Very different.  Those are actors portraying fictional characters.  As I understand it, this is a documentary of real people who did stupid stuff in real life.  If you can’t see the difference it’s not worth further discussion.

I appreciate your replies on these issues, it’s what separates Jalop from most of the other garbage on the net. And we’ve had this discussion before, I agree. But since this post, unlike the Japanese Ferrarri owner, has a very direct monetary impact, I think you need to think harder about your ambiguous stance.

This is…

I read that part. And I don’t think it’s “perfectly fair” to have “mixed feelings”. I think it’s “perfectly fair” to have “strong negative feelings” about driving illegally, recklessly, and dangerously for more than a full day in the pursuit of personal fame. Which these folks achieved, since they are now in print…

I considered the model refreshes/new models to be the plan, and the increased sales are the result of that plan. So Nissan is saying in not as many words, “in order to increase AV sales, we will introduce many new models that include our AV technologies. These models will be for both new and existing markets and at…

I think the hair he’s trying to split is that you have agency to execute a plan, while a goal is something you aspire to achieve but can not necessarily control fully on your own.

Example: We are planning on introducing the successor to the 370Z, with the goal of selling more than 1 per month.

That joke took just the right amount of time to process the subtlety. Not so long that you think, “uhh”, but not so short that you think, “duh”. Bravo.

You’re probably right. In fact I’d guess that most new cars being driven by this bike’s target market are on monthly payments, EVs or not.

My point was more the total cost is insane for who they’re trying to attract to the brand, not necessarily how feasible it was to fit it into a budget.

He inherited our shared Xbox when we both moved out 10+ years ago. I think he played sports games on it; Madden, FIFA, Football Manager, etc.

They’re selling this thing for car money, but the problem is that most people still can’t/won’t pay car money for a car. 30k is ridiculous for transportation when less than half that will get you a fantastic vehicle that will still have a decade of life left in it or more.

I had the same happen when I played Prototype. I didn’t know much going in besides 1) awesome graphics, 2) sprawling open city, and 3) evolving super powers. I expected an emo Spider-Man sort of thing. I never finished it because I couldn’t get over the mass murder of innocents that was part and parcel of the…

It’s ok from the profile view, but head-on it looks like the car has a giant turtleneck sweater on.

Agreed, that was tongue in cheek.  If you read my comment history, I am decidedly anti road rage/aggressive driving.

I passed a young woman yesterday and got into the exit lane in front of her.  She was holding her phone in portrait two inches from her face.  I stayed side by side with her for a hundred feet or so and she didn’t even realize I was staring at her and waving my arms for her to put it the ef down.  I eventually got in…

It’s possible to do both, you know.  It doesn’t need to be the same team to do both remake and new game projects.

Your last paragraph is spot on. You don’t buy a slightly used car. You buy one that has depreciated more than it’s service life has shrunk. Get something in the 5-7 year old range, and you’ll be paying 30% of MSRP for something with 50% or more of it’s life left. Or you can go older with something 10 years old, and…

Me and an old co-worker of mine had this conversation. Both of us were jalops with used but nice cars and we wrenched on them together frequently.

You’re throwing out anecdotes but making sweeping statements that they just don’t support. That one owner in Finland having poor quality paint doesn’t mean that every Model 3 in that color has the issue, much less every other Tesla model in other paint colors. And which technical teardowns by which companies? What did…

Last 40 years =/= last decade.

Did you actually read the article you linked or did you just look at the headline? It in no way supports your statement.

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