<![CDATA[Comments from YankBoffin]]> <![CDATA[Comments from YankBoffin]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on One Ford, Explained: Jalopnik's Ford Announcement Cheat Sheet]]> @mzs: I'd forgotten how brilliant that Fiesta concept was at Detroit. I remember standing right there and realizing that it was closer to where I was standing than I first thought--I could reach out and touch it! It wasn't some big sedan, it's actually a small car that manages to avoid looking pudgy and upright! I thought it was brilliant.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on FortuneSport Rt.R and Rt.S To Weigh Less Than 2000 Pounds, Confuse US Customers]]> meh, I'm holding out for the RT.RR, pirate special.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Top Gear US Filming In-Studio Audience Segment This Weekend, Want To Go?]]> I really hope someone from jalopnik attends and submits a full report here afterwards. VERY curious how this show will turn out.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on How Not To Go Drag Racing]]> Great reaction time---in that it only took him/her a second to realize the car was going the wrong way.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on 59 Old Vehicles Down On The Streets Of San Francisco]]> Great series. great photographer. Thanks for sharing.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Jeeves, Fetch My 1040 HP Rolls, Would You?]]> This day, absurdity hath been taken unto a new level.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Gibbs To Set Up Shop In Detroit, Finally Build Aquada Amphibious Car]]> If I lived on a lake, and most of my favorite destinations and job were on the other side of the lake, and I was quite wealthy, then I'd be placing an order. As it is, I hope they still make it as it would be amusing to see.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Trailer Park Special R/C Buick Finds A Way To Leave Puddle Of Electrons]]> Excellent weathering.

Sneezing on the body just prior to painting it = bad re-spray job?

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on 11-Year Old Kentucky Kid Lays Down Hot Wheels Justice On Speeders]]> The first time I saw that Hot Wheels radar gun at a store I said aloud "NO FAIR! They didn't have that when I was a kid!" and stomped off.

you can set it to measure the scaled-speed of you hot wheels or set it to actual speed. he dumb kid's probably clocking traffic at 840 mph.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on McLaren SLR Disintegrates In Deadly Qatar Accident]]> Holy hell. They need to start putting black boxes in these super exotics.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on You Don't Want To Know The Fuel Surcharge For Plutonium]]> @Dr.Danger is in Denial: LOL. awesome.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Five Reasons High Gas Prices Are Good For Real Drivers]]> I'm pleased as punch about the whole thing. Money is the only real motivator for making us a less wasteful, less obese people. Conservation for realsies.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Shelby SuperCars Wants Ultimate Aero EV To Be World's Fastest Electric Supercar]]> It will feast on the soul of the driver to power the 500hp motor. 1000 hp requires a passenger.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on New Photos Reveal The 2009 Ferrari California In Glorious Detail]]> @long_live_the_E36: alright Mister Clarkson.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Five Ugliest Concept Trucks]]> That Nails concept may look like it's made of Legos, but I'm kinda diggin it. I think it could be a great starting point for designing a new small truck. I assume it's just too puny for the folks at pickuptrucks.com

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on New Photos Reveal The 2009 Ferrari California In Glorious Detail]]> Somehow that belt-line/style-crease just doesn't have the graceful flow that those Italian designers usually get so right.

..and the grill still looks grafted on. I declare this the ugliest Ferrari of the last 20 years. It's not ugly, but I've come to expect better from them.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on What's The Best 2+2?]]> @YankBoffin: anybody remember that honda commercial?

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on What's The Best 2+2?]]> 959, no wait, an Accord coupe!

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on The 2010 Lotus "Eagle" Has Landed With New Pictures, Analysis]]> It's both heavier and more expensive than I was hoping.

Dreams: dashed

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on 1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible]]> Love the trim, new to my eyes. This is one great looking Buick, and dare I say one of the best rear end designs of any GM from that era, at least for that platform?

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on 2010 Porsche Cayman S, Boxster S Revealed By Internal Renderings]]> @cargogh: my thought exactly. nobody wants a porsche with amoeba lights!

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Bob Lutz Talks Future GM Vehicles, Powertrains]]> No Beat? That bites, and I'm puzzled as to why they won't work harder to make it compliant.

He's right about the troubles of bringing diesels to the US. They might be carbon friendly, but still not smog-friendly compared with a gasser. Blame California and NY for this one.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Fisker Karma Gets Approval To Go Finnish]]> @racerx: 'twas my favorite car of the show. It looked gorgeous. Lean and low; very cat-like. Knowing all that great tech was under the skin made it even more appealing.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Car & Driver Drags Odd Couple Car Combos, Shows Mom's V6 Camry Is As Good As A WRX]]> @long_live_the_E36: "Further evidence in favor of the argument that sports car manufacturers should be thinking about reducing weight, not increasing power."

