This whole thing is a disgusting joke. I can't believe the county didn't pre-qualify bidders. The county treasurer quoted in the the linked article: Read more

I wish I had $200k in my couch. Wait, hold up—nope. Read more

Of course Wayne County should put him on a payment plan! Who cares what he pays or if he ever actually finishes paying...they're collecting money on a property which they can't sell or do anything with. They're way better off with this deal than they were. They just scored $200k on the Packard...its not like anyone… Read more

Well gosh, if I knew that was an option, I would have bid on it too! I could have willed the payment plan/old plant to my kids; then they to their kids, and so on. It would be a family heirloom! Read more

Ahahahahahaha...exaclty what i've said in some earlier article on this topic...This is just another real estate business, in which the bidding process was tempered by various interests. With ghost players entering and forfeiting, thus lowballing the deal. Read more

Holy shit. I work at that dealership. That car isn't intended to be sold. It's used as a showcase for an interior and exterior sealant called enviroguard. I doubt that car has moved an inch in three years. A previous detail specialist at the dealership spent days getting scratches and swirl marks out and putting layer… Read more

5th gen Prelude. Actually, any Prelude, but 5th gen in particular. An unmolested example is nearly impossible to find, and if you do find one, even high-mileage examples (100+k) can still command $8-9k. If you can find one with < 60k, easily $10-11k. This is for a 12 to 16 year-old car. I still want one.

Wow, this is massively disappointing. This is the one of the only SUV I've ever considered getting. In fact, if I had the money to throw around, I'd get one as a second vehicle.

And what I really fear might not change is the culture of corruption in city government. I've never seen any substantive allegations against Duggan, but he did come out of the Ed McNamara machine (where, among others, Bernard Kilpatrick learned his trade) and we've had persistent bad luck with that particular flavor… Read more

Since it seems impossible to escape race, I really want to share my experience. I have a post on my personal Kinja blog outlining my move to Detroit, but I thought I'd expand it in light of the results from the election and this article. I'm a white guy, and I live in Detroit. On purpose. AND I LOVE IT. I voted… Read more

Beadlock wheels? Srsly? Are they a requirement when going to the Mall nowadays?

I'm actually surprised that they didn't bring back the Plymouth badge (in name only) to release this model as a 'Cuda.

Oh, freaking great. As if used six speed FJs weren't ALREADY super expensive. I've wanted one of these things for years. The manual version has some weirdo center diff and it's full time four wheel drive, with selectable low range. They feel incredibly confident in crappy weather conditions. Read more

This truly makes me sad. One of the most functional 4x4s out there going away. Read more

All these "Ruins of Detroit" stories remind me of the Top Gear where the guys drive through parts of NOLA that had yet to be cleaned up, let alone demolished and rebuilt even years after Katrina and marveling how the richest country ...in the world... couldn't be bothered to fix it up. Read more

We need to find a use for those boats. Bring back smuggling whiskey across the Detroit River? Read more

I wonder how many of these had trailers and motors when they were dumped? I would imagine those disappear quickly due to scrap value. Read more

People dumping garbage in lower income areas??? No wayyyyyyy Read more

All of those boats are total shitbombs. Read more

I love the smell of insurance fraud in the morning! Read more