By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Anything Toyota can do, GM can do better, right? Well, maybe if you’re talking about NASCAR. But The General’s voluntary recall, announced last night, of 1.3 million 2005-2010 Cobalts and G5s over power steering issues seems like positively small potatoes compared to the trainwreck that is the Toyota fiasco. The defect is in the electronic power steering assist motor, whose failure has been linked to 14 wrecks and one injury. Apparently, nothing dramatic happens when the electronic assist fails–the steering just becomes a lot harder at low speeds, similar to losing a belt on a traditional power-steering pump. But seeing as no one remembers how to drive with manual steering anymore, it makes sense that the sudden absence of electronic intervention would cause some drivers to lose it. More at Automotive News.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

I’ve seen some crazy stuff in my day, but I have never seen someone drive off with a gas pump still attached. Leaving the gas lid open is one thing, but the whole pump? Wow! Captured by a fellow sports car enthusiast, read more about the gas pump drive off at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Ok, so the Buy It Now price of $20,000 is absurd, and the auction ended last week with no takers, but I thought you guys would still want to check it out. Via Jalopnik