If you are not into cars just skip this posting. If not, read on…

Ever thought of starting a blog about cars? Wait! There is a ton of real good blogs out there already. During my time with MotorPride I pretty much read all of them. We were even contemplating starting a blog for our members ourselves. It is really hard to come up with something new that hasn’t been done yet.

If you want to stay informed about the automotive world I’d recommend reading Jalopnik. It is my favorite automotive blog.

• They are independent.
• They speak their own mind (I don’t always agree 100%).
• They are funny.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from Jalopnik for you to enjoy. It is all a bit older stuff. Beware: Their language sometimes is a bit explicit. I hope you won’t mind.

On the demise of the US car makers:
“…”Bright spot my arse!” says Bill Ford. We agree with Bill Ford…. How is Chevy trumping Ford a bright spot for anyone but Chevy? And for the dude at Chevy who gets a fat bonus to spend primarily on hookers? In unrelated news, we’d like to congratulate the head dude at Chevy for doing a great job. And that we’re available to help him spend his bonus. We like blondes. And brunettes. Girls. Pretty much any girls. Crap, we’re so desperate we’ll take Maude…”

On the Pirelli Calendar being released:
“Our friends at LeftLane News point out Pirelli’s yearly objet d’lacrosse (ask a French Canadian what that means), its pho-tastic “swimsuit” calendar, is out. And like every year, we’ve got a strong inclination to open a Ferrari repair shop, and hang one of these up over F1-style toolbox. Bella.”

On VW negotiating with Porsche:
“We bet VW, during talks with Porsche, brought in some hookers and somehow convinced Porsche that they, too, needed an SUV. It probably went like this:

VW: Porsche! You are looking great.
Porsche: Thanks, V! What’s up with the meeting in the brothel?
VW: Oh, nothing. The boardroom is, uh, being painted.
Porsche: Always a good idea to keep things neat and clean so you can focus on your business.
VW: Uh, yes.
Porsche: Like when the frickin’ supper table wobbles and you have to fold up your napkin and shove it under the short leg. What is that about? We paid $800 for a bottle of wine and the table wobbles? That’s a pretty danged bogus.
VW: Eva here thinks you need an SUV.
Porsche: Holy crap! She’s all nekkid!
VW: S-U-V
Porsche: We build high performance sports cars!
VW: S-U-V!
Eva: You like how we gyrate, yah?
Porsche: Ya! What did you say VW?
VW: Eva sure likes you.
Porsche: If our wives find out about this…
Eva: Now my bouncing is gooden?
VW: S-U-V
Porsche: We’ve come… to a conclusion. We need an SUV.
VW: Excellent.”

On Volkswagen’s effort to add more “premium to their brand:
“We love VW. But, really, we hate them. VW, you are the commoner car. Your god-damned name is People’s Car! Stop competing with Mercedes, let Audi do that. You need to compete with Toyota, Honda and General Mo… well, forget GM. VW, you built the wonderful Phaeton to compete with… crap, who was it to compete with? What Chevy sedan cost $100k? What Ford sedan cost $100k?”

On a promotion offered by Chrysler:
“…they’ve stuck a Tabasco-coated thumb in the eye of former lover Mitsubishi by offering two years of free gas on any ‘05 or ‘06 model…”

On the Ford Fusion:
“The Fusion just seems to scream, “I can’t wait to be a rental car!” This thing is about as exciting as, say, a wet paper towel.”