Battles commented on What Car Looks Best After Sunset?

"@71rivnut: Europamino. I love it."

Battles commented on 1979 Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine

"I may have imagined this... Is there a James Bond film where a poisoned dart (or something similar) is fired from a Cadillac wing mirror?"

Battles commented on 1991 Peugeot 405 S

"I remember when my Dad got one of those in '92, it was the very acme of modernity after years of Saabs. Six years and two French cars later, he got another Saab and has stayed Swedish since. Peugeot 405 UK ad campaign."

Battles commented on Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHYBRID Provides Smugness For Very Serious German Businessmen

"@joshman: I think German manufacturers have adopted 'blue' as a moniker for technologies knownin the rest of the world as 'green' because the Germman Green Party are in government and they don't want to have a political affiliation. Look what happened the last time Germans mixed cars and politics..."

Battles commented on Volvo Claims V70 Police Package First Turn-Key Police Car

"@amblito: A ye olde Top Gear episode had them trying to outrun a standard issue UK police car - A Vauxhall Astra running the legendary 1.7 litre turbo diesel."

Battles commented on Heads Up, California Racers! Gold Mine Of Potential LeMons Cars At SF Tow Auction Tomorrow!

"@layabout: They were also pretty awful. Someone needs to get the Rover and destroy it in a race before it falls into the hands of someone without a sense of humour."

Battles commented on Bermuda Triangle-Like Russian Intersection Attracts Unnatural Number Of Crashes

"Who has right of way and which side are they even supposed to be driving on? Why are there cars in each lane going both ways? Why are they driving modern cars while dressing from the seventies?"

Battles commented on Audi R8 Jumps Into Roadside Canal, Can't Swim

"Hang on, did the car enter the canal on one side, skim across and nearly make it out of the other side? Or was it towed to the other side?"

Battles commented on Please, No MC Hammer Jokes: 1988 AMG 300TE Wagon!

"@SmaartAasSaabr: Nah, it's a 200mph speedo but the other details let it down. If nothing else, it's an M-B marketing triumph."

Battles commented on Chinese Police Destroy More Than 14,000 Illegal Motorcycles In Orgy Of Destruction

"@Van Sarockin: I like the way you think, let me know if you need a campaign manager."