escachero!

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:28:05 EDT

It's just a couple of driveshaft-impaled skulls (one spraypainted in yellow on each door) from perfection. Magnificent.

Tomsk commented on Project Car Hell, 1961 Edition: Simca Aronde Or Pair-O-Lincolns?

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:57:08 EDT

Two > one. That is all.

Tomsk commented on PCH, Rear-Drive Japanese Sedan Hoonage Edition: Cressida or Maxima?

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:45:50 EDT

@graverobber- Two BEER minimum: *Standing ovation*

Tomsk commented on For Sale: Clean Mazda Miata, Slight Water Damage

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:45:29 EDT

Out of all the special edition Miatas made over the years, you'd think the Jeremy Clarkson Signature Series would be the most memorable.

Tomsk commented on A Look Back At Digital Gauges

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:41:12 EDT

@Tanshanomi: Win.

Also, the masochist in me hopes to one day own a last-gen Olds Toronado/Trofeo with the digital dash, VIC, and built in cell phone. Bush the 41st era PCH FTW!

Tomsk commented on Guide To F1 Victory Champagne: An Innuendo-Laden List Of How It's Done

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:16:47 EDT

@Meat Farley: I'm with Meat. Woah, never thought I'd hear myself say that.

Also, what's a peal necklace?