+1. That's definitely what this should be illustrating. I think the problem is that no one wants to compromise. No one wants a sports car that sacrifices comfort, ammenities, and is noisy and contains cheap plastic interiors. In short, most people don't want sports cars, they want comfy, plush, safe cars that are sporty. Excepting the Elise, Exige, and perhaps the track-special varieties of 'vette, viper, etc., most "sports cars" fit this category, including the R8, WRX, cooper S, and Bullit.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on New Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series Dances Around Track On Video]]> Looks great, but man that's a lot of money. Couldn't one get a Bentley Arnage T for that kind of dough?

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Hummer H2 Assembly Line To Produce Just-As-Boxy Standard Taxis]]> Great idea, though seems unnecessarily large compared with the 4-passenger london taxi.

Hope they improve the styling SIGNIFICANTLY.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on PUTC: 2013 Ford F-150 To Get Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine]]> This sounds as ill-suited as that 1.6L celica motor toyota put in the Matrix. Reportedly you had to rev the hell out of it to get moving.

The power is certainly there, though. There are plenty of 4-pots out there producing 250 bhp or more. The 2.5L motor in the Legacy GT is very tractable and can't really be decribed as "high strung."

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on A Jalopnik Study: Does Car Logo Badge Size Correspond With Buyer Bulge Size?]]> @graverobber- Two BEER minimum:

Whatever helps you sleep at night there, tuna can.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Are Cars Getting Uglier?]]> some cars are now being marketed as sexy appliances instead of sexy driving machines. There is a difference there.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on What Happens When A Mopar Makes Sweet Love To A Ford?]]> hahaha, "automotive centaur." That's clever!

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on TVR Reveals Sagaris 2 Prototype, Sending Fender Vent Futures Up Sharply On Early Morning Trading]]> @FЯeeMan: It's a safety feature: if you want to operate the stereo, you have to stop the car and put the e-brake on. That way you're never compromising your attention while driving.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on 2009 Ford Fiesta Engine Specs Announced, Top-Of-The-Line Duratec Hits 118 HP]]> @the artist formerly known as dolo54: @brent6017: We are officially getting that car here in the states, so what are you on about?

Read the second paragraph: "Americans will have to wait more than a year for the privilege."

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on TVR Reveals Sagaris 2 Prototype, Sending Fender Vent Futures Up Sharply On Early Morning Trading]]> Also, there's nothing very British about a left-hand drive car. Curious, is this b/c Russians drive LHD?

Looks like someone beat this car over the head and gave it an awful welt. Put some ice on that, dude. It'll reduce the swelling!

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on TVR Reveals Sagaris 2 Prototype, Sending Fender Vent Futures Up Sharply On Early Morning Trading]]> inline V6?

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on What Muscle Car Should They Revive Next?]]> Grand National would be my first pick.

Hard to imagine the traditional muscle cars like Chevelle and GTO looking good with retro styling. They didn't have sexy lines to begin with.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on Lotus Eco Elise: Less Weight Equals Greater Fuel Economy, Green Movement Scoffs]]> @dwegmull: Whoosh!

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on PCH, Rear-Drive Japanese Sedan Hoonage Edition: Cressida or Maxima?]]> @SundaySunday: The Premier is a Blasphemer, too, since it's a rebadged Renault.

My buddy owned a Premier in high school. Brilliant car on paper: Italian coachwork, aluminum OHC V6, alloy wheels, electronically controlled 4-spd trans, climate control. In reality most of those things failed with well under 100K on the odometer.

Anyway, as to the hell, I think the cressida is the more hellish project. Given the sole purpose of the finished project though, I'd probably go with whichever had the best power:weight ratio.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart]]> Great, now just give us the hatch version and a 6-speed and we'll be all set.

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on How Important Is Crash Test Performance To You?]]> Are we talking G-Wiz poor performance here? I don't demand perfect crash protection, but as long as it's not a glaring engineering flaw like exploding gas tanks or seats that leave the rails upon impact, I'm probably okay with it.

I read should have read up on what qualifies for a 2-star rating before commenting...

]]> <![CDATA[YankBoffin commented on How To Buy A Toyota Emblem...From A GM Dealership?!]]> Does that also mean I could go to a toyota dealer and get a pontiac badge (for a Vibe)?

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