wm_de_hooning commented on VW's Utopian Vision Of 2028

"All your bugs are belong to us."

wm_de_hooning commented on What Should The National Speed Limit Be?

"@astraelraen: Following some discussion over at [protege5.com], I drove as much as possible of the 250 miles from my in-laws in central VT back to filthy Brooklyn today at the 2500rpm that commenters agreed resulted in optimal fuel economy."

wm_de_hooning commented on Ta Ta, Land Rover: British Army Replaces Defender With American Ridgback

"@Hookey: Depends who you ask, I guess."

wm_de_hooning commented on Ta Ta, Land Rover: British Army Replaces Defender With American Ridgback

"Massive front end, long hood, short, sloped windshield, and big enough to make a military Hummer look like a VW Bug."

wm_de_hooning commented on 2010 Nissan Maxima Diesel Coming The Only Way We'd Buy It: Stick Shift

"@rlj676: CDs cost significantly less to manufacture than the vinyl LPs they replaced, yet prices went up."

wm_de_hooning commented on 2009 Mazda6 Unveiled For North America

"So much for upgrading from my Protege5."

wm_de_hooning commented on Auto Union Type C

"The Auto Union Type C is like Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will": a magnificent work of propaganda deployed specifically to perpetrate an evil."

wm_de_hooning commented on PCH, Superpower Malaise Showdown: 1978 Ferrari 308 or 1980 Lotus Esprit?

"Esprit."

wm_de_hooning commented on Project Car Hell, Limo Edition: 1957 Chrysler or 1981 Ferrari?

"On second thought, if you have that much money to burn, a little imagination, and even less respect for tradition than the guys who designed the 400i or the ones who made a limo out of it, it must be said: Ferraramino."

wm_de_hooning commented on Project Car Hell, Limo Edition: 1957 Chrysler or 1981 Ferrari?

"The 400i-i-i is just so wrong, but, man, it's 25 grand, and it runs."

wm_de_hooning commented on Project Car Hell: IROC Volvo Bertone or Mazda 808?

"Volvo: reliable, lots of parts."

wm_de_hooning commented on Are Station Wagons Cool?

"Wagons east, wagons west, wagons, wagons: they the best. Haul like an SUV, without the bloat. Handle like a good sedan, the sports kind or the boat. Call it a brake, if you're feeling British. Fold the seats and get it on, to the thumping finish. People in the front, dogs in the back, look out, America!"

wm_de_hooning commented on What North American Cars Are Most In Need Of A Diesel Engine?

"Mazda3: a moderately priced, fine handling sport wagon able to run on fry oil."

wm_de_hooning commented on 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Jonckheere Coupe

"Love the fin-back, love the big six, and I appreciate the willingness to let JFG be something more than a Luftwaffe museum of 959s and 262s and all; but, no."

wm_de_hooning commented on 1972 Beetle: Don't Worry About Corrosion!

"@josch: Right?"

wm_de_hooning commented on Brooklyn Valet Hoons, Kills Audi A8?

"@harumph: True enough."

wm_de_hooning commented on Brooklyn Valet Hoons, Kills Audi A8?

"@harumph: Kent Ave., on the border of Williamsburg and Greenpoint, to judge from the unobstructed broadside of Empire State and Chrysler Building in the background."

wm_de_hooning commented on PCH, Force de Frappe Edition: Simca 1000 GLS or Two Citroen SMs?

"Simca: better for record-setting visits to the Louvre. SM: better than the Louvre."